1. BICYCLE PARKING CORRALS PROS:

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1 1. BICYCLE PARKING CORRALS a. Improves sidewalk accessibility by removing bikes from the sidewalk and provides convenient, comfortable and secure bike parking. b. On average, can accommodate ten to twelve bikes at a time depending on style chosen. c. Bicycle friendly communities draw people and activities into the area and promote social and economic activity d. Encourages residents and commercial patrons to use an alternate form of transportation and thereby helps achieve the goal of the parking study a. Requires a Revocable Permit through Development Services Division of the City of Jacksonville. Per this process, the owner of the corral must accept all liability and maintenance responsibilities. This may act as a deterrent for property owners, businesses or neighborhood groups who wish to install such a corral. b. Depending on rack chosen, will require the removal of one or two commercial parking spaces from the inventory. Approximately $ $3000 per corral To maintain consistency throughout the streetscape, one style of rack should be chosen as the standard for the neighborhood. Traditional bicycle racks are still an option.

2 2. IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING THROUGOUT COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS a. Improves safety for residents, patrons and employees when walking to and from vehicles or residences. b. Enhances safety and aesthetics of area c. Minimizes variance between bright and dark areas. d. Encourages walkability by residents to and from commercial areas, which is a goal of the parking study e. May be a crime deterrent f. Light fixtures create a defining visual characteristic during daylight hours and define a positive urban character. g. Supports nighttime activities. h. Allows pedestrians to detect obstacles, stay visually oriented and recognize faces from upwards of 10 feet (the minimum distance that brings comfort with regard to normal social contact). i. Encourages walking as part of an active lifestyle. a. Expensive to install and maintain b. Contributes to nighttime light pollution c. Specialty lighting fixtures may have increased maintenance costs. d. Installation may affect the right-of-way; need to be placed in a non-obstructive location e. Sidewalk modifications may require approval from the city TBD

3 3. ON STREET PARKING SUITABILITY STANDARDS a. Maintains emergency access to area residences b. Supports goal of parking study a. Restrictions apply to both residents and commercials patrons which may limit the ability of residents to park on the street on which they reside b. Some dwelling units have limited or no off street parking so residents will be required to park on adjacent streets with acceptable width. c. Lack of on-street parking may encourage residents and guests to park on ROW or in yards. d. Requires consistent enforcement via parking tickets or towing of violators; there are limited parking enforcement resources at the City of Jacksonville Parking Division. Purchase and installation of appropriate signage and striping, enforcement through ticketing and towing service No Parking signs (R7 series) approximately $300 per sign F&I. Pavement marking (6, yellow or white paint, F&I) approximately $0.50 per linear foot (LF) Application of parking restrictions will require further discussion with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department (JFRD) to determine actual clear zone requirements. It will also require a block by block field survey of street widths to determine affected streets and public outreach efforts to inform, educate and achieve acceptance by residents.

4 4. IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLEYS a. Use as off street parking for employees b. Will open up on-street spaces for commercial patrons c. Addition of lighting and security cameras will improve safety to users d. Correcting paving and drainage issues will make alleys more attractive to users a. Noise from increased use may disturb adjacent residents. b. Vehicles may get blocked in by other users or delivery trucks c. Alleys are controlled by individual businesses so an overall plan would have to be coordinated among a number of users. TDB

5 5. IMPROVED SIGNING AND MARKING OF ON-STREET RESIDENTIAL PARKING a. Clearly delineates areas where on-street parking is allowed b. Allows clear enforcement of parking regulations a. Residents may not support use of individually striped parking spaces. b. Striping along the curb only may not maximize the number of parking spaces c. No Parking signs add to visual clutter d. Requires enforcement for effectiveness; there are limited parking enforcement resources at the City of Jacksonville Parking Division. No Parking signs (R7 series) approximately $300 per sign F&I. Pavement marking (6, yellow or white paint, F&I) approximately $0.50 per linear foot (LF) A field effort and engineering plans will be required.

