Residential Parking Permits (Centers and Corridors Parking Study)
The City is looking at overhauling its city-wide parking strategy with emphasis on creating what has been described as “Parking Benefit Districts.” The idea is that neighborhoods would apply to create a new parking district requiring permits for on-street parking of varying duration. Cost of permits would be determined by demand within a neighborhood — greater demand will increase the price of permits. the goal is to find a permit cost that insures parking spaces are always available, but that people can afford them. Revenue from the permits and enforcement citations would be shared between PBOT and the neighborhood districts. PBOT would secure revenue to cover its costs of providing permits and parking enforcement, with the rest of the revenue available to neighborhoods for their own initiatives. This is not to say neighborhoods could spend this money any way they like, but would work with PBOT to fund projects in the neighborhood already on the current TSP Projects list or have their proposals for other types of neighborhood enhancements approved. Possibilities: safer street crossings, labor to clean streets and drains, etc.
Each neighborhood would be given a vote to request a parking permit program for their neighborhood. First, the neighborhood association would apply for the program and request a vote of the neighborhood. The proposal would pass with at least 50% + 1 voting YES and requires at least 50% of our neighbors to respond with a vote.
What follows is copied from the PBOT site:
Latest News
On December 15, 2016, at 2 PM, City Council will hear an ordinance that implements the permit program changes recommended by the Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Council documents will be linked here as they are available, approximately one week before the hearing.
Here is the full page describing this work:
Centers and Corridors Parking Study (PBOT)
Attached below is the Parking Management Toolkit, which describes the current strategy:
Each neighborhood would be given a vote to request a parking permit program for their neighborhood. First, the neighborhood association would apply for the program and request a vote of the neighborhood. The proposal would pass with at least 50% + 1 voting YES and requires at least 50% of our neighbors to respond with a vote.
What follows is copied from the PBOT site:
Latest News
On December 15, 2016, at 2 PM, City Council will hear an ordinance that implements the permit program changes recommended by the Stakeholder Advisory Committee. Council documents will be linked here as they are available, approximately one week before the hearing.
Here is the full page describing this work:
Centers and Corridors Parking Study (PBOT)
Attached below is the Parking Management Toolkit, which describes the current strategy:
| portland_parking_final_toolkit_2016-03-14.pdf |
Here is a link to the Access Magazine article on Parking Benefit Districts along with an excellent article on Paking Benefit Districts:
Access Magazine article
Access Magazine article
| parking_benefit_districts.pdf |