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Traffic engineer says City Hall can accommodate 12 off‑site parking stalls; warns of PM delays at Ballinger/Bothell intersection
Summary
Traffic consultant Timothy Harris testified his midday counts showed 22 stalls available at City Hall on sampled weekend days and recommended 22 total spaces for the Lakefront Park (10 on‑site, 12 off‑site). He also said an F‑rated approach at Ballinger/Bothell could see delays over a minute during PM peak with project growth factored in.
A traffic engineer testifying in the Lakefront Park open‑record hearing told the examiner March 4 that off‑site parking at City Hall can accommodate the 12 stalls proposed in the park plan, and he explained the traffic analyses underpinning the recommendation.
"There are a total of 40 parking stalls on the property," Harris said, citing a three‑day midday count (May 30–June 1) used to build Exhibit 56. He testified that across those sample days about 18 stalls were occupied at midday and 22 were available on average, which he said justified recommending 12 off‑site stalls at City Hall to meet the park's needs.
Harris said his final recommendation for the park was 22 spaces total — 10 on‑site at the park and 12 off‑site at City Hall — and that the on‑site plan includes three…
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