Downtown Parking and Mobility Management Plan
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DOWNTOWN PARKING AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN WICHITA, KANSAS Presented by: Carl Walker, Inc. 950 West Elliot Road, Suite 107 Tempe, Arizona 85284 and UrbanTrans Consultants 730 17th Street, Suite 400 Denver, Colorado 80202 November 6, 2009 Downtown Parking and Mobility Management Plan Wichita, Kansas November 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements EXECUTIVE SUMMARY iii 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 Carl Walker and UrbanTrans would like to 1.01. Study Purpose and Approach ................................................................................... 1 thank the following individuals, groups, and 1.02. Project Study Area ........................................................................................................ 2 organizations for their input and assistance 1.03. Preliminary Parking and Mobility Management Guiding Principles ................... 4 with this project: 1.04. Public Input .................................................................................................................... 7 Wichita City Council 2.0 PARKING SYSTEM ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT, AND PLANNING 9 Sedgwick County Commission 2.01. Parking System Organization and Management ................................................... 9 Scott Knebel, City of Wichita 2.02. Parking System Planning ............................................................................................ 16 3.0 PARKING SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 26 Mandy Pankratz, City of Wichita 3.01. Daily Parking Operations ........................................................................................... 26 Chris Presson, SMG 3.02. Parking Enforcement – Downtown Parking Ambassadors ................................. 33 Ron Holt, Sedgwick County 3.03. Parking Rates, Fees, and Fines ................................................................................. 42 Downtown Parking and Mobility 3.04. Parking Signage and Wayfinding ............................................................................ 48 Coordination Committee: 3.05. Parking Safety and Security ...................................................................................... 50 o Terry Cassidy, City of Wichita 3.06. Parking Maintenance ................................................................................................ 53 o Jeff Fluhr, WDDC 4.0 PARKING SYSTEM MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 59 o Mike Vinson, Wichita Transit 5.0 SPECIAL EVENT PARKING OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT 65 o John Philbrick, City of Wichita 5.01. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 65 o Paul Gunzelman, City of Wichita 5.02. Event Parking Supply .................................................................................................. 65 o Debbie Williams, Century II 5.03. Event Parking Operations and Management ...................................................... 74 o Allan Bell, City of Wichita 6.0 TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES 85 o John Speer, Wichita Police 6.01 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 85 6.02 Review of TDM Best Practices .................................................................................. 86 o Brandon Hall, City of Wichita 6.03 Event Attendee Survey .............................................................................................. 92 o Bob Parnacott, Sedgwick County 6.04 Downtown Commute Behavior ............................................................................. 100 o Jay Hinkel, City of Wichita 6.05 TDM Program Recommendations ......................................................................... 102 o John D‟Angelo, City of Wichita 7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY AND ACTION PLAN 108 o Josh Robertson, Wichita Pro Sports 7.01. Near-Term Recommendations ............................................................................... 108 o Crystal Deselms, City of Wichita 7.02. Short-Term Recommendations .............................................................................. 109 Scott Dunakey, PEC 7.03. Long-Term Recommendations .............................................................................. 