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Committee hears proposal to stripe downtown parking, study paid parking and pilot 'mini mobility hubs'
Summary
Staff told the committee it had approval to stripe on-street stalls (PM1/PM2) and is studying paid parking, time limits and mobile-app payment; the TSP also proposes small 'mini mobility hubs' with bike racks, lockers and charging to support mode transitions.
Staff told the Public Works Committee it will begin painting and managing on-street stalls and is exploring paid parking and time restrictions as part of a broader parking strategy tied to the Transportation System Plan.
"We have just gotten approval last week to do M PM1 and PM2, which is the striping on-street parking for our stalls," Jeff Anders said. He described the stripe work as an initial step and said staff are looking at paid parking options, time restrictions and mobile-app tools to manage demand. Jeff said some paid-parking actions would require studies and public input before implementation.
Committee members asked how priorities are ordered and whether striping implies a funding or capital threshold. Staff said the TSP's near-term priorities help filter which projects to move forward and that they will prepare a capital improvement plan or project list each year to support grant packaging. Jeff also described 'mini mobility hubs'—compact nodes with bike racks, lockers and chargers—to support mode shifts in the downtown area, saying such hubs could be studied and located where they best support multimodal trips.
Committee did not take formal votes on the parking items; staff said they will incorporate parking input into the proposed CIP process and bring categorized public feedback to future meetings.
