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Canton Downtown Parking Strategy study (2019)

Town Meeting · Record year 2019 · Record 3c209afbe76b68bbdf

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS
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DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS
 1. Signage and wayfinding
          A. Point to free on-street parking
          B. Offer signing to private customer parking in cooperation with landowners
          C. Create a public-friendly parking map
          D. Point to shared parking lots

 2. Improve multimodal conditions
          A.   Additional crosswalks
          B.   Install more bicycle parking (use bulbouts); bike corrals in summer

 3. Pursue shared parking to augment public supply
          A. Capitalize on nearly 900 spaces available at peak (Walgreens, church & funeral home, Ames lots, others)
          B. Offer in-kind services (plowing, lighting, signing, new walking connection, etc.)
          C. Model shared agreements on file

 4. Adjust zoning code to promote flexible development
          A.   In-lieu fee
          B.   Shared parking
          C.   Multimodal requirements
          D.   Curb cut limits

 5. Reconsider time limits on-street, maintain availability goal
          A.   Allow longer-term parking
          B.   Monitor and adjust
          C.   Longer-term: metered pricing?
          D.   Availability creates ADA access



Town of Canton | Downtown Parking Strategy

_ RECOMMENDATION 1 |

A. Highlight access to free / unregulated on-street
parking, especially for long-term parkers

B. Work with private landowners to create
standardized signage so that customers know

where to go

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. Create a public-friendly parking map
Longer-term, sign shared parking lots

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RECOMMENDATION 1 | SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING                            B.
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A. Highlight access to free / unregulated on-street
                                                         Customer
   parking, especially for long-term parkers
                                                           Parking
B. Work with private landowners to create              for Walgreens,
   standardized signage so that customers know        Amber Road Café,
   where to go                                        and Waterfall Bar
C. Create a public-friendly parking map                    & Grille
D. Longer-term, sign shared parking lots
A.                         C.




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RECOMMENDATION 2 | IMPROVE MULTIMODAL CONDITIONS



                New
             crosswalk




                                                    New
                                                 crosswalk                           NACTO




                                            New
                                         crosswalk

                     Use paint/bollards to
                       limit curb cut and
                     reduce conflicts near
                          intersection




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RECOMMENDATION 3 |PURSUE SHARED PARKING TO AUGMENT
                  PUBLIC SUPPLY

A. Capitalize on nearly 900
   spaces available at peak
    • Walgreens lot
    • Ames St. lot
    • Funeral home lots
B. Offer in-kind services
    • plowing, lighting,
      signing
    • improved walking
      connections to town
C. Model shared parking
   agreements on file

RECOMMENDATION 4 | ADJUST ZONING CODE TO SUPPORT
                   FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT

A. In-lieu fee
B. Make shared parking
   easier
    • Modify distance
    • Clarify
    • Keep sample
       agreements on file
C. Add multimodal
   requirements
D. Limit curb cuts &
   encourage shared use
   (Can do some of this
   through site plan review)

_ RECOMMENDATION 5 |

A. Adjust time limits to allow people to linger
¢ Must identify alternative options;
likely long-term spaces
¢ Availability goal: 85%
B. Monitor and adjust
C. Consider pricing as necessary to maintain
availability %

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D. Maintain ADA accessibility by maintaining
availability
E. Customer-friendly enforcement
¢ First ticket free
¢ Provide information on long-term parking
locations / customer-friendly map

Help us keep Shelburne business-friendly!

Be considerate and please leave your car
in designated long-term parking spaces

if you plan to stay longer than two hours.

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Long-term parking spaces can be found in the grey locations above.

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RECOMMENDATION 5 | RECONSIDER ONSTREET REGULATIONS


A. Adjust time limits to allow people to linger
    • Must identify alternative options;
      likely long-term spaces
    • Availability goal: 85%
B. Monitor and adjust
C. Consider pricing as necessary to maintain
   availability %




D. Maintain ADA accessibility by maintaining
   availability
E. Customer-friendly enforcement
    • First ticket free
    • Provide information on long-term parking
      locations / customer-friendly map

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS
 1. Signage and wayfinding
          A. Point to free on-street parking
          B. Offer signing to private customer parking in cooperation with landowners
          C. Create a public-friendly parking map
          D. Point to shared parking lots

 2. Improve multimodal conditions
          A.   Additional crosswalks
          B.   Install more bicycle parking (use bulbouts); bike corrals in summer

 3. Pursue shared parking to augment public supply
          A. Capitalize on nearly 900 spaces available at peak (Walgreens, church & funeral home, Ames lots, others)
          B. Offer in-kind services (plowing, lighting, signing, new walking connection, etc.)
          C. Model shared agreements on file

 4. Adjust zoning code to promote flexible development
          A.   In-lieu fee
          B.   Shared parking
          C.   Multimodal requirements
          D.   Curb cut limits

 5. Reconsider time limits on-street, maintain availability goal
          A.   Allow longer-term parking
          B.   Monitor and adjust
          C.   Longer-term: metered pricing?
          D.   Availability creates ADA access
          E.   Customer friendly enforcement


Town of Canton | Downtown Parking Strategy

THANK YOU!




 November 13, 2018
Town of Canton | Downtown Parking Strategy