Youngstown Central Business District Parking Review 2018 Youngstown Central Business District Parking Review October 2018

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Mayor Eric Augustein, Village of Beloit John Picuri, District Deputy Director, ODOT District 4 Mayor Ruth Bennett, Village of Orangeville Mayor James Harp, Village of Sebring Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, City of Youngstown James J. Pirko, Citizens Advisory Board Mauro Cantalamessa, Trumbull County Commissioner Representative, Trumbull County Mayor John Darko, City of Hubbard Mayor Glen M. Puckett, Village of McDonald David Ditzler, Mahoning County Commissioner Daniel Polivka, Trumbull County Commissioner J.P. Ducro, IV, Ashtabula County Commissioner Kurt Princic, OEPA NE District Chief Dean Harris, Director, Western Reserve Transit Authority C a r o l R i m e d i o - R i g h e t t i , M a h o n i n g C o u n t y Commissioner Mayor Herman Frank II, Village of Washingtonville Randy Samulka, Citizens Advisory Board Mayor Douglas Franklin, City of Warren Representative, Mahoning County Mayor Richard Duffett, City of Canfield Mayor Steve Mientliewicz, City of Niles Frank Fuda, Trumbull County Commissioner Mayor Timothy Sicafuse, Village of Poland Fred Hanley, Hubbard Township Randy Smith, Trumbull County Engineer Bob Faulkner, Trumbull County Transit Mayor Dave Spencer, Village of Craig Beach Mayor Arno Hill, Village of Lordstown Mayor Terry Stocker, City of Struthers Mayor James Iudiciani, Village of Lowellville Zachary Svette, Trumbull County Metro Parks Mayor Harry Kale, Village of New Middletown Anthony Traficanti, Mahoning County Commissioner Casey Kozlowski, Ashtabula County Commissioner Mayor Lyle A. Waddell, Village of Newton Falls Mayor Shirley McIntosh, Village of West Farmington Kathryn Whittington, Ashtabula County Commissioner Mayor Tito Brown, City of Youngstown Mark Winchell, Ashtabula County Mayor James Melfi, City of Girard Joanne Wollet, Poland Township Trustee John Moliterno, Western Reserve Port Authority Mayor James Woofter, City of Cortland Mayor Nick Phillips, City of Campbell Aaron Young, Mill Creek MetroParks

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (2018) CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD (2018) Chair – Gary Shaffer Vice Chair – Kristen Olmi Chair – Randy Samulka Vice Chair – James J. Pirko

Executive Summary

Eastgate staff inventoried and observed on and off street parking in the Central Business District (CDB) of Youngstown over a period of several weeks in 2018. This review is an update to the “2010 Parking Study” conducted for the 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan that included the location of parking assets. This review goes a step further by providing information on utilization rates and recommendations for improving parking management.

The CBD is composed of Traffic Assignment Zones (TAZ) 1, 4-8, and 10-22 as shown inExhibit A: Youngstown CBD TAZs. Table 1: Inventory of Parking Assets includes all on and off street parking spaces within each TAZ in the CBD. In total, there are at least 378 on street spaces and 5,577 off street spaces. 1,845 off street spaces are open to the public during the day. 2,988 off street spaces are open to the public in the evening and 3,008 on the weekends. There may be exceptions such as closure for special events. The number of on and off street spaces is equivalent to over 500,000 SQ feet of stalls, or 11.5 acres. Excluding travel space and other parking infrastructure, parking stalls in the CDB equate to about 9% of land area.

Management of parking in a CBD is critical for several reasons, included but not limited to providing accessible mobility options for those who live, work and/or visit. is the regional cultural, educational, and economic center of the . According to 2016 ACS for Census Tract 8137, Downtown is home to 1,937 people, a nearly 40% increase from 2013. There are approximately 565 establishments with 8,663 employees, making it the most dense and populous center of employment in the region. Redevelopment and increased interest in CBD space have caused concern as to whether the current supply of parking can meet present and future demand. Based on the findings of Eastgate’s observations, current parking supply meets and will meet future demand. However, intensity of activity and human behavior require considerations for design and pricing.

