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policies are achieving our occupancy goal. Additional data was collected and analyzed in June 2018. Data was collected on a typical Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday and MEMORANDUMthen analyzed by a transportation consultant. The weekdays had the highest average Average parking occupancy. Highlights of the results include: Parking • Length of Stay: Most people (69-74%) parking in the core parking zone stayed Spaces for less than 2 hours. Approximately 50% of parkers stay for less than one hour. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Parking ENGINEERING SECTION Table: Current Parking Patterns DATE: 8/31/2018 Average Peak Activity Used Occupancy TO: City Council of Redwood City Location Weekday, 8a -8p Time(s) Occupancy Main Street Lot 149 On-street(Core) 80% Noon/7pm 90% FROM: Christian Hammack, Parking and Transportation Demand Manager On-street(Periphery) 78% Noon 87% 70-110 City off-street lot 70% 8pm 86% RE: Current Parking Usage and Implication for Development of Downtown Park City garage 67% 8pm 80% The purpose of this memo is to update Council on the current status of Redwood City's 44 downtown parking program, to discuss implications of the proposed Downtown Park 31-44 Project, and to outline opportunities for offsetting any impacts. The discussion includes Occupancies peak in the evenings when parking is free on -street and in the data on the current parking pp y, parking use, impacts of the park designs and Arkin supply, parking lots within the core parking area — at 8pm few on -street spaces were 70-120 available and parking is hard to find potential steps to address current or potential parking issues. achieve an average 85% occupancy • Public use of private parking facilities remains light, with occupancies not Current Parkina SUDDIV exceeding 25% on a typical evening or weekend. The City currently owns and operates approximately 2,500 parking spaces during weekdays. Approximately 4,800 parking spaces are available on evenings and Potential Parkina Implications of Downtown Park weekends through publicly owned parking and through shared parking agreements with The Downtown Park Sites Assessment and Feasibility Study identified two City parking private property owners. See Exhibit A for a map of downtown parking locations. The lots in downtown Redwood City as the preferred, potential park sites: breakdown of the parking supply is as follows: • Library Lot A, with 51 parking spaces, and • Main Street Lot with 149 parking spaces. Table: Parking Supply Publicly -Available Parking Spaces Facility Type Weekdays Evenings / Weekends / Holidays On -street 1028 1028 City off-street lot 486 486 City garage 1047 1047 Privately owned garage* N/A 2299 Total 2,561 4,860 *available evenings and weekends Current Parkins Use The City's parking policies seek to achieve an average parking occupancy between 70% and 85% during peak times. This use level means that there are always some open parking spaces, making it easy for new parkers to find a spot. In December, 2017 we collected and analyzed parking occupancy data to understand how well our current 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