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05.11.21 DMC PresentationBOULDER AMPS IMPLEMENTATION: REVITALIZING ACCESS IN BOULDER DMC Meeting May 11, 2021 1 Presentation Agenda I.Project Refresher II.Strategy Development and Refinement III.Neighborhood Parking Management Strategy IV.Parking Pricing Strategy V.Parking Fines Strategy VI.Next Steps VII.Questions for DMC 2 Project Refresher 3 Many planning efforts guide and inform our work. 4 Access Management and Parking Strategy (2017) Guiding Principles 1.Provide for all transportation options 2.Create tools that meet the distinct needs of each area of the city 3.Support the needs of many different people 4.Seek solutions with multiple benefits for the community 5.Plan for the present and the future Project Refresher 5 AMPS Elements Community Vitality Transportation & Mobility Planning Others?Status CAMP PM OSMP, Comm. & Engagement On-going Civic Area Parking & TDM Program PM Comm. & Engagement, Parks & Rec On-going TDM Plan Ordinance PM Delayed Parking Code Changes PM Delayed Parking Pricing & Curb Management PM: Pricing PM: Curbside Management Comm. & Engagement In-Progress Neighborhood Parking Permit Review PM OSMP, Comm. & Engagement In-Progress Project Background Project Lead Project Support PM= Project Manager Project Status 6 Project Objectives 7 1.To rework the Neighborhood Parking Permit (NPP) Program to meet broad city goals related to parking and access management. 2.To rework the pricing approach to the city’s on-and off-street spaces currently dedicated to parking in keeping with broad city goals related to parking and access management. Strategy Development and Refinement 8 •Analysis of existing conditions •Collaboration from the broad community and targeted groups •Best practices from other communities that aspire to similar goals Strategy Development and Refinement 9 Community Collaboration •Over 7,500 site visits, poll responses, and questionnaire responses •5 meetings with community organizations •5 Access Allies meetings •4 Community Connectors meetings •3 NPP Focus Group meetings 10 5,522 Unique Site Visits 1,180 Poll Responses 951 Questionnaire Responses Digital Hub Demographics 5 Unique Discussion Threads 11% BIPOC 14% Under 25 13% Over 65 25% Renters Strategy Development and Refinement Strategy Development and Refinement 11 Board and Commission Feedback •Q4 2020 Board/Commission Feedback •Community engagement approach •Targeted engagement with NPP Holders •Targeted engagement with mobile businesses •Equity considerations •Access Allies Meetings (5) •Access Allies Lite Meetings (2) 12 Neighborhood Parking Management Goals Respond to user behaviors and the diversity of neighborhood needs in residential zones Promote predictability, transparency and understanding of neighborhood parking regulations Generate revenue needed to achieve cost recovery and support evolving community needs Advance climate and sustainability goals by supporting travel choice beyond the personal vehicle Increase quality of life benefits for everyone who lives in and frequents Boulder NPM: Goals 1 2 3 4 5 Neighborhood Parking Management Strategies 13 Strategic Options for Consideration •NO: Minor Program Adjustments •Status-quo approach to existing NPP expansion and management •Modifications to mitigate some persistent program challenges •N1: Data-based Decision Making •Staff driven identification and implementation of neighborhood parking management strategies •N2: Priority Based Neighborhood Access Management •Available management tools identified and prioritized based on key performance indicators •Implementation requires neighborhood petition NPM Strategy Goals N0: Minor Program Adjustments N1: Data -Based Decision Making N2: Priority Based Neighborhood Access Management Respond to User Behaviors Promote Predictability, Transparency, and Understanding Achieve Cost Recovery Advance Climate and Sustainability Goals Increase Quality of Life Benefits for Everyone Feasibility NPM Strategy Goal Alignment *Darker gradient indicates more alignment with goal Most aligned NPM Strategy 17 Every journey starts with the first steps! Adjust resident and commuter annual permit rates by $10 and $100, respectively, every year until 2026 to achieve cost recovery Update ordinance and regulations to allow for the new NPP process Maintain pause on any new NPP zone requests in 2022 Collect parking supply, occupancy, trip generation, and access score data in residential zones to establish eligibility and priority Develop communications and outreach materials (on-the-ground and online) 18 Parking Pricing and Fines Goals Recognize the value of the right-of-way by using parking utilization data to inform