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Draft parking and TDM plan urges private-lot leasing, stricter enforcement and pilot paid-parking to ease downtown congestion
Summary
A consultant-backed draft calls for near-term actions — lease privately held lots for public/employee parking, enforce 2–3 hour limits, cap parklets, and expand trolley service — with medium-term tech (ALPR) and long-term evaluation of a $5–10M parking structure.
City staff presented a draft Parking and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan summarizing data collection and consultant recommendations to address peak parking pressure in the downtown (Del Mar) and Pier Bowl.
Counts collected in December and summer showed weekend and midday peaks in the core downtown corridor and different turnover patterns between Del Mar (higher turnover) and the Pier (longer stays). The consultant broke recommendations into near-term (0–2 years),…
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