Draft TSP map classifies Boardman streets and raises parking questions

City staff previewed a Transportation System Plan (TSP) functional-classification map at the Nov. 4 workshop and said it will be presented to council for adoption Nov. 18. The map classifies certain roads as collectors (blue) or arterials (orange) and, consistent with public works standards, those higher-function classifications typically do not include on-street parking lanes in design standards.

A staff presenter told council, "The blue is a collector, and the orange is arterial. Both of those are deemed as no parking." Council members and local stakeholders pressed for clarification, asking whether the map would immediately ban parking or whether exceptions and localized implementation plans would be required. Staff repeatedly clarified the map itself does not implement parking rules; it is a functional classification used for federal and state funding eligibility and to guide standards. Any enforcement or a parking program would require separate implementing actions and council decisions.

Why it matters: council members noted practical parking constraints for businesses, schools and residents on some streets (for example, near a trailer park, a dentist office or a school). Members asked staff to consider exceptions and to plan for on-site parking requirements for new development or alternative public parking solutions. Staff said the TSP is a 20-year framework and that implementation details (including exceptions or time-limited parking) would be addressed later.