parking pricing decision-making Respond to user behaviors and the diversity of business and customer needs in commercial zones Generate revenue needed to maintain cost recovery and support evolving community needs. Achieve transparency and predictability to create a more equitable system Promote effective parking management and customer compliance Parking Pricing and Fines: Goals Advance climate and sustainability goals by supporting travel choice beyond the personal vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 Parking Pricing Strategy 19 Strategic Options for Consideration •PO: Static Price Adjustments •Periodic price increases based on budget needs and peer assessments •P1: Place-Based Pricing •Zone based pricing (e.g. East End, West End, Uni Hill, Boulder Junction) •P2: Performance Based Pricing •Pricing adjustments based on occupancy data along specific corridors Parking Pricing Strategy Goals P0: Static Price Adjustments P1: Place-based Pricing P2:Performance- Based Pricing Recognize the Value of the Right-of-Way Respond to User Behaviors Maintain Cost Recovery Achieve Transparency and Predictability Promote Effective Parking Management Advance Climate and Sustainability Goals Feasibility Parking Pricing Goal Alignment *Darker gradient indicates more alignment with goal Most aligned Parking Pricing Strategy 21 What Might Performance-Based Pricing Look Like? •On-street parking is priced higher than off-street parking citywide •Corridors are set at Premium, Standard, and Economy rates depending on their typical peak occupancy •Some “Premium” corridors are assigned paid priority spaces and pick-up/drop-off spaces •Corridor rates are updated regularly based on typical peak demand •Meters in each corridor are programmed with the rate schedule Premium Highest pricing in the highest-demand corridors, with immediate and near- immediate proximity to popular destinations. Standard Standard pricing in corridors with typical demand patterns, generally with close but not immediate proximity to popular destinations. Economy Lower pricing in corridors with below-typical demand patterns (although still higher than off-street parking options), generally situated farther away from popular destinations. Parking Pricing Strategy 22 Every journey starts with the first steps! Update ordinance and regulations to allow for pricing increases and dynamic pricing Increase base on-street rate throughout the city by $0.25 Maintain current rate in garages and eliminate 4+ hour graduated fee. Extend evening flat rate to weekends Develop communications and outreach materials (on-the-ground and online) Implement dynamic rates based on occupancy data Parking Fines Strategy 23 Strategic Options for Consideration •FO: Existing Fines Strategy •Maintain status quo •F1:Graduated Fines +Transportation Choice Fines •Graduated fines for all parking violations citywide, plus higher fines for violations that impede other travel choices •F2:Zone-Based Fines + Graduated Fines +Transportation Choice fines •Different fine structures for different parts of the city based on demand, plus Graduated Fines and Transportation Choice fines Fines Strategy Goals F0: Existing Fine Strategy F1: Graduated Fines + Transportation Choice Fines F2: Zone-Based Fines + Graduated Fines + Transportation Choice fines Recognize the Value of the Right-of-Way Respond to User Behaviors Maintain Cost Recovery Achieve Transparency and Predictability Promote Effective Parking Management Advance Climate and Sustainability Goals Feasibility Fines Goal Alignment *Darker gradient indicates more alignment with goalMost aligned Parking Fines Strategy 25 What Might Graduated Fines + Transportation Choice Fines Look Like? •Second and third violations are set with a premium •25% for each escalation, with a cap at the third violation •Transportation choice fines are set with a premium •25% for any violation, plus the graduated fines Parking Fines Strategy 26 Every journey starts with the first step! Update ordinance and regulations to allow for graduated fines and transportation choice fine premiums Update and publish the fine schedule Develop communications and outreach materials Next Steps 27 •Implementation and Action Plan for each preferred strategy. •June City Council Study Session •Update to DMC on progress in Q3 or Q4 2021 Questions 28 •What is the DMC’s feedback on the refined strategies, the process used to develop them, and whether the refined strategies are appropriate for Boulder and the community’s desired direction? •Does the DMC agree that the strategies that most align with goals should be implemented? •What is the DMC’s feedback on the suggested first implementation steps for each strategy?