University District Parking Plan:An Assessment and Recommendation for Improvement

METHODS● NEIGHBORHOOD SURVEYS ● TRAFFIC AND PARKING COUNTS

● ONLINE SURVEYS ● NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS

SURVEY RESULTS• 337 residential surveys-1,124 adults , 49 children

• 83% of all adults own a vehicle in the University District

• 89.5% of all available off street spaces are used• 43.1% pay an off street parking fee

• 70.8% of visitors park on the street• 17.3% of which park more than a block away

• 24.4% of visitors park off-street in a driveway or other off-street lot

• 64.8% of survey respondents attend OSU• 62.2% walk to work or school, 26.2% drive

• 3.3% use COTA, 3.1% use CABS

• 47% live in a permit parking area • 193 permit parking passes in 158 households

• 25% of people not living in a permit area would favor implementation

• Safety, more parking, and parking safety were the three improvements that residents were most supportive of.

• Residents identified their biggest problem was lack of parking during the day and most frequent problems they encountered were illegal parking, and parking noise.

• Online Surveys• Residential: 190 households, 595 adults, 20 children

• 2.73 cars per household, 75.3% of all available off street spaces are used, 47% pay an off-street parking fee

• 205 permit parking passes in 124 households

• Commuter: 122 respondents, 94.5% drive to University District alone

• 20% report that they received a parking ticket for illegally parking off-campus in a permit area. 20% percent received tickets for expired parking meter. 10% received tickets for parking in front of a fire hydrant, driveway, or intersection.

• 53 business surveys• 320 off street spaces, 6.4 spaces per business, 39% of businesses share parking and 43% businesses stated that their customers park on the street

KEY RECOMMENDATIONS• Expand CABS Bus Service

• Institute a COTA payroll deduction for OSU employees

• Institute carpooling program organized through OSU

• Adjust OSU permit system to allow students to pay on a quarterly basis

• Limit city parking permits to no more than four per household

• Provide visitor permits on a date basis

• Institute grant program for development and maintenance of off-street parking

• Provide additional metered parking for businesses

• Develop gateway markers and information kiosks for business areas identifying parking areas

• Advertise OSU garage availability for evening and weekend parking

• Develop and improve the bicycle network in the University District

• Institute a maximum number of parking spaces required under the zoning code

• Encourage shared parking

• Increase safety through improved lighting and increased patrols

• Institute volunteer citizen based enforcement program for parking violations