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APPENDIX
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<br />Exhibit IG. City-wide Survey graph showing iocafrons where pariwipants Typ"Iy park in fhe downtown area
<br />Inopportunely, the study did not differentiate between Lot A (corner of Main St and Middlefield
<br />Rd) and Lot B (comer of Jefferson Ave and Middlefield Rd). Of the four -hundred plus (406+)
<br />participants twenty-five percent (25%) say they typically park under the Theater0effer5on
<br />Garage when visiting downtown. Eighteen percent (18%) say they paras at the Library lots, and
<br />seventeen percent (17%) say they park on the street. Box Garage and Marshall Garage
<br />followed at ten percent (10%) and eleven percent (11%) respectively- Of the four -hundred
<br />(400+) participants, seven percent (7%, or 24 out of 411) said they parked at the City HaIUMsin
<br />Street surface lot -
<br />The Parking Memo produced by the Community Development Department (See Appendix) did
<br />analyze the difference in the number of stalls if the proposed parks were located at Main
<br />Street/City Hall lot, Library Lot A. or along the entire corridor (both locations), and found that
<br />there is sufficient parking across downtown to accommodate the parks) and that while there is
<br />adequate parking supply, there are unique uses on the Main Street lot that ought to be
<br />considered. And, should the parks be built as proposed in the study, the monthly parking permit
<br />holders would use a larger share of the available parking downtown -
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<br />PHASE 2 - SUMMARY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
<br />+ April 20, 2018 - Stakeholder Advisory Meeting
<br />• Event promotion (Poster, City Website, Parks Website, Nextdoor, Peachjar, etc.)
<br />June 9, 2018 - Pop -Up Park event
<br />• May 25, 2018 — Friday Night Concert 18coth, RCIA monitors)
<br />• May 7, 2018 — Online Community Wide Survey (English and Spanish)
<br />• May 7, 2018 — Online Business Survey (English and Spanish)
<br />• July 7, 2018 - Immediate Neighbor Outreach (Ma 11 & OnlineI
<br />• Sept. 17, 2018— Meeting with tenants at 830 Main Street
<br />• Climate Magazine - Pop-up park coming to downtown Redwood City on June 9, Published
<br />on May 18, 2028 by Staff
<br />• San Mateo Dally Journal "two sites emerging for new downtown Redwood City park, Six
<br />locations under consideration, each would require the removal of parking, By Zachary
<br />Clark Daily Journal staff Feb 23, 2018
<br />• San Jose Mercury News — "Redwood City on the prowl for new downtown park sites,
<br />Some residents would IIke to see Main Street lot changed to park, possibly with creek
<br />running through it PUBLISHED: November 2, 2017 at 6:39 pm I UPDATED: November 2,
<br />2017 at 6:53 pm
<br />Climate Magazine — IYs a Black and Green Decision as Redwood City Considers a
<br />Downtown Park, Pubh5hedJuly 2018 by Nancy Mangini
<br />Exhfblt f 1: Summary of Meetings and Presenfations held during Phase 3 of Study
<br />Phase Three
<br />Phase Three is the complete, comprehensive report that features bubble diagrams which show
<br />two alternatives for general, feasible improvements for each of the selected sites and provides
<br />recommendations for the development of a downtown park, or parks. and urban recreational
<br />corridors, given the findings from the site assessment and the collection of data of the existing
<br />conditions. The community outreach conducted as part of this study has also indicated the
<br />community -preferred amenities and programming for potential future site improvements of the
<br />selected sites. The bubble diagrams were informed by the outreach and engagement. These
<br />recommendations are the aim of the study.
<br />The study is an assembly of observations that can inform the decision of site selection for a
<br />park and the subsequent, or future, design of the spaces- The recommendations provided in the
<br />report are meant to illustrate to Council options for developing a park, or a collection of parks,
<br />located in the downtown area. Along with the evaluation of urban recreational corridors and
<br />community -informed site planning, the study discloses the existing conditions and the
<br />implications of the conversion from the current uses to green, open public spaces.
<br />It is apparent that in addition to the design and construction of a park(s), there are various
<br />adjustments and investments, both far the community and from the community, that could be to
<br />be made to better accommodate a park to the downtown area. In general, If less people drive to
<br />downtown, less parking would be needed, including at Library Lot A and the Main Street Parking
<br />Lot. More specifically, investment and improvement of bicycle facilities such as dedicated bike
<br />lanes, boulevards andtor routes that could Increase the number of residents who hike to
<br />downtown and therefore lower the number of residents that depend on parking when traveling to
<br />downtown- Other suggestions are to:
<br />DOWNTOWN PARKS SITE ASSESSMENT 5 FEASIBILITY STUDY REPORT
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