MAPC sPARKing New Ideas Parking Symposium: Presentation by Ted Brovitz

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SPARKING NEW IDEAS
Parking Strategies for Stronger Communities
Ted Brovitz
Manager of Community
Planning and Design
Howard/Stein-Hudson
Associates, Inc.
April 8, 2014
Minimums, Maximums and
Everything In Between

Minimums, Maximums and Everything In Between
 Public Vision and Planning Objectives
 Parking Audits
 Parking Regulations – Best Practices
 Parking Placement Standards
 Context-Based and Context-Building
Examples
Existing Condition
Potential Redevelopment

Sparking New Ideas Workshop – 04.08.14
Public Vision and Planning Goals
Land Use Transects – Variation in
Patterns and Context
Rural-Residential/Suburban Village Neighborhood Downtown

Public Visioning and Planning Goals
Downtown Context and Goals

Existing Conditions
Scenario-Building

Future Vision
Scenario-Building

Future Vision
Scenario-Building
Side Street
Access
Parking Behind
Building
Shared Parking
On-Street Parking
Shared Driveway

Parking Audit
Prior to Revising Off-Street Parking
Regulations
 Goals and Objectives by
District
• Maximize utilization and efficiency with the least
number of spaces necessary
 Inventory and Analysis
 Future Development
 Public-Private
 Shared Parking
 Wayfinding and Parking
 Pedestrian, Bicycle and
 Short-Term, Long-Term
 Enforcement and
 Off-Street Parking
• Coordinate with Parking Audit Results

Parking Audit
Regulations
District
by District
Potential (Use /S.F.)
 Public-Private
Partnerships
Opportunities
 Shared Parking
Opportunities
Transit Access
Signage System

Parking Audit
Regulations
District
by District
Potential (Use and S.F.)
 Public-Private
Partnerships
Opportunities
 Shared Parking
Opportunities
Transit Access
Signage System

Parking Audit
Existing Buildings, Lot and Parking
Requirements

Parking Audit
Existing Buildings, Lot and
Parking Requirements

Development Scenarios Under Current Standards
Parking Audit

 Purpose and Intent
• Maximize use with least
number of
spaces necessary
 Definitions and
Applicability
• Buildings and use
• Districts (downtowns to
neighborhoods)
• Institutions (i.e. colleges,
hospitals, civic, etc.)
 Required Off-Street
Parking Spaces
• Parking Table by individual
and mixed uses
 Parking Limitations and
Exemptions
• Minimum/maximum: surface
and structured
Parking – Best Practices
Standard Parking Provisions

 On-Street Public Parking
Credits
 Off-Street Public Parking
Lot Credits
 Public Parking Fund
• Payment In Lieu of On-site
Parking
 Joint Parking Agreements
On Adjoining Lots
 Remote or Satellite
Parking Agreements
 Valet Parking Program and
Tandem Parking
 Proximity/Availability of
Bus and Rail Service
 Proximity to Car Sharing
Program
On-Site Parking Reduction
Toolbox

3. Experience in Other
Towns/Case Studies
Example - West Concord Village Center
Private
Shared
Parking
Agreement
On-Site
Parking Off-
Set with
Public On and
Off Street
Parking
Town-MBTA
Shared
Parking and
Resident
Permit
Agreement
Parking Reduction Methods
Shared Parking – Public and Private

Towns/Case Studies
Example – Hyannis Village, Barnstable MA
Public/Privat
e Owned
Shared
Parking Lot

Towns/Case Studies
Example – Wellesley Center
Proximity
to Public
Parking
Lot
Shared
Parking
Agreement

Structured Parking
Public Parking Facilities in Lieu of On-Site Parking Private
Northampton, MA Brattleboro,
VT
W. Hartford, CT
Freeport, ME

Tandem, Stacked and Valet Parking

 Access Management and Curb-Cut Reduction
 Internal Circulation and External Connectivity
 Placement of Parking
• Relationship to buildings and street
 Intermodal Design
• Bus facilities, internal pedestrian connections, bicycle
parking
 Landscaping and Streetscaping
• Shade, control circulation, provide access,
screening where needed
 Sustainability - ADA spaces, Compact Autos,
Alternative Fuel Vehicles, LID, Energy
 Loading, Storage and Screening
 Parking Lot Utilization – Gatherings, PARKlets,
mobile venders
Parking Design and Functional
Standards

Landscaping and Streetscape Design Standards

Parking Landscaping
Parking Standards – Best Practices
Internal and External Pedestrian Access Standards

Bicycle Parking and Design Standards

Stormwater Planters
Emporia, VA
Low Impact Design and Energy Efficiency

Other Design Standards

Parking Utilization - Civic Gather Space &
Event Programming

 Open streets and play streets
 PARK(ing) day
 Food carts and trucks
 Pavement to plazas
 Street fairs
 Etc.
PARKing Day
Pop Up CafeMobile Vendors
Parking Utilization - Tactical
Urbanism

8. New Off-Street Parking
Zoning Bylaw
On-Site Parking
Placement,
Access,
Landscaping, and
On-Street
Parking Off-Set,
and Relationship
to Sidewalk and
Parking Placement Standards
Context-Building Standards

Shared Access and Internal Connectivity

Site Layout

Existing
Condition
Potential Expansion and Infill
Strip Development Repair and Infill

Context-Based and Context-Building

Mediu
m
Setba
ck
All
Parki
ng to
Side
and
Rear
All
Parki
ng in
Front
Separ
ate
Curb
Cuts
Mixed
Use/
Shared
Parking
Singl
e Use
Rear
Acces
s

2004 Concept Plan and TND Bylaw
Propose
d
Parking
Infill
Area
Highway Commercial Context –
Linden Street, Wellesley

Medium sized mixed use infill development with no front setback, streetscape
treatments along the frontage, shared access and parking , internal connection to
public sidewalk, outdoor dining terrace and open space, and all parking placed
behind frontage buildings.

Wellesley/Linden Street TND – Sprawl Retrofit
and Infill Development
Infill Development Oriented to
Street and Pedestrians
New On-Street Public Parking Added

Downtown and Village Center
Form-Based Code

Amherst Village Centers

Traffic Taming and Complete Street Design Needed!

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