Exhibit A: Youngstown CBD TAZs

4 Contents

Executive Summary ...... 4

Exhibit A: Youngstown CBD TAZs ...... 4

Inventory of Parking Assets ...... 6

Table 1: Inventory of Parking Assets ...... 6

Exhibit B: Inventory of Parking Assets ...... 9

Exhibit C: On Street Parking ...... 10

Occupancy Observation ...... 11

Exhibit D: Week Day Morning On Street Parking ...... 13

Exhibit E: Week Day Morning Off Street Parking ...... 14

Exhibit F: Week Day Evening On Street Parking ...... 15

Exhibit G: Week Day Evening Off Street Parking ...... 16

Exhibit H: Weekend Evening On Street Parking ...... 17

Exhibit I: Weekend Evening Off Street Parking ...... 18

Table 2: Utilization Rates ...... 19

Recommendations ...... 22

5 Inventory of Parking Assets

In the study area, there are at least 378 on street spaces and 5,577 off street spaces, as shown in Table 1: Inventory of Parking Assets. On street, off street private/permit, off street commercial (public access) are included in the table. The locations are geographically shown in Exhibit B: Inventory of Parking Assets. The number of spaces were calculated by reviewing aerials and site verification. The number of spaces varies because not all parking spaces are clearly marked, such as the permeable overflow lot behind . Records, interviews, and square footage calculations were used to determine the number of spaces. Lots that are private/permitted during the day and available at other times were tallied based on signage. During the period of observation, The City of Youngstown updated legislation to allow parking on certain sections of Commerce Street. The number of spaces and utilization rates for Commerce Street are not included in this study.

Table 1: Inventory of Parking Assets Standard Handicapped Private/ Permit Commercial Daytime Commercial Weekday Evening Commercial Weekend W Federal N 10 1 11 11 11 On Street W Federal S 6 2 8 8 8 TAZ 1 W Boardman 8 0 8 8 8 20 Federal 135 6 141 141 141 Off Street AMPCO 71 2 73 73 73 E Boardman 4 0 4 4 4 E Federal N 11 1 12 12 12 On Street E Federal S 13 2 15 15 15 N Champion N 8 0 8 8 8 TAZ 4 N Champion S 2 0 2 2 2 International Towers 66 4 70 Realty Building 44 1 45 Off Street NYO Property 69 1 70 70 70 Stambaugh Deck 244 6 250 N Champion 11 2 13 13 13 Commerce N* * * * * * On Street Commerce S* * * * * * E Federal 10 1 11 11 11 TAZ 5 Federal Plaza Alley 10 0 10 10 10 US Court 70 0 70 Off Street YMCA 13 0 13 City Centre One 23 1 24 On Street E Federal 18 0 18 18 18 Commerce Building 137 4 141 TAZ 6 Off Street IBM Building 108 6 114 YMCA 95 5 100 E Federal 11 1 12 12 12 TAZ 7 On Street E Boardman 10 0 10 10 10 6 TAZ 7Cont. TAZ 12 TAZ 11 TAZ 10 TAZ 17 TAZ 16 TAZ 15 TAZ 14 TAZ 13 TAZ 8 Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street YACIC -Liberty ABM Erie Terminal W Federal N Hazel N Phelps Commerce S* Commerce N* 7th DistrictCourt Water City Hall N Hazel N Phelps W Federal WFMJ YMHA S Hazel A1 Parking Market S Phelps ABM ABM -Court Health Department Youngstown Ohio One US DistrictCourt E Boardman Timlin Plumbing &CochranArway Suhar &Macejko Harshman Building MC BarAssociation EGCC (139EBoard.) S Walnut E Boardman S Champion Employee/Freight Customer E Federal Parking Deck S Champion 200 719 146 202 267 Standard 22 13 49 45 15 23 64 74 13 11 21 20 56 10 30 12 40 90 12 12 33 6 7 8 5 6 7 1 9 8 9 9 6 4 * *

Handicapped 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 * *

Private/ 205 730 151 202 22 13 49 24 67 78 22 20 60 30 95 12 12 34 Permit 6 7 8

Commercial 267 48 15 11 13 11 10 12 41 Daytime 6 6 7 1 8 9 9 8 4 * *

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24 67 11 13 11 20 10 12 41 49 48 15 Weekend 8 9 9 8 4 6 6 7 1 * * * 7 TAZ 19 TAZ 18 TAZ 22 TAZ 21 TAZ 20 6,095 On&Off Street Spaces Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street On Street On Street On Street Covelli -Overflow Covelli -Sweeney Covelli -SouthAve Covelli Office ABM -Vindicator SQ AMPCO USA Parking Davis Daugherty ABM Parking Vindicator Kingly HandWash Vindicator SQ W Boardman ABM -Fed/Chestnut ABM -Federal 8796 YBI -WBoardman YBI -WFederal TurningTech YACIC -Dulberger E YACIC -Dulberger W S Chestnut W Federal -YBI W Federal - Tyler Voinovich MCCS Voinovich West Deyor Voinovich North MVICC ABM WRTA W Federal Commerce * Renaissance Building Front Street Parking Off Street On Street Total (Loading) 5,577 5,933 356 140 349 586 174 152 Standard 29 30 21 92 36 10 56 34 20 26 16 72 18 44 74 20 46 72 15 66 91 40 45 16 8 6 5 8 *

