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8:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Parking Study Recommendations Report
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE:
February and June 2022
EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
The purpose of this presentation is to provide an in-depth summary of, and update to, the commercial parking study that, in February 2022, the Vienna Town Council directed be carried out. The parking study is a multi-departmental initiative executed by Nelson Nygaard, a national transportation planning firm with a Washington, D.C. office, that also served as a sub-consultant for the Code Create effort providing data to support updates to the zoning code.
On April 15, Nelson Nygaard will present the results of this work to the Town Council at the work session. It will include the research conducted and the resulting recommendations and strategies. The recommendations presented in the report are guided by an existing conditions analysis found in Attachment #2. The parking recommendations are attached to this memorandum as Attachment #3.
Since the start of the study, the Town has worked with Nelson Nygaard to complete the following:
* Town-wide Parking Survey (Attachment #1)
* Existing Parking Conditions (Attachment #2)
* Stakeholder Engagement Events
* Parking Recommendations (Attachment #3)
The presentation document is included as Attachment #4.
The parking study focused on evaluating the existing conditions in the Town's main commercial areas, which was the study area. The recommendations provide policy considerations, parking management programs as well as short-term and long-term actions that the Town and relevant stakeholders could consider, to improve parking within the study area.
Existing Parking Conditions Assessment (Inventory)
At the start of the parking study effort, Nelson Nygaard completed an inventory of all public and key private parking resources in the study area, primarily along Maple Avenue, Church Street, Mill Street and Dominion Road. The exact study a...
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