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Commission weighs revised parking‑incentive policy: time limits, equity and TDM linkage at issue
Summary
A working group draft would change the city's parking‑incentive program from a one‑time startup subsidy to a three‑tiered monthly pass discount. Commissioners split over removing the time limit, urged stronger ties to Transportation Demand Management and asked staff for a fiscal analysis and required employer commitments.
Ariel of Flywheel presented the working group’s draft to modify Grand Rapids’ parking‑incentive policy and urged the commission to treat the policy as one adaptive tool among many designed to better use existing parking decks and support mode shift. "We voted to modify and refine it," the presenter said, describing a three‑tiered structure that prioritizes mode shift, better utilization of parking decks and support for low‑wage workers.
The draft was controversial. One commissioner said they "do not support this policy"…
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