140 162 Handicapped 22 25 1 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 8 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 2 2 1 *

3,872 3,872 Private/ 148 349 30 30 93 38 12 56 16 20 76 15 68 42 47 17 Permit 0 5 8

1,845 1,845 Commercial 378 611 174 152 24 34 22 28 72 20 44 74 48 95 Daytime 8 7 *

Commercial 2,988 2,988 378 611 174 152 148 349 Weekday 30 30 24 93 38 34 22 28 72 20 44 74 48 68 95 42 47 17 8 7 5 8

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9 Exhibit C: On Street Parking includes information on where parking is allowed and not allowed, metered and not metered. It also includes loading zones, and handicapped spaces. Locations where illegal parking occurs are also shown. Exhibit C is illustrative rather than technical. For instance, fire hydrants where parking is illustrated as allowed are not displayed. Prior to August 2018, all non- metered sections of Commerce Street were no parking. Exhibit C is updated to include legislative changes from August 2018.

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10 Occupancy Observation

Eastgate staff prepared a template to count the observed number of vehicles per on street block side and off street lot or garage for each TAZ. This template was used for multiple observations during weekday mornings, weekday evenings, and weekend evenings in order to have a statistically-reliable count. Vehicles that were entering or exiting a space or lot were included in the count. Averages were then calculated per time of day. Eastern Gateway Community College parking is excluded because of the summer session.

According to the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), ideal usage for parking facilities is between 70-85%. When a facility such as an on street parking space or stall in a lot are below 70%, the asset is underutilized. Underutilization results in loss in public revenue for on street parking and lower property values for lots and garages as outlined by researcher Donald Shoup. Consistent underutilization leads to the assumption that parking should be free and that peak demand events such as festivals and concerts skew public perception that there is not enough parking. If a parking asset is 86% or more utilized, it is likely undervalued. In reviewing each observation and the averages per time of day and overall, on and off street parking in the study area are generally underutilized, so ideal usage is shown as 50-85% for greater variation.

Weekday Mornings

During weekday mornings, on street parking utilization rates are above 85% on South Chestnut along Home Savings Bank (TAZ 19), West Federal Street along Mahoning County Children Services (TAZ 18) and First National Bank (TAZ 1), East Federal Street along City Center One (TAZ 4), and Boardman Street along Huntington National Bank (TAZ 1). On Street parking is underutilized in a few areas, namely the eastern end of the CBD. Please see Exhibit D: Weekday Morning On Street Parking.

Off street parking utilization rates are above 85% at the lot at 337 W Federal Street next to the Tyler History Center (ABM - Federal 8796) (TAZ 19), the lot on the north side of West Commerce Street for the George V. Voinovich Government Center (TAZ 18), the Youngstown Area Community Improvement Corporation (YACIC) lot on West Boardman Street along Ballet Western Reserve (TAZ 19), and the police parking area next to City Hall (TAZ 16). Please see Exhibit E: Weekday Morning Off Street Parking.

Visually, on street parking is clustered around government services and banks. ABM - Federal 8796 is the only publicly accessible lot that is at capacity (TAZ 19).

In 2014, off street parking was also observed during weekday mornings. In comparing 2014 and 2018, utilization has increased at ABM - Federal 8796 (TAZ 19) and the YACIC lot on West Boardman Street (TAZ 19). Utilization has decreased in the lots to the west and south of the City Hall Annex on South Phelps and Emily Street (TAZ 13), the Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority (YMHA) lot on South Hazel Street (TAZ 15), the 20 Federal Lot on North Phelps Street (TAZ 1), and the US Court at 10 East Commerce Street (TAZ 5).

11 Weekday Evenings

During weekday evenings, on street parking utilization rates are above 85% on North Phelps and West Federal along 20 Federal (TAZ 1 and 17), and on the north end of East Commerce across from the YMCA (TAZ 5). On street parking is underutilized in a few areas, namely Boardman Street (TAZ 20) and the east end of East Federal Street (TAZ 6 and 8). Please see Exhibit F: Weekday Evening On Street Parking.

