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Citywide parking study recommends consolidated management, technology upgrades and phased parking‑minimums approach
Summary
Staff presented a citywide parking study recommending consolidation of parking management under Transportation Services, a parking manager and dedicated fund, technology‑driven enforcement, residential permit pilots and phased removal of parking minimums only in 'parking‑ready' districts; small business and affordable‑housing advocates urged faster action and direct outreach.
City of Denton staff presented their long‑awaited citywide parking study to the Mobility Committee on Feb. 25, recommending centralized management, upgraded enforcement technology and a phased approach to reducing parking minimums in areas with multimodal alternatives.
Farhan (Deputy Director, Transportation Services Division) told the committee that the study found fragmented management across multiple departments, outdated manual citation processes and recurring spillover parking around UNT and TWU campuses. Staff recommended consolidating parking functions within Transportation Services, appointing a parking program manager and two additional planners, and…
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