2. KATHRYN HEBERT,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORWALK PARKING AUTHORITY
STATHIS MANOUSOS,
VICE PRESIDENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL MANAGER, LAZ PARKING
DAVID SNYDER,
PRESIDENT AND CEO, SNYDER GROUP, INC.
7. Norwalk Facts
• 6th
largest city in the state of Connecticut
• Population of approximately 83,000
• Home to Fortune 500 companies and
thriving small businesses
8.
9.
10. The Challenges
Little importance to City Hall
• Line item in the Norwalk Department of Public Works
• City deposited any revenue collections into the general fund
• Enforcement almost non-existent as a result of political pressures;
little or no compliance
11. The Challenges
A business that had yet to be run like a business
• No systems in place; No economies of scale; No compliance
• The facilities suffered from negligent maintenance
12. The Challenges
Paradigm of paid parking
• For public
- Surrounding smaller suburbs where most parking is free,
taxpayer subsidized
- Misconception that Parking Authority was taxpayer funded
• For business community
13. The Solutions
The Solutions: Two-Fold Approach
• Apply business concepts to manage public parking assets
• Improve perception of public parking
14. The Solutions
The Business Solution:
• Run Parking Authority as a business with business priorities
• Create the parking authority as an enterprise financial structure
• Improve city assets using parking dollars
• Self-funded from parking fees. Not taxpayer subsidized
• Successful private/public relationships/team.
Contracted with LAZ Parking
23. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
The Solutions
24. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
- Norwalk residents
The Solutions
25. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
- Norwalk residents
- Local business owners/managers
The Solutions
26. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
- Norwalk residents
- Local business owners/managers
• Unfavorable Opinions
The Solutions
27. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
- Norwalk residents
- Local business owners/managers
• Unfavorable Opinions
• Two biggest issues for both audiences
The Solutions
28. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
- Norwalk residents
- Local business owners/managers
• Unfavorable Opinions
• Two biggest issues for both audiences
- Not enough parking
The Solutions
29. Research to confirm perception, highlight issues
• Two audiences:
- Norwalk residents
- Local business owners/managers
• Unfavorable Opinions
• Two biggest issues for both audiences
- Not enough parking
- paying for parking, the perception that parking was“free”
The Solutions
30.
31. Norwalk lots are now cleaner, safer and more sensibly priced. Solar-powered
pay stations are being added to improve everyone’s sense of eco-friendly. And,
because a better parking experience means a better Norwalk experience, we’re
adding information kiosks with Norwalk’s own parking “ambassadors”.
And you’ll like this: Norwalk on-street parking meters are some of the first on the
Eastern seaboard to accept credit cards. Soon you’ll even be able to increase
your metered parking time right from your cell phone! Talk about answering the
call for convenience…
Best of all, these great improvements (and more) are NOT funded by taxpayer
money. Norwalk has a self-paying, self-improving parking system.
PARKINGAROUND TOWN JUST GOT
A LOT FRIENDLIER.
To learn more, find parking, buy permits or pay/appeal tickets,
park yourself at www.NorwalkPark.org. You’ll discover how
we’re raising parking to a whole new level.
NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
NORWALK IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT.
THE NORWALK PARKING AUTHORITY IS MAKING IT
A GREAT PLACE TO PARK.
LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN
32. PARKINGIS NO LONGER A
4-LETTER WORD.
PARKINGIS NO LONGER A
4-LETTER WORD.
Norwalk lots are now cleaner, safer and more sensibly priced. Solar-powered
pay stations are being added to improve everyone’s sense of eco-friendly. And,
because a better parking experience means a better Norwalk experience, we’re
adding information kiosks with Norwalk’s own parking “ambassadors”.
And you’ll like this: Norwalk on-street parking meters are some of the first on the
Eastern seaboard to accept credit cards. Soon you’ll even be able to increase
your metered parking time right from your cell phone! Talk about answering the
call for convenience…
Best of all, these great improvements (and more) are NOT funded by taxpayer
money. Norwalk has a self-paying, self-improving parking system.
To learn more, find parking, buy permits or pay/appeal tickets,
park yourself at www.NorwalkPark.org. You’ll discover how
we’re raising parking to a whole new level.
NORWALK IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND VISIT.
THE NORWALK PARKING AUTHORITY IS MAKING IT
A GREAT PLACE TO PARK.
NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN
37. Signage to promote website
SIGNAGE TO
PROMOTE WEBSITE
Visit norwalkpark.org to sign up for
SoNo Station space availability updates
and know your parking options
before you leave home.