Off street parking doesn’t experience peak utilization during weekday evenings. The majority of lots are underutilized with the exception of the ABM lot on West Commerce near the restaurants on North Phelps (TAZ 18), the police lot next to City Hall (TAZ 16), and the Commerce Building lot (TAZ 6). Please see Exhibit G: Weekday Evening Off Street Parking.

Visually, on street parking is clustered near 20 Federal (TAZ 1 and 17) and the YMCA (TAZ 4 and 5). The Commerce ABM lot (TAZ 18) is well utilized by the public.

Weekend Evenings

During weekend evenings, on street parking utilization rates are above 85% along the majority of West Federal Street (TAZ 1,16,17,18, and 19) as well as South and North Chestnut (TAZ 16 and 17), South Hazel along YMHA (TAZ 15), South Phelps in front of City Hall (TAZ 16), East Federal along the DoubleTree by Hilton (TAZ 4), and East Boardman Street near International Towers and the Harshman Building (TAZ 4). On street parking on East Boardman can be linked to events at the Soap Gallery located at 117 South Champion Street (TAZ 10). Please see Exhibit H: Weekend Evening On Street Parking.

Off street parking utilization rates are above 85% at the ABM lots on West Commerce for Symphony Place (309 W Commerce Street) (TAZ 18) and the Commerce Lot (121 W Commerce Street) (TAZ 18), the city-owned water customer lot on West Federal Street (TAZ 16), and the lot behind International Towers (TAZ 4). Please see Exhibit I: Weekend Evening Off Street Parking.

Visually, on and off street parking is clustered on West Federal in close proximity to entertainment and restaurants. There is also an uptick in on street parking by residential users. Eastgate conducted counts on August 11th when a concert at brought in an estimated 19,000 people. Despite close proximity and promoted before and after specials at restaurants and bars, the concert didn’t result in a notable increase in CBD parking usage.

Table 2: Utilization Rates includes the averages for weekday mornings, evenings, and weekday evenings. Utilization rates for on street handicapped spaces are also included. Handicapped spaces are consistently over utilized in the lot behind International Towers and the lot next to the Doubletree by Hilton hotel (both in TAZ 4). On street handicapped spaces along West and East Federal are well utilized.

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Weekend Count Percent Occupied Parking Lots 0 - 49 50 - 85 0 600 1,200 Feet 86 - 100 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNEµS/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community 18 TAZ 1 TAZ 4 TAZ 5 TAZ 6 TAZ 7 TAZ 8 TAZ 10 Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street E Boardman AMPCO 20 Federal W Boardman W Federal S W Federal N N ChampionS N Champion E Federal S E Federal N Commerce N* N ChampionE Stambaugh Deck NYO Property Realty Building TowersInternational Federal PlazaAlley E Federal Commerce S* US Court E Federal City Centre One YMCA S Champion E Boardman E Federal YMCA IBM Building Commerce Building E Federal Parking Deck E Boardman S Champion Employee/Freight Customer EGCC (139EBoard.) S Walnut MC BarAssociation Harshman Building

Percent Table 2:UtilizationRates 100% 88% 88% 82% 63% 53% 76% 86% 85% 67% 83% 42% 41% 59% 72% 24% 35% 91% 65% 31% 42% 20% 50% 50% 73% 49% 57% 80% 53% 50% 63% 71% 45% Occupied 6% 7% 0% 0% * * Morning

Handicapped 100% 100% 100% 100% Percent 50% 33% 55% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Occupied Morning

Percent 100% 38% 21% 44% 31% 81% 91% 80% 53% 75% 46% 30% 30% 86% 59% 45% 68% 23% 20% 10% 25% 28% 11% 50% 29% 62% 17% Occupied 7% 1% 0% 0% 8% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0%

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Handicapped 100% 100% 100% 100% Percent 50% 50% 70% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Occupied Evening

Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 39% 38% 50% 80% 53% 73% 29% 93% 82% 59% 31% 14% 30% 36% 17% 70% 60% 67% 45% Occupied 4% 0% 9% 0% 1% 6% 7% 1% 4% 0% 0% 0%

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Handicapped 100% 100% Percent 50% 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Occupied Weekend

