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Parking services asks council to fund comprehensive parking study amid scooter enforcement gains and debate over pricing

Bloomington City Council (departmental budget hearings) · September 3, 2024
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Summary

Parking services proposed a comprehensive study (estimated $150,000–$200,000) to analyze downtown garages, on-street rates, permit structures and technology such as license-plate recognition; the division reported scooter citations fell from ~2,700 in 2023 to ~540 after corrals and geofencing.

Parking services presented its 2025 program and asked the council to fund a comprehensive parking study to examine the full ecosystem of parking operations including pricing, permit structures, technology, garage operations and public outreach.

Director Adam Wason said the last comprehensive review was in 2018 and that the department wants a more holistic study now to inform decisions about meter upgrades, license-plate recognition (LPR)…

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