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Kimley‑Horn tells McHenry council downtown has enough spaces but needs clearer signage, targeted 2‑hour limits
Summary
A Kimley‑Horn presentation to the McHenry City Council on Dec. 1 recommended targeted 2‑hour time limits on high‑demand blocks, clearer wayfinding and signage, stronger enforcement with license‑plate recognition and pedestrian connections to underused lots.
McHenry — The city’s downtown likely has enough overall parking, but drivers cluster in a few high‑demand blocks and the city can improve turnover and access with better signage and targeted time limits, a consultant told the McHenry City Council at its Dec. 1 meeting.
Peter Lehi of Kimley‑Horn, who presented the firm’s downtown parking study, said consultants surveyed public spaces on four busy dates (May 2, May 17, June 20 and Aug. 2), used hourly drone counts on peak days and measured turnover on core blocks. The firm found peak evening utilization reached 80–90% on Riverside Drive and portions of Green Street and that average parking durations were about 1.7–1.9 hours.
"How do we support our downtown businesses? How do we make Downtown McHenry a place that is attractive?" Lehi asked as he…
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