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Tigard pauses enforcement plan, opts to explore broader parking solutions
Summary
After presenting occupancy and overstay data, staff recommended pausing enforcement and expanding engagement; council instructed staff to explore broader parking-management options and continue data collection through summer.
City staff presented May occupancy surveys and overstay maps for downtown Tigard and the Tigard Triangle, and the City Council directed staff to pursue a broader, longer-term approach rather than immediate citations.
Community Development Director Sam (Sambo) Kirkman reviewed the program status, May data and next steps, saying the project had been collecting occupancy and overstay information and that 85 percent occupancy is the typical threshold for recommending management. Kirkman reported an average of about 41 daily overstays in May, and that 92 percent of overstays lasted four hours or more.
Kirkman said the overstay hotspot maps show concentrated overstays near the…
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