AUSTIN STREET

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Presentation to Community Board 6
April 11th, 2018

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 Congestion

Nowhere
to park Unsafe pedestrian
conditions

Competition
at the curb
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 2 Hour Metered Parking till 7pm Exc Sun
2 Hour Metered Parking till 10pm Exc Sun
Taxi Stand
Truck Loading 7am-7pm Exc Sun

Private Off-Street Garage/Lot

Approximately 12,760
feet of parkable space
(638 metered spaces)

Only 100 feet of

dedicated truck access
(4 spaces)

Approximately 932
off-street spaces
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 WHAT WE HEARD
What are the biggest problems according to residents and local businesses?

General Public
79
General
Public
Surveys
Completed

Businesses
67
Business
Surveys
Completed

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 WHAT WE HEARD May
2017
• Councilmember
1st Meeting

Community Engagement • Surveys

Sept. General Public
2017

• Surveys
Oct. Businesses
2017

• Councilmember & CB06 Leadership

Dec. 2nd Meeting
2017

• Community Board
Feb Transportation Committee Meeting
2018

• Chamber of Commerce
Mar Walkthrough
2018

• Chamber of Commerce
Mar Monthly Meeting
2018

• Community Board
Apr Monthly Meeting
2018

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 WHAT WE SAW - TRUCKS
What did our data collection show us?

• Trucks double park

and illegally park 12
because the curb is
full 10

Curbside Parking
• Truck activity is 8
Double Parking
higher during the 6

morning and midday

4

0
7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00

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 WHAT WE SAW – PARKING BEHAVIOR
What did our data collection show us?

• Occupancy at the curb is high

• Many vehicles are staying parked far
past the posted 2 hour limits
• Removing high-demand
spaces from the corridor

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 WHAT WE SAW – PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
What did our data collection show us?

• Long blocks of
Austin St mean
pedestrian crossings
are few and far
between

• Pedestrians cross
where and when
they can

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 Problems Objectives

What isn’t working? What do we want to accomplish?

• Congestion caused by many separate

• Ease congestion
behaviors

• Competing users vying for the same

• Balance curb space for different users
curb space

• No open parking spaces • Open up parking spaces

• Lack of safe places to cross Austin St

• Provide safer crossings
as a pedestrian

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 Proposed Interventions

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 SET ASIDE COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DELIVERIES
Dedicated temporary curbside space for trucks

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 Any double parking
WHAT WE SAW - TRUCKS incident means
significant congestion
Truck Activity on a road with one
14
lane in either direction

12
Number of Trucks

10

Curbside Parking
8
Double Parking

0
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Time of Day

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 Any double parking
WHAT WE SAW - TRUCKS incident means
significant congestion
Truck Activity
Proposed Loading Zone Times on a road with one
8:30/9am – 11am 11am – 1pm 1pm – 4pm
14
lane in either direction

12
Number of Trucks

10

Curbside Parking
8
Double Parking

0
7:00 AM 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Time of Day

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 WHAT WE HEARD - TRUCKS
Business Owners

• Yes, trucks are an issue, but every customer

parking space counts!
• Parking spaces during the afternoon period are
the most important
• Do we really need so many loading zones?

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 SET ASIDE COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR DELIVERIES
Original
12 loading zones
Starting at 7am
Mon – Fri
Approximately 60 feet long
30 minute time limit trial
36 spaces converting back to
passenger spaces as the day
progresses
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Revised
9 loading zones
Starting at 8:30/9am
(after street cleaning)
Mon – Fri
Approximately 60 feet long
30 minute time limit trial
27 spaces converting back to
passenger spaces as the day
progresses
15
 Loading Zones - Morning

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 ORIGINAL: 7AM – 11AM, 12 LOADING ZONES
36 spaces set aside for trucks until 11am

New Loading Zone

Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISIONS
Reduce parking impact, maintain commercial access

x Removed from Proposal

x
Changed Location
New Loading Zone
Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISED: 8:30/9AM – 11AM: 9 LOADING ZONES
27 spaces set aside for trucks until 11am

9 more
parking
spaces

x Removed from Proposal

Changed Location
New Loading Zone
Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 Loading Zones - Midday

