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South Burlington staff outline paid-parking plan for city center to support businesses and public uses
Summary
City staff told the South Burlington Library Board they are collecting data and holding listening sessions to build a city-center parking management plan that would use public and private lots, likely use ParkMobile, and require city council approval to establish a special/enterprise fund.
Jesse, a staff member, told the South Burlington Library Board that the city is developing a parking management plan for the new city center and expects consultant recommendations by the end of the summer.
Jesse said the goal is to manage parking so that commercial businesses have turnover and the library, senior center, city clerk’s office and other public uses retain access. “One of the things that we have to do in order to make the commercial aspect of city center work is have paid parking,” Jesse said.
The city is still in a data-collection phase and is working with the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission and a consultant, RSG, to map current parking supply and uses. Jesse said the inventory shows about 10,000 parking spaces across city center, though not all are immediately…
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