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City releases parking management study; consultants recommend demand pricing, shared parking and stronger enforcement
Summary
Consultants presented a data‑driven parking action plan that calls for demand‑based pricing, permit‑by‑license‑plate, shared‑parking agreements and stronger enforcement technology. Commissioners and residents discussed pilot limits and neighborhood spillover; commissioners asked staff to return with implementation steps.
Consultants from Dixon Resources Unlimited presented the results of a comprehensive parking study to the St. Pete Beach City Commission on Nov. 3, showing peak‑season occupancy patterns and recommending a suite of policies to increase turnover and compliance while generating revenue for city needs.
The study, led by Julie Dixon with local assistance from Blake Thomas and Adam Poyer (assistant city manager), combined license‑plate recognition, drone imagery and community outreach. It found highly localized areas regularly exceeding the 85% occupancy threshold used nationally to signal constrained parking and recommended demand‑based pricing, improved signage, shared‑parking agreements with private lots, and expanded…
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