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Council asks staff to study reverting East Hickory back to head-in parking after complaints
Summary
A councilmember requested staff investigate the cost of returning East Hickory Street from back-in parking to conventional head-in parking; other members supported investigating, citing public confusion and visitor difficulties.
Councilmember Holland used the two-minute pitch period on April 1 to ask staff to study whether East Hickory Street's back-in (rear-first) parking configuration should be returned to conventional right-side head-in parking.
Holland said he and members of the public had found the back-in layout confusing and reported instances where visitors unfamiliar with the practice had difficulty parking legally. "People trying to park on East Hickory, both resident and visitors, are confused," Holland said. He asked staff to investigate the cost of reverting the stretch to traditional head-in parking and to report back to council.
Members of the council generally supported at least studying the request. One councilmember noted the city’s Mobility Committee had previously examined back-in parking and that some transportation data had indicated safety benefits; others described strong public preference against the current configuration and suggested modest signage changes if a full re-striping was not pursued immediately. Council agreed to request staff cost estimates and a report to council as soon as feasible.
Ending: Staff will prepare a cost and logistics estimate for reverting East Hickory to head-in parking and report back to council; no formal ordinance or traffic-control changes were adopted at the meeting.