6 6. LIMITS ON EMPLOYEE PARKING IN COMMERCIAL AREAS Provide employee parking within a reasonable walking distance of the commercial districts. A well lit, safe route from the business district to the parking area is imperative. a. Shared lots (after regular business hours): Each employee would get a parking tag or placard to use the lot(s). Lots should be well lit and secure. Avondale Grace Church parking lot (Herschel Street between Talbot Avenue and Edgewood Avenue) Park & King Riverside Baptist Church, Parkside Surgery, St. Vincent s lot, CenterState Bank lot (other lots in area may also be viable) b. Marked parking on public ROW Avondale angle parking spaces on Talbot Avenue adjacent to Avondale United Methodist Church (Talbot Avenue at Herschel Street); Boone Park along Van Wert Avenue Park & King angle parking at West Riverside Elementary School (James Street at Herschel Street) a. Increases parking supply and turnover near businesses b. Shorter walking distances for patrons c. Encourages use of alleys d. Employees parking in residential areas are likely to be quieter than commercial patrons. a. Employees have to find parking elsewhere, likely farther away b. Employees may branch out into residential areas to park c. Noise may disturb adjacent residents d. Inadequate lighting and overgrown landscape may make employees feel unsafe as they walk to vehicles at night. TBD

7 7. RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS a. Used effectively in many communities to discourage patrons of commercial districts from parking in residential areas either at all times or on certain days/hours. b. Availability of on-street parking for residents and their guests is increased. c. Litter, noise, and traffic created by non-residents are minimized. a. Can be expensive and labor intensive for a community to maintain; fees may not match administrative costs. b. The program does not guarantee or reserve a parking space to any resident of a permit area. c. Vehicles without permits are subject to parking restrictions, even if they belong to residents or their guests d. Residents must apply or reapply for permits each year. e. Should require buy-in from a minimum number of households in the permit area f. Signs indicating the areas parking restriction must be posted in the area, which adds to visual clutter g. Must have necessary parking enforcement in the area to be effective a. Varies by community; revenue from permits and parking fines may help offset the administrative costs of running the program. b. No Parking signs (R7 series) approximately $300 per sign F&I. The parking committee from RAP recommended that there should be no cost for decals or guest passes.

8 8. VALET PARKING a. Enables remote parking thereby increasing the parking supply in the commercial corridor. b. Reduces walking distances for patrons. c. Attractive option during inclement weather. d. Reduces the opportunity for unsafe situations for patrons by reducing walking distances. e. Peace of mind for patrons since their vehicle is being watched over and parked in a safe location. f. Decreases traffic flow through the commercial corridor, making the area safer for pedestrians. a. Depending on the cost, certain patrons may be reluctant to use the service. b. Need to find usable parking lots to park customer vehicles (particularly in Shoppes of Avondale) c. Noise from valet operations, such as the beep when car doors are unlocked, may disturb adjacent residents. d. If using a shared parking lot, will require liability waivers/insurance for business/property owners e. Trash and litter Varies depending on valet service used

9 9. SHUTTLE OR TROLLEY SERVICE a. Enables remote parking thereby increasing the parking supply in the commercial corridor. b. Reduces traffic throughout the commercial corridor, making the area safer for pedestrians. c. Encourages patrons to use alternate forms of transportation. d. Safe and convenient way to travel between businesses, especially for patrons that are drinking. e. Reduces the opportunity for unsafe situations by reducing walking distances for patrons. a. Increased noise due to shuttles running through corridors during peak and late night hours, potentially causing a disturbance to residents b. Need funding sources for the service. c. Headways must remain relatively short to maintain use by patrons. TBD A trolley service was run on September 14 th through the Riverside/Avondale area from 6 PM to 12:30 AM. Three trolleys were rented at a rate of $125/hr each. JTA provided the drivers and volunteers took tickets and counted ridership. It is estimated there was approximately 500 riders and 1183 trips were taken. A study to determine appropriate routes may need to be conducted.