115 Go Wichita APPENDIX A – ARENA AND MULTI-VENUE PARKING MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES 117 Members of the Community that APPENDIX B – CENTURY II PARKING MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES 134 Attended Stakeholder Meetings APPENDIX C – EVENT PLANNING CHECKLIST 146 Members of the Community that APPENDIX D – EVENT ATTENDEE SURVEY 151 Responded to the Online Survey i Downtown Parking and Mobility Management Plan Wichita, Kansas November 2009 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Arena Events by Size and Quantity 66 Table 2. Buses Required for Load-in 68 Table 3. Buses Required for Load-out 68 Table 4. Century II Parking Supply and Demand 69 Table 5. Multiple Venue Events Parking Surplus (Deficit) - Weekdays 72 Table 6. Multiple Venue Events Parking Surplus (Deficit) – Nights and Weekends 72 Table 7. Federal ADAAG Guidelines 77 Table 8. Paired Samples Reponses 98 Table 9. Current Downtown Commuter Mode Splits 100 Table 10. TDM Program Recommendation Summary 107 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Designated Parking and Mobility Management Plan Study Area 2 Figure 2. Parking and Mobility Management Districts 3 Figure 3. Wichita Ambassadors Area of Focus 33 Figure 4. Sample Parking Map (Boulder, CO) 59 Figure 5. Sample Parking Website (Toledo, OH) 62 Figure 6. Potential Arena Parking Lots/Facilities 67 Figure 7. Recommended Shuttle Route for Ingress 68 Figure 8. Century II Proposed Shuttle Route 70 Figure 9. Potential Century II Parking Lots/Facilities 71 Figure 10. Event Attendee Mode Split for Last Event 94 Figure 11. Anticipated Event Attendee Mode Split for INTRUST Bank Arena Events 95 Figure 12. Level of Concern with Various Transportation Related Issues 96 Figure 13. Likelihood Event Attendees Will Bike 97 Figure 14. Origin of Commute Trips to Downtown Wichita by Census Tract 101 ii Downtown Parking and Mobility Management Plan Wichita, Kansas November 2009 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction In June 2009, a project team of Carl Walker, Inc. and UrbanTrans Consultants was selected by the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, and SMG to complete a downtown parking and mobility management plan for downtown Wichita. The primary purpose of this study is to determine operational and management-related alternatives and recommendations that will improve parking in downtown Wichita. The scope of services for this project consists of four primary tasks: Task 1: Review of Existing Information Task 2: Development of Parking and Mobility Management Guiding Principles Task 3: Develop Draft Parking and Mobility Management Plan Task 4: Compile Final Parking and Mobility Project Report Project Study Area (Section 1.02, page 2) The study area for this project is roughly bounded by Murdock Street on the north, Interstate 54 (Kellogg) on the south, Washington Street on the east, and Seneca Street on the West. Preliminary Guiding Principles (Section 1.03, page 3) Prior to reviewing potential parking and mobility management strategies, the project team developed a set of preliminary guiding principles. These principles provide the basic structure from which potential management strategies can be determined. After reviewing guiding principle concepts with the Downtown Parking and Mobility Coordination Committee and designated downtown stakeholders, preliminary guiding principles for downtown were developed. These guiding principles are designed to help support overall downtown development goals and objectives while providing an efficient, effective, and responsive parking and mobility program. Preliminary system guiding principles are summarized as follows: Executive Summary - iii Downtown Parking and Mobility Management Plan Wichita, Kansas November 2009 1. System Organization: The downtown parking program will be organized in a vertically-oriented management structure encompassing responsibility for all parking-related activities within a single department, organization, or entity. 2. Effective System Management: The downtown community will support the development of a forward-thinking, “best in class” parking and mobility management program. 3. System Planning: Proactive and effective parking system planning will be an important function of the downtown parking program. 4. Supporting Economic Development: The parking program will be guided by policy directives in alignment with overall downtown development plans/goals. 5. System Marketing: Parking and mobility management programs and facilities will be developed to function as a positive, marketable asset for downtown. 6. Customer Service: The parking and mobility management program will support downtown as a desirable destination for businesses, shopping, dining, and recreation. 7. System Funding: The parking system will work towards the goal of being a self- supporting enterprise fund. 8. Integrating Parking and Mobility Management: Downtown parking and transportation management will endeavor to promote a “park once” strategy that emphasizes linkages to other forms of transportation. 9. Leveraging Technology: The parking and mobility management program will be an early adopter of technology solutions that enhance customer parking information and service options. 10. Sustainability: Initiatives to promote more sustainable and efficient development projects and parking operations will be actively pursued. Executive Summary - iv Downtown Parking and Mobility Management