New Canaan to repave and reconfigure Park Street and Playhouse lots; total spaces to fall by 22

The New Canaan Parking Commission on June 16 heard detailed plans from town public works staff to repave and reconfigure the Park Street and Playhouse parking lots this summer and early fall, a project that will reduce the two lots’ combined spaces by 22 but add accessible parking and wider driving aisles.

Town Director of Public Works TigerMan presented the proposal alongside town engineer Marie Kopllet, saying the work would be coordinated with a new ramp from the Playhouse lot down to Upper Elm Street to improve pedestrian access and reduce curbside loading on Elm Street. "We are planning on repaving both the Playhouse lot and the Park Street lot, later on this summer, early fall, in conjunction with the work that we plan on the ramp," TigerMan said.

The commission was shown drawings and counts: the Park Street lot now has 124 spaces and the Playhouse lot 55; the proposed layout would reduce Park Street to 111 and Playhouse to 46, for a combined 157 spaces (a net loss of 22). The plan calls for 9-by-18-foot standard parking spaces (9-by-20 is the non‑village standard), 24-foot…