Overall 19 73% 91% 58% 86% 67% 26% 39% 52% 82% 63% 21% 54% 33% 60% 85% 37% 65% 15% 52% 29% 24% 19% 27% 28% 33% 70% 21% 87% 67% 62% 31% 21% 24% 4% 5% 2% 6% Utilization * * TAZ TAZ TAZ TAZ TAZ TAZ TAZ TAZ 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street On Street ABM Erie Terminal W Federal N Hazel N Phelps Commerce S* Commerce N* 7th DistrictCourt Water City Hall N Hazel N Phelps W Federal WFMJ YMHA S Hazel A1 Parking Market S Phelps ABM ABM -Court Health Department Youngstown Ohio One US DistrictCourt E Boardman Timlin Plumbing &CochranArway Suhar &Macejko Voinovich MCCS Voinovich West Deyor Voinovich North MVICC ABM WRTA W Federal Commerce* YACIC -Liberty

Percent Occupied 28% 38% 81% 58% 70% 34% 18% 33% 50% 69% 50% 41% 58% 31% 72% 50% 42% 88% 82% 48% 28% 25% 57% 21% 78% 38% 73% 67% 25% 68% 75% 39% 83% 17% 33%

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0% 7% Utilization * * * TAZ TAZ TAZ 22 21 20 Off Street Off Street Off Street Off Street On Street Front Street Parking Renaissance Building Covelli -Overflow Covelli -Sweeney Covelli -SouthAve Covelli Office ABM -Vindicator SQ AMPCO USA Parking Daugherty Davis Daugherty ABM Parking Vindicator Kingly HandWash Vindicator SQ W Boardman ABM -Fed/Chestnut ABM -Federal 8796 YBI -WBoardman YBI -WFederal TurningTech YACIC -Dulberger E YACIC -Dulberger W Overall Utilization (Loading)

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Percent 36% 19% 15% 12% 30% 40% 13% 10% 38% 83% 33% Occupied 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 3% 4% 9% 5% 0% 0% Weekend

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Overall 21 36% 19% 18% 18% 13% 10% 18% 21% 54% 29% 37% 34% 42% 20% 20% 63% 44% 6% 0% 0% 6% 8% Utilization Recommendations

Parking management is a complex and heated issue for places like Downtown because there are competing interests, diverse users, and market constraints. Countless variables may be considered to perfect parking solutions, not to mention a whole academic discipline on the supply and demand economics of parking. The greatest utilization of parking occurs during weekday daytime hours in the CBD at 50%. This utilization rate indicates that supply isn’t the issue. Rather, the location and availability of accessible parking is. Therefore, it is recommended that the City of Youngstown define what ideal parking management would look like for Downtown and collectively work with all stakeholders to incrementally reach this vision. The following is a list of factors that the City should consider:

Identify Each User Type and Address Their Needs

Visitors: • Update and make visitor parking information more accessible. • Create wayfinding and signage for off-street parking. • Provide clear information and ease for payment. • Update on street parking signage to clearly indicate where parking is and isn’t allowed.

Residents: • Encourage dedicated off street parking to free up prime spaces in front of Federal Street and other points of interest. • Create 15-minute loading spaces near residential units for deliveries and services.

Workers: • Encourage dedicated off street parking to free up prime spaces for visitors. • Treat workforce equally with no exceptions for city and county government employees parking for extended periods of time and/or illegally on the street. • Create 15-minute loading spaces for drop-offs and deliveries. Particularly, drop-off zones are needed on Commerce Street behind 20 Federal and in front of the Mahoning County Courthouse. • Encourage design standards for off street parking lots to improve safety with necessary updates such as lighting and accessibility.

Value Parking Assets

• Evaluate whether the time and resources to process parking fines is economical. Work with Municipal Court to create revenue source from fines for parking infrastructure maintenance. • Determine market value of on street spaces to determine revenue needs for maintenance and operations. Based on 2003 numbers from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, each on street space costs $778 annually to maintain. Therefore, each space should generate at least $778 to mitigate public cost. The City must collect at least $3 per space per weekday for maintenance.

Update Legislation

• Holistically update all on street parking zones to reflect current and future needs and consider adding spaces where right-of-way is underutilized.

22 • Update mix of metered and non-metered to all-metered and vary price per hour based on demand. Higher pricing should be considered for Federal Street to push supply below 85% utilization. • Update maximum time limits to encourage turnover in prime locations. Federal Street should remain at two hours or less. Longer on street parking may be suitable further from Federal Street if it is metered.

Update Parking Management Contract

• Determine which department is best for keeping track of updating and adapting inventory to meet demand. • Determine if evening and weekend on street activity merit metering and enforcement.