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German Village Parking Study RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE PARKING ARRANGEMENT IN GERMAN VILLAGE M I C H A E L B L A U – J O H N F L E S H E R – J O R D A N F R O M M – V I C K Y H A K Y – O H I O S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y J A M E S M C C U N E – J A S O N S U D Y – G L E N N O N S W E E N E Y – M I A O Z H O U K N O W L T O N S C H O O L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E

Overview of Presentation 1. Issues Tasked 2. Methodology 3. Concerns Identified 1. Stakeholders concerns 2. Survey results and concerns 4. Data Analysis 1. Maps 2. General Observations 5. Recommendations

Issues Tasked  Understand and encapsulate a better understanding of parking inventory of German Village  Find ways to maximize the use and availability of off-street parking afforded to each property in German Village  Analyze current parking conditions, restrictions, and challenges  Provide recommendations to:  Balance parking needs of visitors, residents, and businesses  Maximize on-and-off-street parking inventory  Allocate parking supply and demand appropriately

Methodology  Broke German Village down into 9 zones  Counted each zone at least 4 times during the following time periods:  Monday-Friday 6:00am – 8:00am  Monday-Friday 8:00am – 11:00am  Monday-Friday 1:00pm – 6:00 pm  Saturday-Sunday 9:00am – 1:00pm  Saturday-Sunday 1:00pm – 6:00pm  Counted each zone at least 6 times during the following time periods:  Monday-Friday 11:00am – 1:00pm  Sunday-Thursday 6:00pm – 11:00pm TARGET CONCERN  Friday-Saturday 6:00pm – 11:00pm

Zone Breakdown • 9 analysis zones • Collected vehicle data counts on: • On-street parking sections • Parking lots • Averaged count results for each street section and parking lot • Per zone • Per time period * Note the zone that contains your home or place of work

Concerns Identified - Stakeholders  Underused permit parking around high-traffic restaurants  Undecipherable parking restriction signage  Alley parking ban constrains parking capacity, particularly for valet Participating stakeholders:  Schmidt’s Restaurant und Sausage Haus  Harvest Pizzeria  The Sycamore  Pistacia Vera Pastry Kitchen and Café  Lindey’s Restaurant and Bar  St. Mary’s Catholic Church  Barcelona Restaurant and Bar  Golden Hobby Shop  The Book Loft

Survey Results  434 responses to online survey  73% German Village residents  67% German Village business patrons  9% affiliated with German Village businesses  Majority of resident-respondents park on-street  However, an estimated:  1002 garages  609 driveways  661 off-street residential parking spaces  Residents and visitors experience most parking challenges on evenings; worse on Friday and Saturday nights

Concerns Identified - Survey  Unbalanced parking availability between residents, businesses and visitors  Lack of space for actual parking demand  Business parking generation congests adjacent parking availability  Cumbersome restrictions in parking areas

Parking Density A VISUAL INVENTORY OF AVAILABLE PARKING AMONG VARIOUS TIMESLOTS ON ANY GIVEN WEEK

Heat Map Mon-Fri 6:00-8:00am  Zone 1 has:  Highest on-street occupancy at 72%  2 nd lowest lot occupancy at 6%  Most lots along Pearl and Livingston average under 25% occupancy  Adjacent streets have high on-street occupancy rates  This time period best reflects residential parking

Heat Map Mon-Fri 8:00-11:00am • On-street occupancy decreases in Zones 2 & 4 • On-street occupancy increases by average of 4% in all other zones except Zone 1 • Zone 1 remains stable • Parking lots are underutilized during this time, excluding Zone 7 • Only three parking lots in German Village average occupancy >75% • On-street capacity most notable on northern portion of City Park, 3 rd , and Kossuth

Heat Map Mon-Fri 11:00-1:00pm  On-street parking increases in all zones except 1 & 4  Average on-street capacity across German Village: 57%  Parking lot occupancy increases in Zones 2 & 7  Parking lots in all zones are underutilized

Heat Map Mon-Fri 1:00-6:00pm  Average on-street capacity across German Village: 52%  A decrease from lunch hour  All zones, except Zones 4 & 7, decrease in average on-street occupancy  Parking lots are underutilized  Only Zone 2 experiences parking lot capacity >50%

