Stoughton Center Parking

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1 Stoughton Center Parking Existing Conditions and Observations October 4, 2017

2 Agenda Introduction Metropolitan Area Planning Council Project Team Parking Studies Background Scope of Work Study Area Survey Results Data Analysis Observations Feedback & Questions

3 Who We Are MAPC is the regional planning agency for the 101 cities and towns of Metro Boston. We focus on land use, transportation, housing, health, economic development, energy, etc. Project Team Sarah Lee Engineer/Planner, specializing in Parking and Bicycle/Pedestrian Design Kasia Hart Transportation Coordinator, specializing in Parking, Bicycle Share and Transportation Policy

4 Number of Parked vehicles Parking Studies What We Do We partner with municipal leaders and staff to help cities, towns, and neighborhoods get to the root of parking challenges Capacity Weekend Weekday :00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00

5 Parking In General Parking Make it easy!! Available Affordable Consistent Clear Visible Encourage people to park once and visit multiple destinations to shop and dine Separate long-term and short-term parking Provide employee parking Long-term in lots, short-term on street 85% occupancy is preferred

6 Scope of Work GOAL: Maximize Efficiency Data Collection Mapping Existing Regulations Occupancy vs. Capacity Online/Paper Survey Fieldwork Existing Regulations Weekday Data Collection: April Analysis and Evaluation Final Technical Memorandum

7 Police Dept. Town Hall Post Office Church Commuter Rail Library

8 Survey

9 Survey Results Launched in Spring 440 Total respondents 80% Residents 13% Town Employees 3% Business Owners 2% Business Employee 18 Questions Online and paper copies

10 Survey Results

11 Survey Results

12 Survey Results

13 Survey Results

14 Survey Results

15 Survey Results

16 Survey Results

17 What We ve Heard Town Center is not person or vehicle friendly Purchase property near Town Center and build parking Encourage bicycle parking Post office area is an issue Parking is not an issue More parking needed

18 What We ve Heard Inability to cross safely is big parking issue Solving some ped issues = solve some parking issues Employees should park in lots People hesitant to park next to travel lane Build a garage Always parking available around corner/ down the street

19 What We ve Heard Better signage needed Slow down traffic Not enough employee parking Charge for parking Is there anything besides on-street parking? Too hard to park on street because of traffic

20 What We ve Heard Consider meters Not a lack of parking, but a lack of safe parking Utilize MBTA lots on evenings/ weekends Free parking spaces Tear down buildings and create parking Resident permits

21 Data Analysis

22 Data Collection Answer Questions: Parking Regulations Occupancy vs. Capacity Duration Peak Areas Employee Parking Enforcement Off-Street Parking Visibility

23 Police Dept. Town Hall Post Office Church Commuter Rail Library

24 Police Dept. Town Hall Post Office Church This data is focusing on PUBLICLY owned parking Commuter Rail Library

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26 Parking Study Study Area Capacity = 765 Parking Spaces MBTA = 329 (43% of total) Public On-Street = 248 (32% of total)» 2 hour» 1 hour» Unrestricted» 15 min» Handicap» Loading Municipal/Permit Off-Street = 114 (15% of total)» Rose Street Lot» Town Hall lot» Railroad Ave Lot Private= 58 (8% of total) Public Off-Street = 16 (2% of total)» Washington at Freeman

27 Parking Occupancy Weekday Occupancy 100% 90% 80% Target 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Total Public On-Street Public Off-Street 85% Target 0% 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

28 Parking Occupancy Weekday Occupancy 100% 90% 80% 70% Off Street Peaks 56% 58% (103 spaces) Target 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 52% On Street Peak (248 spaces) Total Public On-Street Public Off-Street 85% Target 0% 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Overall peak = 62% at 6pm

29 ❽ AM On-Street 16% Off-Street 36% Overall 22%

30 ❾ AM On-Street 24% Off-Street 48% Overall 31%

31 ❿ AM On-Street 35% Off-Street 50% Overall 39%

32 ⓫ AM On-Street 42% Off-Street 50% Overall 44%

33 ⓬ PM On-Street 38% Off-Street 56% Overall 43%

34 ❶ PM On-Street 40% Off-Street 56% Overall 45%

35 ❷ PM On-Street 39% Off-Street 47% Overall 41%

36 ❸ PM On-Street 38% Off-Street 53% Overall 43%

37 ❹ PM On-Street 45% Off-Street 58% Overall 49%

38 ❺ PM On-Street 47% Off-Street 53% Overall 49%

39 ❻ PM On-Street 52% PEAK Off-Street 53% Overall 52%

40 ❼ PM On-Street 47% Off-Street 36% Overall 44%

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43 Observations

44 Commuter Parking

45 Commuter Parking

46 Signage

47 Signage

48 Underutilized Parking Pearl Street Washington Street

49 Underutilized Parking Pearl Street Washington Street

50 Underutilized Parking Washington Street at Freeman Street

51 Underutilized Parking Washington Street at Freeman Street

52 Scofflaws

53 Scofflaws

54 Town Hall Parking

55 Town Hall Parking

56 Municipal Parking

57 Municipal Parking

58 Discussion What are your biggest concerns regarding parking? What can we do to make parking easier? Do you have specific parking issues you would like addressed?

59 Thank you! Questions? Feedback? Sarah Lee