Parking

 

ASP Parking Study

• Current State
  • 159 Public Meters Spaces in lot
    • 127 metered spaces
    • 32 “restricted” Newton North spaces (also used by public)
  • 116 spaces in private Star Market lot
  • Utilization
    • The “Study Area” includes 448 public spaces.
    • At peak lot is 94% full in study.  The “Study Area” is 78% full.
    • The study area include spaces over a 6 minute walk from Walnut street.*
    • The Star Market lot is 83% utilized at peak. 39% of this demand was non-Star-Market use.  Restriction of this use subsequent to the parking study pushes use into the public spaces
    • The study cites “average use”, which is not relevant when you are not there at below average times…
• Proposed State*
  • 127 metered spaces replaced
  • 32 “Newton North” spots not replaced
  • 90 below grade spots added for residents and commercial
  • The proposal is 80 spaces short of zoning requirements
  • Between the zoning shortfall and the 32 lots North spots, the shortfall is 112 spots.
  • Parking of residents, customers, and employees in more convenient ground-level parking at peak times and on weekends likely raises the shortfall
  • Restriction of traditionally available Star Market spots likey raises the shortfall.
  • Zoning requires stalls to be 9ft wide and 19ft deep. The permit proposes “several” compact stalls.  The detailed plans show 33 spaces at 8 ft wide and the remainder at 8’6″, so none meet the 9ft requirement.  Only 49 are 19 ft deep with the remainder 17ft deep.
  • The net result is that the current parking lot as 44% more area for parking spaces than what is proposed.    The proposal has 30% less area for parking.  
  • The parking that is provided has a large portion situated at the far end of the lot that is currently occupied by the Goodwill truck.  That will be a long walk for seniors or for short errands.

• Austin Street Parking
  Current
  Number	Width	Depth	Sq Ft
  159	9	19	27189	144%
  Proposed
  Number	Width	Depth	Area
  4	8.5	17	578
  41	8.5	19	6621.5
  51	8.5	17	7369.5
  4	8	19	608
  3	8	17	408
  20	8	17	2720
  4	8	19	608
  127			18913
  80%			70%

  • • Parking will be underneath the building. It will be difficult to spot available spaces. Concern has been raised about personal safety with less visibility.
    • Retail spaces is added with no provision for parking of employees customers of that space
      • It is hoped that spaces freed up by residents might be used by employees during day.