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Victoria council reviews community engagement and data on downtown parking
Summary
City staff and consultant TC2 presented layered community engagement and a parking utilization study showing roughly 80–85% district utilization at peak hours, signage inconsistencies and opportunities for low-cost management before pursuing capital projects.
City Manager Dana Hardy told the Victoria City Council at a workshop that staff combined engagement and objective data to form recommendations for downtown parking. "The resident survey received 841 responses," Hardy said, and staff paired that input with a utilization study by consultant TC2.
Lance Bernard of TC2 presented preliminary findings showing the district operates near 80–85% utilization during peak evening hours, with some core lots exceeding that level. Bernard said, "Once you start to approach over 93%, that's when you really are experiencing heavy utilization," and urged the council to consider operational tools before large capital investments. Councilmembers asked about seasonality, enforcement and employee parking; staff said deeper analysis and targeted pilots (shuttles for events, sign upgrades, business toolkits) will follow.
