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Parking director outlines permit auto-renewals, meter removals and July survey; committee OKs PennDOT wayfinding resolution
Summary
Staff said homeowner permits will auto-renew, the borough plans to remove some on-street meters by July with outreach materials and Flowbird guidance, and a parking satisfaction survey is planned for July; the committee also moved forward on the Brandywine Valley wayfinding resolution with PennDOT.
The parking director told the committee staff will implement homeowner permit auto-renewals, remove certain on-street meters by July with an outreach campaign, and distribute a parking satisfaction survey in July to gather resident input on permits, enforcement and weekend concerns.
The director said staff is "working with United Public Safety, our permit portal for parking on creating, homeowner permits that will auto renew annually." The auto-renewal is for homeowners only, and staff said it will use tax-transfer checks and title-change data (working with Dana and Barb) to detect ownership changes and deactivate auto-renewals when appropriate.
On on-street meters and customer outreach, the director said, "We also created a little postcard that officers in the business district have been putting on cars to notify them that the meters will be pulled soon and how to, download the Flowbird app" and that the back of the card shows where borough lots are and notes three-hour on-street limits in the business district. Staff said they will also post signage and pursue consolidated wayfinding through a proposal request to Merge, referencing the Brandywine Valley Wayfinding work with PennDOT.
The committee approved a corrected resolution for the Brandywine Valley wayfinding project (a formality correcting the previously approved resolution) and moved to adopt the updated language. The director said she had reached out to Merge for a proposal to consolidate signage and improve cohesion with the wayfinding plan.
On enforcement and eligibility, staff said they will deny permits when a property has holds for unpaid taxes or fees, and will extend that hold-based denial to building permits and rental licenses. The director noted a recent open house with landlords and that SmartGov permit applications are being processed.
The committee discussed the planned parking satisfaction survey. Resident and committee input asked for ward-level data and questions about whether permit enforcement should be extended to 24/7 in permit areas on weekends. Brian Travis, a resident, urged including questions to quantify weekend displacement, saying residents "get parked out on the weekends if they're working 9 to 5 because it's a free for all." The director said staff aims to send the survey in July and encouraged committee feedback on additional questions.
Next steps: staff will finalize the survey questions for a July distribution, operationalize homeowner auto-renewal with the permit portal and tax-transfer checks, remove selected meters with posted postcards and Flowbird guidance, and solicit Merge proposals for consolidated wayfinding signage.