One more way parking in Norwalk
just got a lot friendlier.
RUNNINGTO CATCH A TRAIN?
NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
40. SONO?
SO YES.
SONO?
SO YES.
The Maritime Garage – only a block away in any
direction from movies, restaurants and shops. It’s safe, well-lit,
and best of all—only $1 for unlimited parking after 5PM!
Webster and Haviland Parking Lots – directly behind
shops and restaurants with easy pay-per-space parking. Talk
about convenient.
South Norwalk is a great place to enjoy. The Norwalk Parking
Authority is making it a great place to park.
To learn more, find parking, buy permits or pay/appeal tickets,
park yourself at www.NorwalkPark.org. You’ll discover how
we’re raising parking to a whole new level.
NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
ENJOYING SOUTH NORWALK COULDN’T BE EASIER,
OR PARKING MORE CONVENIENT:
To find out how easy it is to visit and enjoy South Norwalk,
visit norwalkpark.org NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
ADVERTISEMENTS
PROMOTING DESTINATION
42. SNOW REMOVAL AD
While there have been rec-
ommendations by some in
the General Assembly to
merge some functions of the
motor vehicles department
with other agencies, Malloy
said he believes it will remain
a stand-alone agency for at
least the near term.
“In the future, I think
there’s a real possibility,” he
said.
Both he and Currey have
also spoken about possibly
expanding the use of third
party organizations to pro-
vide various DMV services
such as photo license
renewals. Currently, the state
has an arrangement with the
AAA automobile club.
Currey said she believes
the DMV is the ideal place for
her to work.
“I have spent the majority
of my career working with
constituents and my aim has
always been to make it work
better for people,” she said.
“Government is working for
the people and we should do
everything in our power to
make it work well and we
should do it as cost-effective-
ly as possible.”
Currey lives in East
Hartford with her husband
Donald. They have four chil-
dren and three grandchil-
dren. She was first elected
mayor in 2005.
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has mirrored that of Norwalk
Public Schools, although Side
by Side instructors are not
unionized. So, too, might
staff members adopt an HSA
medical plan.
When the Norwalk
Federation of Teachers
adopted its HSA plan in
2009, The Hour reported
savings well into the mil-
lions.
“Those are two things our
finance committee will really
take into consideration,”
Nittoly said.
He added “We are still in a
good enough position where I
don’t see any kinds of drastic
cuts to positions or pro-
grams.”
In addition to its state-
allocated charter funds, Side
by Side qualifies for federal
money like Title I, which
comprises between $40,000
and $50,000 of its yearly
operating budget, Nittoly
said.
And like any school, Side
by Side can raise funds inde-
pendently.
Every year, Nittoly said
the community holds a gala
and a wine-tasting event to
support the experiential pro-
grams, including educational
field trips, that form the
backbone of the Side by Side
curriculum.
In 2010, Side by Side also
netted a one-year endow-
ment of more than $111,000
through Connecticut’s 21st
Century Learning
Environment Program. That
money was earmarked to
revolutionize classrooms
through technology.
“Fortunately, we have not
had to make any significant
cuts yet,” Nittoly said,
adding that Side by Side has
“planned around a rainy
day” by setting money aside
for potential capital projects.
“But that’s not to say there’s
any more of a cushion. We
are nearing the point where
there will be more difficult
decisions down the road.”
From A1
Feeling the pinch
From A5
Malloy picks DMV chief
48. COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
DISCOVER THE
FINER ART OF
PARKING.
What does art and public parking have to do with
each other? A whole lot. Find the perfect parking
lot for your visit to the SoNo Arts Celebration by
visiting www.NorwalkPark.org and clicking on
Parking in Norwalk. Here you’ll find information
on and directions to our easy to access and easy
to use public parking facilities in South Norwalk.
Enjoy the art and enjoy the parking!
Norwalk Parking Authority
is a proud supporter of
the arts. Visit NPA’s Art in
Parking Spaces exhibits at
the SoNo Train Station and
Maritime Garage.
NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
www.norwalkpark.org
1 Webster Lot
2 Maritime Garage
3 North Water Street Lot
4 Haviland Lot
54. PUBLIC ART
THE ART
OF PARKING.
The Norwalk Parking Authority through a
grant provided by the Federal Transportation
Enhancement Public Art Program is happy
to present public art installations in the SoNo
Train Station. ENJOY!
NORWALK
PARKING
AUTHORITY
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