10 10. METERED PARKING a. Can increase access to parking by encouraging turnover of the spaces b. May create revenue stream for the community c. Smart meters use credit/debit cards, thereby reducing the need for correct change and increasing convenience for user. d. Can utilize demand-responsive pricing to vary parking rates according to location, time of day and day of the week. The parking rate can be adjusted up or down depending on the demand for spaces. e. Can offer free or lower cost parking at more remote locations, where there is available parking. a. Individual meters add to visual clutter of streetscape b. Expensive to install and maintain. c. Can be confusing to operate d. Pay and Display may require driver to walk half a block and then return to vehicle to put parking fee paper inside vehicle. e. Multi-space tickets are not suitable for use with motorcycles and convertibles. f. General litter due to discarded tickets. g. Generally inconvenient to motorists in bad weather (rain, wind, heat, cold) h. In high use areas, solar battery life may not maintain the operation of the meter all day. Trees and the shadow of buildings exacerbate the problem. i. Meters should be securely installed to prevent theft and vandalism. j. Parking enforcement is required. k. May encourage commercial parking in residential areas. a. Single space meters approximately $500 each plus an additional $700-$800 per year in operating costs b. Multi-space meters approximately $7000-$10000 each plus an additional $5000 per year for operating costs

11 11. PARKING ENFORCEMENT a. Provides consistent enforcement targeted toward discouraging improper parking while minimizing the negative impact on residents and patrons a. Commercial establishments and their patrons of may feel singled out for enforcement b. Limited resources available to provide enforcement; COJ not comfortable having them out much past 11:00 pm. c. COJ parking officers will focus solely on parking issues and will not get involved with noise complaints, people's behavior, etc. Per Jack Shad, it s recommended that enforcement by COJ to be conducted in pairs one Parking Enforcement Supervisor and one Parking Enforcement Specialist. Their salary and benefits are roughly $25 per hour for the Supervisor and $17 per hour for the Specialist. Overtime is likely not required if sufficient notice given of a non-standard shift.

12 12. INCREASE PARKING INVENTORY a. Where possible, increase parking supply by adding spaces on a small scale in public ROW b. Additional commercial spaces reduce the demand on residential streets. c. Shared parking in existing lots after business hours (e.g. CenterState Bank, Parkside Surgery, Prudential Realty) reduces demand without the need to build additional parking facilities. a. Limited space to install more parking b. Shared use of parking lots may disturb nearby residents c. Noise, liability and litter issues d. May involve the conversion of green space or other land into surface lots/parking structures TBD An inventory of both study areas should be conducted to identify where additional parking spaces can be added on a small scale within public ROW, such as in front of The Garage.

13 13. CONTRACT TOWING SERVICE a. Deters vehicles from parking in prohibited spaces due to the chance of being towed b. A tow service under contract to the City will provide timely removal of illegally parked vehicles. c. Residents will have the number of the contract service which will eliminate uncertainty if a vehicle needs to be removed. a. Noise from tow trucks may disturb adjacent residents b. Signs indicating a towing zone adds to visual clutter c. Commercial establishments and their patrons of may feel singled out for enforcement A contract towing service is free to the City the tow companies get paid by the vehicle owner.

14 14. EDUCATION a. Merchants can provide parking information to customers through use of tent cards, internal signage, social media, etc. b. Installation of way finding signage can direct users to parking areas, make the area easier to navigate by visitors, and create positive impressions, in turn promoting economic and social activity in the area c. Can encourage multimodal use (walking, biking, transit) by residents, employees and visitors. d. A parking app can be developed to provide easily accessible information on parking areas and restrictions, costs, geo-location of shuttles, etc. in a quick and convenient manner. a. Visual clutter from wayfinding signs b. Expense of creating, installing and maintaining signage c. Expense of creating and maintaining app. For parking app, this type can be developed for under $10,000 if all that is desired is simple functionality. For a more complex app, costs can approach $50,000 to develop.

