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Uptown parking study draws business support for permits; councilors press for resident outreach and policy guardrails
Summary
A consultant update on Uptown parking and an Uptown circulator study prompted debate over employee parking, resident permits and enforcement technology. Athena Partners reported early survey results showing roughly 75% support from employee/business respondents for a specialized permit program, but councilors cautioned the sample (about 30–40) is
City consultants and staff briefed the Sedona City Council on Uptown parking, enforcement technology and a proposed Uptown circulator feasibility study, prompting debate over employee parking, resident permits and how the city will do outreach.
Natasha Woods of Athena Partners Strategy Group summarized early survey work with Uptown employees and businesses and said the consultant will return with more detailed data in a later meeting. “Thus far, the overwhelming answer to that question so far has been a 75% yes,” Woods said when reporting results for a question that asked employees and business owners whether they would support a special parking permit program for employees. Woods and city staff cautioned the sample size was small—about 30–40 responses at the time—and that the survey remains open.
The presentation covered a range of topics: a potential fixed‑route Uptown circulator that would link…
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