Issues and Challenges of Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

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Issues and Challenges of Curbside Loading and
Parking in Urban Areas

• John Friebele, P.E., PTOE
• Traffic Engineer
• City of San Antonio, Texas
• johnf_at_sanantonio.gov

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• Issues of Curbside Loading and Parking
• SUPPLY
• SUPPLY
• SUPPLY
• There simply are greater demands than there is
  supply

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Allocation (distribution) of different types of
  uses (regulations)
• Vehicle Parking (metered, un-metered)
• Commercial loading/unloading
• Passenger Loading
• Taxicab stands
• Transit bus stops
• Residential Parking
• Tour buses, government parking, etc., etc.
• Valet parking

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• How much space for each need is sufficient
  (equitable)?
• Determine demand
• React to demand

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• How is the distribution of space determined?
• Proactively
• Reactively

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• How much travel lane capacity can you afford to
  give up to curb parking?
• Full-time
• Part-time

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Preferential Parking Policies (ADA)
• What effect on overall supply

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Enforcement
• Cost
• Effectiveness
• Public perception

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Value Pricing
• Price elasticity
• Public vs. Private supply

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Active Management of on-street parking

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Parking Design (angle, parallel)
• Supply
• Safety
• Capacity

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• ISSUE
• Stakeholder involvement/input

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• CHALLENGES
• Supply equals demand
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Traffic Engineer satisfaction

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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• Goods Movement Council and Parking Council are
  co-sponsoring a project on downtown parking
  management
• Downtown Curbside Parking Management Committee
• Proposed Scope

"To determine predominate issues of curbside use
and research parking policies in a representative
cross-section of downtowns to determine
successful parking and loading management
polices. The objective is to offer practitioners
practical methods to reduce downtown traffic
congestion related to on-street loading and
unloading of goods and services. The result will
be a "Best Practices" report published by ITE.
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Curbside Loading and Parking in Urban Areas

• Downtown Curbside Parking Management Committee
• Survey representative cities
• Compile existing practices and policies
• Formulate best practices
• Contact
• John Friebele, P.E., PTOE
• City of San Antonio
• johnf_at_sanantonio.gov

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Issues and Challenges of Curbside Loading and
Parking in Urban Areas
John Friebele, P.E., PTOE Traffic Engineer City
of San Antonio, Texas johnf_at_sanantonio.gov