Parking and Mobility Master Plan Downtown Wichita, Kansas
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PARKING AND MOBILITY MASTER PLAN DOWNTOWN WICHITA, KANSAS August 3, 2007 PARKING AND MOBILITY MASTER PLAN DOWNTOWN WICHITA, KANSAS PROJECT NO. 23-7104.00 PARKING AND MOBILITY MASTER PLAN DOWNTOWN WICHITA, KANSAS AUGUST 3, 2007 PROJECT #23-7104.00 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................v TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I: PARKING POLICY & SYSTEM REVIEW LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Matrix Analysis of the Alternatives 15 CURRENT PARKING MANAGEMENT ..................................... 1 Table 2: Peak Shared Parking Demand 39 Problems Observed ......................................................1 Table 3: Base Parking Ratios Recommended by the NPA 44 Table 4: Parking Supply Summary 61 PARKING MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES .............................. 3 Table 5: Current Parking Supply by District 61 Table 6: Effective Supply Summary 63 Organizational Options ................................................ 5 Table 7: Peak Hour Parking Occupancy City Parking Department (Enterprise Fund) ................. 5 Summary – Weekday 64 Table 8: Summary of Current Parking Parking Authority................................................... 8 Adequacy 67 Table 9: Current Parking Adequacy by Dist. 68 Joint Venture or Partnership .................................. 10 Table 10: WDDC List of Potential Projects 70 Business Improvement District ............................... 11 Table 11: Base Parking Demand Ratios 71 Table 12: Calculated Parking Demand by Parking Tax District ............................................. 11 Project 73 Non-Profit Organization ...................................... 12 Table 13: Parking Supply Changes 74 Table 14: Potential Office Parking Demand Matrix Comparison of the Alternatives............................. 13 Generation 75 Table 15: Potential Size of Redevelopment Arena Neighborhood 77 WICHITA PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT .... 16 Table 16: Arena Neighborhood Plan Growth Scenarios 78 Mission Statement....................................................... 17 Table17: Arena Neighborhood Parking Branding Parking........................................................ 18 Demand by Scenario 78 Table 18: Potential Future Parking Adequacy – Public Relations, Communication, and Information Mgt ..... 19 No Event 80 Table 19: Existing Century II Facilities 81 Table 20: Century II Expansion Plan 82 WPTD RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRACTICES ............................ 21 Table 21: Parking Demand, Current Configuration 82 Table 22: Parking Demand, After Expansion 83 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT VS. SELF-OPERATION ............... 24 Table 23: OT Redevelopment Scenarios 85 Table 24: North OT Land Use Assumptions 85 Advantages ............................................................... 25 Table 25: Base Parking Demand Ratios 86 Disadvantages ........................................................... 26 Table 26: Recommended Design Day Demand 86 Table 27: Delano Growth Scenarios 87 UNIFIED PARKING CODE REVIEW........................................ 28 Table 28: Projected Parking Adequacy – Delano District 88 Current Code ............................................................28 Table 29: WaterWalk Development Explanation of Terms ..................................................29 Assumptions 89 Table 30: WaterWalk Design Day Demand 91 Fees-In-Lieu ....................................................... 29 Table 31: Sedgwick County Pop. Change 92 Table 32: Future Parking Adequacy - Moderate Special Taxing Districts ....................................... 29 Assumptions 93 Tax increment Financing ...................................... 29 Table 33: Level of Service Conditions 98 Table 34: Arena Event Parking Demand 98 Recommended Unified Parking Code Changes ................ 30 Table 35: Available Arena Parking Supply 99 Optional Code Enhancements ...................................... 32 Table 36: Remote Parking Supply 100 Table 37: Arena Event Parking Adequacy – “Free Parking” Is Not Free .................................... 32 Walking Only 102 Reinstate Parking Requirements in Downtown CBD ... 32 Table 38: Arena Event Parking Adequacy – With Remote Parking 102 Prohibition of New Surface Parking in CBD ............ 32 Table 39: Weekday Pkg Supply/Demand 103 Table 40: Weekend Pkg Supply/Demand 103 Shared Parking .......................................................... 33 Table 41: Private Parking Potential 104 Maximizing Shared Parking ......................................... 34 Table 42: Opinion of Event Frequency 105 Table 43: Future Arena Parking Adequacy 106 Coordinating Shared Parking ............................... 