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Arvada explores paid parking in Old Town to increase turnover; staff recommends phased engagement and pilots
Summary
Staff presented parking data and business outreach and proposed paid parking as a demand-management tool to increase turnover in Old Town. Council asked for more targeted engagement with businesses and suggested pilots focused on peak hours and flexible options such as short free periods.
City transportation staff presented April 22 on parking demand in Old Town Arvada and recommended further study, business engagement and limited pilots of paid parking as a tool to increase turnover and make on-street parking more available.
Derek Fearn, the city’s transportation demand management and parking coordinator, summarized consultant recommendations from prior studies (2010, 2016) and recent occupancy counts. Staff reported weekday on-street occupancy averages that reached about 88% during mid-day peaks and about 94% during evening peaks across the months sampled; staff noted those…
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