15 15. PARKING STRUCTURE a. Dramatically increases parking supply b. May contribute revenue to the community c. Creates a larger amount of parking in a smaller footprint than a surface lot d. Convenient for patrons of the commercial corridor due to shorter walking distances e. Can be developed as a mixed use facility with commercial businesses on the ground floor and residential units above. f. Can be designed to blend in with the historical characteristics of the area a. Expensive to construct and maintain. b. Parking structure in a historic district may disrupt the aesthetics of the area c. Parking structures can be disorganized and confusing to patrons d. From a security standpoint, parking structures may be perceived by users as more dangerous due to the low-light conditions which may be conducive to criminal activity. Dependent on characteristics of parking structure; costs range from $15,000-$25,000 per space for construction. Annual costs are about $650-$1000 per space per year.

16 Goal of Parking Study Establish a parking program that manages existing demand and anticipates future demandto maintain a vibrant neighborhood commercial district while addressing the existing negative impact of non residential parking on the quality of life of residents in the study areas. Measures of success: 1. Emergency access to properties is maintained. 2. Owner and service access to property is protected. 3. Residential quality of life is respected. 4. Non residential demand is managed to provide safe parking options. 5. Enhanced access and increased mobility options to the commercial districts for customers, visitors and residents are provided

17 Bike Parking Corrals Emergency Access Maintained Owner and Service Access Protected Measures of Success Residential Quality of Life Adequate Parking for Non-Res Demand Enhanced Access and Increased Mobility Options Improved Pedestrian Lighting On-Street Parking Suitability Standards Recommendations Improvements to Alleys Improved Signing and Marking of Residential Streets Limits on Employee Parking in Commercial Areas Residential Parking Permits Valet Parking Shuttle or Trolley Service Metered Parking Parking Enforcement Increase Parking Inventory Contract Towing Service Education Parking Structure

18 Park and King Community Meeting Summary Number of attendees: 49 (including 2 staff from COJ and 2 from Ghyabi) Number of surveys collected: 10 As indicated by survey response: Residents of the study area: 8 Employees within the study area: 1 Visitors to the study area: 1 Business owners in the study area: 1 Patrons of a business in the study area: 5 Additional concerns the study should address? No new parking lots/garages are needed How will parking issues be enforced- JSO, private towing companies? Difficulty passing/driving down streets where cars parked on both sides. Businesses need to find solutions and they may not do that without incentives or being forced to by reducing parking supply on residential streets. Parking on grass, litter, access to my driveway, crime. Trash and litter related to bar patrons, lack of a security presence as promised. Parking suitability in areas where the street curves should also be considered, not just street width (e.g. King St between College St and Green St) In addition to space for emergency vehicles the study must address the size and frequency of bus traffic. If cars still line the streets when occupancy increases at Kickbacks we will still have the same problem made worse by buses. Concerned that Post St was not on the study regarding resident safety and clearance for emergency vehicles. Can t get my Toyota Sienna XLE out of driveway after 7 PM. If you have large parking areas within the entertainment zone be careful to set up entrance and exits so that they minimize traffic thru residential areas. Do you have any solutions you think would work and meet the purpose of the study? More police presence- walking and bicycles Shared lots, painted lines of streets would help, mass transit- circulator loop so parking could be spread throughout Riverside/Avondale Residential permits combined with dedicated parking at Baptist Church, CenterState Bank, etc. Also JTA needs increased evening service on weekends

19 Auto stickers for residents, off-site parking and shuttle Residential parking permits, city parking garage in outlying areas to provide valet spaces Residential parking permits. We currently cannot have guests in our home past 4 PM due to patrons of the bars, restaurants, etc. This is a problem Thursday-Sunday. Even mowing my yard is difficult Signage or fluorescent paint with a message such as DO NOT BLOCK DRIVEWAY Use the parking off of McDuff with valet parking or bus transportation. Pay for security for that lot. If I think of a creative way to fund parking I will let you know. One possibility starts with free parking (footed by merchants initially) to train patrons to use the parking then being charging more and more like boiling a lobster. Money to be used for trolley and security. Remove security from immediate vicinity of Dahlias and Kickbacks and put them at distant parking areas. We did not request security from these merchants to safeguard merchants but to safeguard the community but the city council members didn t understand the concept Do you have any comments on the study or ideas to share with the Steering Committee? Requiring decals for neighborhood parking is a bad idea. It would put good-business owners out of business Bring back a fixed rail streetcar to Riverside/Avondale Implement the mobility fee Exceptions should be put on moratorium so businesses are forced to provide a solution or pay into a fund to provide solutions Would like to see a small tax within the limited area to fund improvements and cleanup. Maybe $0.10 per transaction? Overlay should be revised to account for use of the business not just for restaurants over 100 seats and bars Glad this is happening- I fear the real solutions are not possible because of the difficulty of retroactively trying to correct a problem that is out of control and getting worse Thank you for the work you ve done. Also thank you for having the study and collecting the data and sharing it with the community Common concerns/comments Institute Residential Parking Permit program and how will it be enforced? Parking suitability needs to be addressed Use off-site parking and shuttle patrons in using buses/trolleys Would like painted parking spaces Need more police presence Noise and litter from bar patrons needs to be addressed

