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Carmel-by-the-Sea commission backs pilot managed-parking program for Car Week, sends agreement to council
Summary
After a presentation from the police chief and operator Good Roots, the Community Activities Commission voted to forward a revocable license agreement for a managed-parking pilot to the City Council. The pilot would use paid parking, shuttles and staffing to reduce nighttime cruising and improve pedestrian safety during Car Week.
The Community Activities Commission voted April 14 to recommend a revocable license agreement to the City Council for a managed-parking pilot intended to reduce nighttime cruising and improve pedestrian safety during Car Week.
Police Chief Trer presented the plan as a pilot focused on “reducing cruising in our town, improving turnover of spaces, and less congestion overall,” saying the pilot would run in the evening with paid, managed parking, shuttles from Larson Field and staffed escorts to control vehicle flow.
Good Roots, the private operator proposed to run the program, said vehicles would enter the managed system on 7th Avenue, be directed to paid stalls downtown or to free parking at Larson Field with shuttle service, and would…
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