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Presenters describe plan for roughly 500-space parking structure behind Suffolk Theater
Summary
A presenter said the major funded project would include a parking structure of about 500 spaces behind the Suffolk Theater, with remaining funds directed to streetscape and pedestrian improvements. Town staff encouraged proposers to minimize new private parking where shared options exist.
A central element described at the Riverhead briefing was a proposed parking structure of approximately 500 spaces behind the Suffolk Theater, funded as part of the larger pedestrian-and-parking package. "The big project was gonna be a parking structure about 500 spaces over, behind the Suffolk Theater," the presenter said; presenters also noted that the town-owned parking lot behind the theater is part of the overall parking strategy.
At the same time, presenters and consultants flagged shared-parking opportunities in adjacent lots and encouraged proposers not to build unnecessary private parking if sharing options would suffice. A representative of the planning team said any creative parking solutions are welcome and that the project team prefers not to build parking that is not needed. The board also asked proposers to show how parking needs would be managed and coordinated with publicly funded structures.
Presenters and engineering consultants said transit and station-area agreements (discussed later in the meeting) could affect parking strategy and that proposers should identify how their proposals would fit with town and county transit considerations.
