Parking

Recommendation #1:
Establish paid parking in Southeast Quadrant.

• Boundary: Roughly D Street to the west, First Street to the south, Third Street to the north, railroad tracks to the east.

• Meter rates should be established to achieve an 85% average occupancy rate within the Southeast Quadrant. Initial recommendation:

$1.00/hr peak (11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
$.50/hr off-peak (all other times).
Adjustments should be made as needed

• Extend parking durations to 3 or 4 hours.

• Other assumptions to on- / off-street parking include:

         Free parking:
90-min on-street parking outside the Southeast Quadrant
2-hr on surface lots outside the Southeast Quadrant
3-hr in parking garage

Daily parking as indicated in map
Permit parking as indicated in map.

Recommendation #2:
Increase employee parking location options.

• Expand “X” permit parking into Fourth & G garage, subject to negotiations with property owner.

• Develop the “Regal Lot” at the northwest corner of Richards Blvd & Olive Drive for “X” permit parking.

• Utilize Old North Davis for lower cost employee parking through a new “O” permit. Proceeds of this permit would accrue toward infrastructure and traffic calming improvements in the Old North Davis neighborhood.

• Consider Old East Davis as opportunity for additional “X” permit parking.

• Actively engage in discussions with UCD on possibility of downtown employees using Lots 5 and 10.

• Evaluate potential to operate evening shuttle for downtown employees parking in peripheral employee permit areas.

Recommendation #3:
Increase employee permit fees and streamline employee parking to single “X” permit.

• Increase “X” permit fees to between a minimum of $10/month ($120/yr) and a maximum of $30/month ($360/yr).

• A new lower cost “O” permit for Old North Davis which downtown employees could purchase should be priced at $8/month.

Recommendation #4:
Convert Amtrak Lot to paid parking.

• Fee assumption: $5.00/day

Recommendation #5:
Restrict delivery vehicle double-parking between 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. for the area bounded by Second Street, Fourth Street, D Street and G Street (data could be used to refine limitations over time).

Recommendation #6:
Eliminate on-street green waste in downtown for the area bounded by First Street, Fifth Street, B Street, and the railroad tracks.

Recommendation #7:
Shift parking enforcement hours to 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday – Saturday.

Recommendation #8:
Establish tiered-fine citation system.

• $43 for first citation (current fine)
• $86 for second citation
• $129 for third and subsequent citations

Recommendation #9:
Upgrade parking enforcement technology.

Recommendation #10:
Invest in electronic information systems.

Recommendation #11:
Develop transportation and parking alternatives campaign.

Recommendation #12:
Collect quarterly parking occupancy and turnover data.

Recommendation #13:
Explore voluntary private shared-parking district.

Recommendation #14:
Provide van-accessible parking upon street resurfacing.

Recommendation #15:
Streetscape Improvements.

• Wayfinding
• Landscaping
• Lighting
• Reduction of visual clutter
• Removal of excessive objects in the sidewalk.

Recommendation #16:
Expand Parking Supply
$150,000 for a feasibility study, design concept, and preliminary engineering of a site-specific parking structure. Locations may include but are not limited to:

• Boy Scout lot
• F Street parking lot (bounded by Third, Fourth, E, and F Streets)
• Amtrak lot
• A to-be-determined location between B, C, First, and Fourth Streets

Recommendation #17:
Provide administrative resources necessary for successful implementation of the Downtown Parking Management Plan.

• Improve marketing of all public transit options running into and through the downtown.
• Negotiate with Yolobus to bring the 42 buses into the core by extending service down F Street to 3rd Street, down 3rd to B, up B to 5th and back on its previous route.

• Consider ways to provide “late bird” service using Unitrans or DCT mini-buses to Mace Ranch, South Davis, West Davis and North Davis (4 unique routes) every 30 minutes from 8 PM to midnight on Thursday through Sunday each week.

• Review downtown routes and timing with Unitrans so that downtown coverage is not interrupted/changed with UC Davis breaks or during the summer.

• Encourage downtown merchants to offer small discounts, periodic specials (especially during events that draw large crowds) or less frequent opportunities to win large prizes for those who bike, walk or bus into downtown.

Recommendation #19:
Re-examine parking in-lieu parking fee policies and procedures.

• New development
• Conversion of uses
• Outdoor dining
• Fee amount

Downtown Parking Task Force Recommendations with Davis Downtown Board of Directors’ deletions and additions:

1. Deletion of Item 15: Streetscape Improvements. This is not in the purview or responsibility
of the Task Force Parking Recommendations.

2. The Davis Downtown through its Parking Committee continue to be involved in the further
refinement and implementation of the Integrated Downtown Parking Management Plan,
including the selection of parking enforcement technology, enforcement hours, and rates
charged

3. Additional on‐street diagonal parking be explored to increase parking supply

4. The timing of issuing of X permits be linked to business license renewals through
coordinated mailing and publicity campaign

5. Downtown parking information be included on the Davis Downtown website and app, not on
any City of Davis website or app.