20 Avondale Community Meeting Summary Number of attendees: 50 (including 2 staff from COJ and 2 from Ghyabi) Number of surveys collected: 17 As indicated by survey response: Residents of the study area: 16 Employees within the study area: 0 Visitors to the study area: 0 Business owners in the study area: 0 Patrons of a business in the study area: 6 Do you have additional concerns you think the study should address? Protect my parking for family and friends, not commercial restaurant patrons You cannot take out any green space at all; it changes the look of the area for the last 100 years. That s why we are here I do not want to see green space lost to parking (Boone Park and Ingleside median) Mellow Mushroom is only going to need 40 parking spots! Parking at Boone Park. Move the boundary back say 20 feet and move the playground just enough to allow parking Food containers and other debris deposited by transient patrons of the Shoppes on Avondale. Late night loud and boisterous behavior by patrons of the Shoppes of Avondale I fear the loss of green space as available parking but I did not see that mentioned. Do not destroy green space. Sidewalks on charts are not continuous this is an unaddressed problem Cracked sidewalks and driveways. Aprons and lighting Designated parking for residents w/no off-street parking available in front of the residence Violation of private property rights I can t get out of my driveway Trash, safety, noise Parking for residents in front of their homes Do you have any solutions you think would work and meet the purpose of the study? When marking (striping) parking spaces mark at least one spot for each residence. E.g. No Parking Cars will be towed at owners expense

21 I would rather restaurant patrons use a trolley from Roosevelt Mall to Shoppes of Avondale than park in front of my house. Valet parking would be a better choice too Mark/paint areas on both sides of driveway openings as a no parking area There are so many parking spaces allowed on the survey that makes it impossible for the businesses service trucks to use the alleys Issue resident parking only signs to property owners and tenant parking only for rental properties Staggered striping Residential parking permits Off-site parking with trolley or other transportation available At peak hours, area rangers such as downtown employees. Friendly, helpful people in bright orange vests directing and facilitating people and parking Residential parking permits Staggered parking on residential streets Get residents only parking designations as in St. Augustine. After all, Avondale is a designated historic area also Employees to park at Boone Park at Dancy resident parking only signs in front of each residence Parking on one side of street only Do you have any comments on the study or ideas to share with the Steering Committee? No stickers for my cars for parking in front of my house for me and my friends please Permits for resident parking only; no commercial parking or shop employee parking in the residential areas Enforce no parking signs No residential parking permits Have business owners provide parking for their employees at remote locations and provide a shuttle to transport them back and forth. I don t know how the alley parking was calculated but Houdini couldn t park 112 cars in that space Street widths need full consideration Do not destroy green space, e.g. median on Ingleside and Boone Park; it is not for parking Has the study anticipated the increased demand that will result from Mellow Mushroom opening? Do NOT take out medians on Ingleside No angled spaces in front of homes on St Johns Ave Listen to us [residents]

22 Common responses/concerns Do not take out any green space such as medians along Ingleside Ave or Boone Park Install Resident Only parking signs Institute a Residential Parking Permit program Residents want spaces in front of their houses so friends and family can visit Provide off-site parking for patrons of the Shoppes and shuttle them in on a bus/trolley Noise and trash created by patrons of the Shoppes Staggered parking on residential streets