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City consultants recommend tiered downtown parking, new pay stations and more accessible spaces
Summary
City staff and parking consultant Mission North presented recommendations to reorganize downtown on‑street parking into tiered zones, replace older single‑head meters with pay stations and add a couple dozen barrier‑free on‑street spaces; implementation and meter purchases are planned for 2025.
City planning staff and parking consultant Mission North gave an informational presentation to the Kalamazoo City Commission Committee of the Whole on June 2, 2025, recommending a three‑part approach to improve downtown parking availability: tiered on‑street pricing, modern pay stations and expanded barrier‑free spaces.
Christina Anderson, deputy Community Planning & Economic Development director and city planner, introduced Rob Boccagalupi (parking consultant, Mission North), who said the presentation’s "overriding goal" is "making sure that there's parking where people wanna park," and that the work is driven by a desire to improve availability.
Mission North described a data‑driven approach that uses an 85% occupancy threshold to identify blocks that feel full and therefore need pricing to improve turnover. The consultant recommended a premium zone, a base‑rate zone and free parking…
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