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DDA reviews downtown parking pilot and prepares recommendations for City Commission
Summary
The DDA reviewed survey results on recent downtown parking changes (520 responses; 62% reporting negative impact) and discussed employee permits, enforcement, in-lieu fees and neighborhood hotspots. The board agreed to send updated recommendations to the City Commission and to follow up with the city manager for permit and revenue data before the April 21 City Commission review.
At its April 13 meeting the Downtown Development Authority reviewed results of a DDA-run survey of recent downtown parking changes and discussed operational issues with the city's pilot program ahead of a City Commission review scheduled for April 21.
Laura Simon, DDA attorney, presented headline survey figures: "We got a pretty large response. 520 people responded to that survey" and, she said, "62% reported a negative impact" and "57% say parking is now harder to find." Simon summarized common open-ended feedback: higher costs, confusing…
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