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8.A. - Page 9 thieving our occupancy goal. Additional data was collected and analyzed in June 2018. Data was collected on a typical Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday and then analyzed by a transportation consultant. The weekdays had the highest average parking occupancy. Highlights of the results include: • Length of Stay: Most people (69-74%) parking in the core parking zone stayed for less than 2 hours. Approximately 50% of parkers stay for less than one hour. Table: Current Parking Patterns • Occupancies peak in the evenings when parking is free on -street and in the parking lots within the core parking area — at 8 pm few on -street spaces were available and parking is hard to find • Public use of private parking facilities remains light, with occupancies not exceeding 25% on a typical evening or weekend. Potential Parkinq Implications of Downtown Park The Downtown Park Sites Assessment and Feasibility Study identified two City parking lots in downtown Redwood City as the preferred, potential park sites: • Library Lot A, with 51 parking spaces, and • Main Street Lot with 149 parking spaces. Both parking lots are actively used; the average daily occupancy in the Main Street Lot is 83% and 73% in Library Lot A. Proposed park designs maintain 70 to 120 parking spaces out of the current 200. The table below summarizes the existing supply and demand and the estimated parking shortfall if the park(s) were to be developed as proposed. Potential Parking Changes due to Park Development Parking Average Average Peak Activity Parking Occupancy Spaces Occupancy Location Weekday, 8a -8p Time(s) Occupancy On-street(Core) 80% Noon/7pm 90% On-street(Periphery) 78% Noon 87% City off-street lot 70% 8pm 86% City garage 67% 8pm 80% • Occupancies peak in the evenings when parking is free on -street and in the parking lots within the core parking area — at 8 pm few on -street spaces were available and parking is hard to find • Public use of private parking facilities remains light, with occupancies not exceeding 25% on a typical evening or weekend. Potential Parkinq Implications of Downtown Park The Downtown Park Sites Assessment and Feasibility Study identified two City parking lots in downtown Redwood City as the preferred, potential park sites: • Library Lot A, with 51 parking spaces, and • Main Street Lot with 149 parking spaces. Both parking lots are actively used; the average daily occupancy in the Main Street Lot is 83% and 73% in Library Lot A. Proposed park designs maintain 70 to 120 parking spaces out of the current 200. The table below summarizes the existing supply and demand and the estimated parking shortfall if the park(s) were to be developed as proposed. Potential Parking Changes due to Park Development Parking Average Average Desired Parking Space Spaces Occupancy Spaces Parking Spaces Deficit w/ Site (existing) Used Spaces* w/ Park Park Main Street Lot 149 83% 124 145 70-110 35-77 Lot A 51 73% 37 44 0-10 31-44 Total 200 80% 161 189 70-120 66-121 * Desired number of parking spaces to achieve an average 85% occupancy