38 Table 44: Century II Parking Supply 108 Example Development ................................................ 39 Table 45: Parking Demand by Space Configuration 110 Conclusions ..............................................................41 Table 46: Century II Parking Adequacy 110 Table of Contents i PARKING AND MOBILITY MASTER PLAN DOWNTOWN WICHITA, KANSAS AUGUST 3, 2007 PROJECT #23-7104.00 SECTION II: PARKING SUPPLY/DEMAND ANALYSIS LIST OF TABLES CONT. AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT Table 47: Impact of Simultaneous Large Weekday Events at Arena and PARKING SUPPLY/DEMAND ANALYSIS ASSESSMENT ............ 48 Century II 111 Definition of Terms ..................................................... 48 Table 48: Impact of Simultaneous Large Weekend/Evening Events at the Study Area................................................................ 49 Arena and Century II 112 Study Methodology..................................................... 51 Table 49: Impact of Simultaneous Medium Weekday Events at the Arena and Organizing the Data ................................................... 52 Century II 113 Table 50: Impact of Simultaneous Medium Weekend/Evening Events at the CURRENT CONDITIONS .................................................... 60 Arena and Century II 113 Table 51: Occupancy by Block Face 119 Parking Supply .......................................................... 60 Table 52: Douglas St. Occupancy Details 121 Effective Parking Supply ...................................... 61 Table 53: Market St. Occupancy Details 123 Table 54: Comparison of Costs 130 Parking Demand ................................................64 Table 55: Opinion of Cost including Soft Parking Adequacy.............................................. 67 Costs 130 Table 56: Median per Space Operating Expenses 132 FUTURE CONDITIONS ...................................................... 69 Table 57: Annual Breakeven Cost per Structured Parking Space 133 WDDC Development Scenario – 5 Years........................ 69 Table 58: Minimum Parking Structure Dimensions 136 Projecting Parking Demand........................................... 71 Table 59: Recommended On-Street Street Changes to the Parking Supply.............................. 74 Widths for Parallel Parking 139 Table 60: On-street Parking Dimensions 140 Reduction in Office Vacancy Rate .................................. 74 Table 61: Level of Service Luminance Potential Casino Development .............................. 75 Ratings 143 Table 62: Service Frequency LOS for Arena Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan ..................... 76 Scheduled Transit Service 154 Century II Expansion.................................................... 81 Table 63: Reliability LOS for On-Time Performance 156 Convention Center Parking Demand....................... 82 Table 64: Wichita Transit Bus Fares 158 Table 65: 2006 Q-Line Schedules 161 North Old Town Public Infrastructure Improvement Plan ...... 84 Table 66: Average 2006 Wichita Transit Delano Growth.......................................................... 87 Operating Cost per Hour 161 Table 67: 2006 Q-Line Operating Cost 162 Waterwalk Project ...................................................... 89 Table 68: Potential Remote Parking 169 Government District and Other Areas.............................. 92 Table 69: Anticipated Arena Parking Demand 180 Summary of Future Conditions – Non-Event ...................... 93 Table 70: Projected Arena Event Parking Adequacy and Frequency 180 Table 71: Impact of simultaneous Events at EVENT PARKING CONSIDERATIONS.................................... 97 Century II and the Arena 181 Table 72: Event Deficit Summary 181 Walking Distance....................................................... 97 Table 73: (Event Route 1) Lawrence- Arena Event Parking .................................................... 98 Dumont Stadium Shuttle Cost 183 Table 74: (Event Route 2) Discovery Place Arena Event Available Parking Supply..................... 99 Shuttle Cost 184 Arena Parking Adequacy ................................... 102 Table 75: (Event Route 3) Towne West Square Mall Shuttle Cost 185 Private Parking Potential ..................................... 103 Table 76: (Event Route 4) Towne East Frequency of Events .......................................... 104 Square Mall Shuttle Cost 186 Table 77: (Event Route 5) Newman Future Arena Parking Conditions .......................... 105 University Shuttle Cost 187 Table 78: (Event Route 6) Friends University Century II Event Parking.............................................. 108 Shuttle Cost 188 Simultaneous Events at Arena and Century II .................. 111 Table 79: (Event Route 7) N. Waco & 13th St. Shuttle Cost 189 Summary of Event Impact ........................................... 115 Table 80: (Event Route 8) Broadway & Conclusion .............................................................. 116 Pawnee Shuttle Cost 190 Table 81: