City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of a Proposed Amendment to Extend Metered Parking Zones.
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ISSUE: Consideration of an ordinance to amend Section 5-8-92 of the City Code to extend metered parking zones.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council pass the ordinance on first reading and set it for public hearing, second reading and final passage on Saturday, September 21, 2013.
DISCUSSION: In 2009 the City completed an Old Town Area Parking Study (OTAPS) that looked at parking supply and demand in the Old Town area and provided a series of recommendations to manage the inventory of on-street parking spaces. The City convened an Old Town Area Parking Study (OTAPS) Work Group once in 2010 and for the second time in 2012 to review recommendations from the 2009 Old Town Area Parking Study which included adding meters in non-metered commercial blocks, extending meter hours, installation of multispace meters, and implementing pay by phone parking technology and others.
In 2012, the City replaced single-space meters with multi-space meters on the majority of the commercial blocks along the King Street commercial corridor. However, there still remain several commercial blocks that are not metered. Studies conducted since the installation of the multi-space meters have shown that parking turnover has increased as a result of the multi-space meter installation in 2010.
One of the recommendations of the Study, which was supported by both the 2010 and 2012 OTAPS Work Groups, was to add meters on non-metered blocks with commercial ground floor retail in order to support two goals: (1) create turnover in high demand parking areas and (2) encourag...
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