Traffic & Parking Commission approves paid parking at 10 locations, lowers Whites Creek Pike speed limit and defers driveway appeal

The Traffic & Parking Commission approved a slate of routine and location‑specific actions at its meeting, including the adoption of paid parking at multiple downtown and near‑downtown blocks, a reduced posted speed limit on a segment of Whites Creek Pike, and an indefinite deferral of a driveway connection appeal for a development along that corridor.

The commission approved consent items including the revocation of existing valet permits at 1920 Acadia Street and multiway‑stop authorizations requested by NDOT at Robertson Avenue & James/Westborough Drive and Ewing Drive & Wynn and Wood Drive. The commission also approved the meeting minutes at the start of the session.

The commission authorized new paid parking at 10 locations (items listed below) with enforcement described as 24/7 in the CPD area. NDOT staff told commissioners the paid parking in the CPD/SoBro corridors aligns with the downtown enforcement schedule and the rates and time bands the department adopted last year (hourly structure with a maximum daily cap). Several commissioners asked whether any of the locations were appropriate for the city’s designated “economy” parking tier; staff said economy zones are intended for lower‑demand areas and that one parcel under discussion…