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Advisory committee backs expanding Frog Parking sensor pilot to Old Town core
Summary
City staff presented multi‑month sensor data from an 88‑space pilot and said phase 2 would expand coverage across the Old Town core; the advisory committee voted to recommend Council approve phase 2 and staff said the revised project cost remains within previously approved contingency.
City transportation staff told the Old Town Local Advisory Committee on Tuesday that a pavement‑sensor pilot in Old Town Front Street has produced continuous usage data and recommended expanding the system to the downtown core.
Eric Jones, who presented the update, described the pilot as 88 on‑street spaces instrumented since February. Jones said the system tracked roughly 90,000 parking sessions between March and September and that the majority of sessions lasted one hour or less. He noted an 85% occupancy threshold used in parking planning: for March the sensors recorded occupancy at or above 85% on 21 of 31 days; other months showed variable patterns and a holiday weekend (Labor…
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