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Council hears parking, garage and permit plan; staff outlines pilots, technology rollout and revenue scenarios

5822901 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

Staff outlined an integrated Uptown parking strategy tied to the new parking garage: technology pilots this fall for occupancy monitoring, a residential permit program for several Uptown streets, consolidation of municipal lots and preliminary revenue scenarios tied to hourly parking fees.

City staff on Sept. 23 outlined the Uptown parking program that will coordinate the new parking garage, a pilot technology rollout, a residential permit pilot and pricing scenarios intended to manage demand and generate revenue for operations and transit.

Amber Wagner (transit administrator) and Kurt Harris (public works director) described an integrated parking-management platform to include occupancy monitoring, wayfinding, mobile payments, enforcement and permitting. City staff said they will pilot the technology in a municipal lot this fall with full integration timed to the Uptown garage opening and rollout in winter 2026.

Residential permit program: Staff proposed a pilot residential-permit zone covering about 123 spaces on Smith, Wilson, Van Daren and Price streets (between Forest Road…

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