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Troutdale receives downtown parking plan recommending better wayfinding, targeted enforcement and phased strategies
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Summary
City staff presented the Downtown Troutdale Parking Management Plan outlining inventory, peak‑use surveys, and phased recommendations including improved signage, targeted enforcement, transportation demand management, and possible long‑term parking solutions if use exceeds capacity.
City staff presented the final Downtown Troutdale Parking Management Plan on Feb. 10, describing an inventory of on‑ and off‑street stalls, July 2024 peak surveys, and a phased set of near‑, mid‑ and long‑term strategies to manage parking demand without overbuilding.
Economic Development Coordinator Marley Boxler and Community Development Director Erica Palmer said the study identified 276 on‑street parking stalls and 395 off‑street stalls within the downtown study area. The survey used peak summer days (a Thursday noon and a Saturday 1 p.m. in July 2024) to capture the busiest usage. Staff noted that Glen Auto Park and Mayor’s Square lot show the highest occupancies and that wayfinding to less obvious off‑street lots is a current gap.
The plan recommends near‑term administrative and information measures — appointing a parking manager, establishing a parking regulation advisory group, clearer signage and wayfinding, and targeted enforcement — before considering pay‑to‑park or new structures. The presentation included enforcement data: the city’s violation fine for overstaying is $44 and staff estimated 54 potential weekday and 43 weekend tickets (totaling $4,268) if violations observed during the survey had been enforced.
Councilors asked about reserved parking for events (Sam Cox Building) and how new development (York Terrace apartments, a nearby complex) was accounted for; staff said technical memos model future development and estimated a long‑term shortfall of about 59 spaces. Staff emphasized that enforcement should be fair and education‑focused in the near term and that paid parking or parking structures would be evaluated only after management tools are exhausted.
The council received the report; staff said they will continue to refine strategies, seek grants for improvements (EV charging, Depot City Park upgrades), and return to council for any direction on paid parking or new parking supply.
