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Commission directs staff to develop downtown parking-management options amid Broad Street construction
Summary
Commission voted to have staff and stakeholders develop a downtown parking-management plan and return options for approval; the motion was explicitly a study and not an approval of paid parking.
The Augusta-Richmond County Commission on March 31 voted to direct staff to begin identifying parking-management solutions for the downtown corridor while Broad Street construction is underway.
Commissioner Don Clark made the motion and emphasized the need to coordinate the study with community stakeholders including ACE and the Downtown Development Authority. Administrator staff and engineering said a prior engineering parking-management plan exists but a formal, commission-reviewed solution had not been greenlit; the commission’s vote authorizes staff to resume planning and stakeholder engagement, not to approve any specific pay-parking ordinance or meter deployment.
Why it matters: Downtown construction and changing curb patterns make coordinated parking policy more important for businesses and residents. Commissioner Clark noted parking management can be a revenue source but stressed this vote only authorizes study and stakeholder engagement.
Next steps: Staff will assemble stakeholder input, revisit engineering work, and return recommended options for the governing body’s consideration; commissioners asked staff to clarify earlier steps that were taken on related corridor projects.
