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Medford planners outline parking and transportation demand management options, from reduced minimums to long‑term TDM programs
Summary
Consultants and councilors reviewed a parking study that focuses on off‑street parking minimums and a menu of short‑, mid‑ and long‑term strategies including updated minimums, shared parking, reductions tied to transit access, and creation of transportation demand management programs.
The Medford City Council Planning and Permitting Committee on June 11 heard a summary of options to update off‑street parking requirements and introduce transportation demand management (TDM) measures to reduce oversupply and support walkability and climate goals.
Paola Ramos Martinez of Innis Associates told the committee the current discussion concerns “the off street parking requirements only” for private property and does not yet address public parking management. She said conventional parking minimums “are usually what they provoke is an oversupply” and presented a menu of strategies ranging from near‑term changes to long‑term reforms including the possible elimination of parking minimums.
Why it matters: Off‑street parking rules determine how much private land must be set aside for vehicle storage; excess parking increases impervious surface, reduces housing…
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