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Wichita council approves managed parking plan for core, delays Delano changes pending CID petition
Summary
Wichita's City Council voted to adopt a managed-parking plan (Option A-SMID) for downtown and Old Town while excluding Delano for now. The decision includes a 60-day window for Old Town property owners to deliver a CID petition; if none arrives, meters and pricing go into effect.
Wichita's City Council voted to adopt a downtown parking-management strategy that would introduce systemwide meters and pricing in downtown and Old Town while excluding Delano unless property owners form a community improvement district (CID). The council approved the hybrid Option A-SMID after weeks of public meetings and debate and a long session of public comment that ranged from business owners concerned about customer deterrence to residents citing uncollected revenue in Old Town.
Assistant City Manager Troy Anderson presented the analysis, saying the city identified roughly $18.5 million in capital needs across parking assets and modeled several variations that combine meters, time limits, and a potential 2 percent CID sales tax for Old…
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