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Garden City council holds work session on parking, identifies short-term enforcement and ACHD coordination
Summary
Council and staff discussed recurring parking congestion and safety on 40 Second and 40 Third streets near schools and new development, possible short-term steps including one-sided parking, time-limited parking, residential/business permits, additional enforcement, and further coordination with ACHD and property managers.
Garden City’s City Council held a work session May 20 to review recurring parking congestion and safety issues in the East End around 40 Second and 40 Third streets, particularly near two schools, the Boys & Girls Club and several recent townhouse developments.
Council member Jorgensen opened the discussion, describing narrow streets where cars regularly park on both sides during peak hours, creating conditions where two vehicles cannot pass and where school buses and children boarding or exiting buses add safety concerns. Jorgensen said the city previously asked the Ada County Highway District (ACHD) to move a pedestrian crossing and that ACHD accommodated that request.
Chief Allen (Garden City Police Department) described operational problems and enforcement constraints: enforcement of turn restrictions and parking is possible but depends on staffing. He said traffic engineers have identified longer-term engineering fixes (right‑turn lanes, intersection improvements) that would be costlier and outside immediate city capacity.
Garden City planning and public-works staff confirmed that 40 Second and 40 Third have…
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