Committee approves revised parking program: 477 spaces recommended
Summary
After a parking study and stakeholder survey, the committee approved a recommended parking program of 477 spaces (including ~317 staff, ~100 student, ~37 visitor spaces) and directed staff to post the detailed parking memo.
The Medford Comprehensive High School Building Committee approved a revised parking program for the new high‑school site on Aug. 25 that projects about 477 spaces overall. Project staff summarized utilization studies and a March transportation survey and recommended adjusting teacher/staff parking to 317 spaces (a 10% reduction from earlier counts), halving visitor spaces to 37 to reflect shared daytime usage, and allocating roughly 100 spaces for student drivers.
The parking consultant noted the current on‑site total of striped and unmarked spaces is approximately 451 and that utilization observations indicate about 88% use; the recommended program (477) is close to prior estimates (PSR 459) while giving the team flexibility if site conditions require further adjustments. The consultant warned that site constraints mean the project is near practical grade‑parking limits and that stacked/structured parking could become an option if program needs grow. The motion to approve (moved by Ken Lord and seconded) passed (recorded vote 13–0 with 2 absent). The project team will post the detailed parking memo to the SBC documents page and continue to refine access and circulation for fields and community uses.
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