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 ORIGINAL: 11AM – 1PM, 8 LOADING ZONES
24 spaces set aside for trucks between 11am – 1pm

New Loading Zone

Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISIONS
Reduce parking impact, maintain commercial access

x
x Removed from Proposal
x
Changed Location
New Loading Zone
Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISED: 11AM – 1PM: 7 LOADING ZONES
21 spaces set aside for trucks between 11am – 1pm

3 more
parking
spaces

x Removed from Proposal

Changed Location
New Loading Zone
Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 Loading Zones - Afternoon

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 ORIGINAL: 1PM – 4PM, 3 LOADING ZONES
9 spaces set aside for trucks between 1pm – 4pm

New Loading Zone

Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISIONS
Reduce parking impact, maintain commercial access

x
x
x

x Removed from Proposal

Changed Location
New Loading Zone
Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISED: 1PM – 4PM: 1 LOADING ZONE
3 spaces set aside for trucks between 11am – 1pm

6 more
parking
spaces

x Removed from Proposal

Changed Location
New Loading Zone
Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 Revised Loading Zones

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 REVISED: 8:30/9AM – 11AM: 9 LOADING ZONES
27 spaces set aside for trucks until 11am

9 more
parking
spaces

New Loading Zone

Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISED: 11AM – 1PM: 7 LOADING ZONES
21 spaces set aside for trucks between 11am – 1pm

3 more
parking
spaces

New Loading Zone

Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 REVISED: 1PM – 4PM: 1 LOADING ZONE
3 spaces set aside for trucks between 11am – 1pm

6 more
parking
spaces

New Loading Zone

Existing Loading Zone
7am-7pm Exc Sun

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 OPTIMIZE STREET DESIGN ON 70TH RD
Facilitating commercial access along Existing Facing North
restaurant row
• Original proposal suggested
moving the angled parking to the
west side
• However, after an engineering
analysis, it is not feasible, so
we’re removing the angled Proposed FacingNorth
Facing North
parking swap from the list of
interventions.
• Defining instead commercial
loading zone for restaurants
along the west side

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 EVALUATE ENHANCED CROSSWALKS
Safer crossings for pedestrians

• We want to provide safer

pedestrian crossings on Austin St
even when there isn’t a traffic light
or stop
• Community feedback helped
identify the following intersections
for potential installation:
• Austin St & 70th Ave
• Austin St & 72nd Ave
• Austin St & 72nd Rd
• Austin St & 71st Rd

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 EXISTING EVENING METER HOURS
Meters that turn off at 10pm

Evening meters
increase parking
turnover for late-
night businesses
so more people
can park

7pm End Time Existing 10pm End Time

Taxi Stand Proposed 10pm End Time

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 ORIGINAL PLAN: DISTRICT-WIDE
Expand regulations to increase parking turnover

7pm End Time Existing 10pm End Time

Taxi Stand Proposed 10pm End Time

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 REVISED: CORE OF THE CORE
Reduced number of blocks to preserve long term storage while improving customer access

8 blocks
retained for
long term
storage

7pm End Time Existing 10pm End Time

Taxi Stand Proposed 10pm End Time

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 OPTIONAL LONGER TIME LIMITS
“Plus” Time

• Provide the option to stay

longer than the posted $2.00
limits, while discouraging $1.00 $1.00
long-term meter feeding
• We heard from community 1st hour 2nd hour 3rd hour
members that people want
the option of the third hour
and recognize the nuisance
of people feeding the meter
all day, taking up high- 41 vehicles observed parking
demand parking spaces for 6 hours or more along
Austin St in a single day

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 PROJECT SUMMARY

1. Set aside commercial space for deliveries

2. Angled parking changes on 70th Rd (restaurant row)
3. Evaluate enhanced pedestrian crossings
4. Expand the existing evening meter hours to surrounding
blockfaces in the core of the Austin St district
5. Provide the option for longer time limits while increasing
parking availability

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 Next Steps

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 TIMELINE – NEXT STEPS
What’s Next?

Communication
of Changes / Trial Period Presentation of
Outreach (6 months) Findings

Implementation Data Collection

(Spring 2018)

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