Heat Map Sun-Thu 6:00-11:00pm  Average on-street capacity across German Village: 56%  Highest average on- street in Zones 1 (73%) & Zone 2 (72%)  Highest average occupancy on Jackson, portions of Beck, and the northern portions of Mohawk, 5 th , and 3 rd  Parking lot averages very low

Heat Map Fri-Sat 6:00-11:00pm  On-street parking not as problematic as on weekday evenings  Exception: On Kossuth and on Mohawk (surrounding the Old Mohawk)  Nearly every parking lot is underutilized  Zone 2 and 7 the highest at 50%, 49% respectively

Heat Map Sat-Sun 9:00-1:00pm  Highest Zone 1 on-street average at 77%  3 rd and City park have high occupancy rates in northern portion  Nearly every parking lot is well below capacity  Zone 5 has highest lot capacity at 53%, driven largely by Panera

Heat Map Sat-Sun 1:00-6:00pm  On-street occupancy rates remain high in Zones 1, 2, and 5  Street segments of concern include Jackson and the northern portions of 3 rd and 5 th  Parking lots generally underutilized, except Zone 7 which is driven generally by Giant Eagle

General Observations from Data Collection  Zones 1 & 2 experience highest on-street occupancy rates, at 71% and 66%, respectively  Data does not support claim of transient parking  Parking demand on Jackson Street appears to be residentially driven  Shared parking agreements arranged with Livingston Avenue Methodist Church and the Golden Hobby Shop lots appear to be working  The residential areas of 6 th and Jaeger between Sycamore and Columbus appear to be an anomaly  Only four lots that ever exceed 75% occupancy  Livingston Avenue Methodist Church; Panera; the offices at Livingston and Grant  Only one lot exceeds 100% occupancy

Recommendations BENCHMARKING WAS PERFORMED TO PROVIDE A BASIS OF BEST PRACTICES FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GERMAN VILLAGE SOCIETY

Outline of Recommendations  Livingston Avenue Gateway  Back-In Angled Parking  City Coordinated Valet and  Bike and Pedestrian Shared Parking Agreements Recommendations  Bike Lanes  Permit Area  Bike Parking Recommendations  ADA Ramps  Expand and fill in Permit Area A  Restructure permit pay  Car2Go Parkspots schedule  Rescind alley parking ban

Livingston Avenue Gateway  Because of changes to 70/71 and 3 rd Street already planned: Timeline:  Transform Livingston Avenue into ◦ Long-term a gateway Location:  Seamless transition between ◦ Livingston Avenue Corridor German Village and Downtown  Recommend parking structures Cost:  Take advantage of the fluidity; ◦ High Expense (70/71 and 3 rd Street German Village core will become redesigns are in planning) less of a dump-off for downtown traffic

Livingston Gateway design with Third Street brick redesign (KKG, Kinzelman Kline Gossman, 2010)

City Coordinated Valet and Shared Parking Arrangements  High parking demand in northwest corner of German Timeline: Village and among the retail ◦ Near-term corridors  Coordinate a comprehensive valet Location: program with shared parking ◦ Boundaries for proposed agreements on underutilized coordinated valet program: parking lots ◦ North: Livingston ◦ South: Frankfort  Program available for businesses ◦ West: Pearl within valet program boundaries ◦ East: Fifth Cost: ◦ High Expense (70/71 and 3 rd Street redesigns are in planning)

Potential shared lots for Lindey’s and G. Michael’s; shared parking lot buffer zones

Permit Area Recommendations Timeline: Expand Permit Area A ◦ Near-term ◦ To include all streets within the coordinated valet program boundaries Location: ◦ Boundaries for proposed coordinated valet program Cost: ◦ Low public investment Restructure Permit Area A Pay Scale Timeline: ◦ Near-term Location: ◦ Boundaries for proposed coordinated valet program Cost: ◦ Low public investment

Proposed Permit Area A and boundaries for proposed City Coordinated Valet Program

Permit Area Recommendations, continued: Timeline: Allow Residents to Park in front of ◦ Immediate Driveways with Registered Vehicles Location: ◦ Throughout German Village Cost: ◦ None; public/private cost exists if a registration program is initiated Timeline: ◦ Near-term Repeal Ban on Alley Parking and Include all Alleys as part of Permit Location: Area A ◦ District-wide Cost: ◦ Low administrative costs; permit cost passed to consumer

Historically sensitive and aesthetically pleasing signage with proposed alley parking restrictions