Downtown Los Angeles
Parking Management
Ordinance Implementation Project

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Project Summary Report-March 17, 2007 (1MB)
This document provides an overview of the process utilized for this study and summarizes the findings and recommendations of the project.

Summary of CRA-LA Community Workshop #3 (53KB)
This document provides an overview of presentations given at the workshop on November 28, 2006, the materials available for public review and the findings and comments of workshop participants.

Presentation at CRA-LA Community Workshop #3 (1.0MB)
Review the presentation given at CRA-LA Community Workshop #3 held on November 28, 2006.

Specific Project and Program Recommendations-March 17, 2007 (350kb)
This report provides a summary of the specific project and program recommendations that have been developed as part of the Downtown Parking Management Ordinance Implementation Project.

Summary of CRA-LA Community Workshop #2 (100KB)
This document provides an overview of presentations given at the workshop, the materials available for public review and the findings and comments of workshop participants.

Presentation at CRA-LA Community Workshop #2 (4.5MB)
Review the presentation given at CRA-LA Community Workshop #2 held on March 2, 2006.

Presentation at CRA-LA Parking Task Force Meeting #4 (2.6MB)
Review the presentation given at CRA-LA Parking Task Force Meeting #4 held on February 23, 2006.

Downtown Development Discussion Meeting Notes (52kb)
This is a summary of the minutes of the special meeting held April 26, 2006 on the issues of Downtown Development and Parking.

Parking Policy Framework Overview Report-March 17, 2007 (0.8MB)
This report summarizes the proposed policies and programs that have been developed to address the parking and access problems and needs which were identified during the project. The information in this report will be the subject of the third and final Community Workshop.

Proposed Downtown Parking Overlay Ordinance-Dec 4, 2006 (0.5MB)
This document provides a detailed description of the proposed three tiered Downtown parking zoning overlay ordinance.

Final Problem Statement Report-Oct 3, 2006 (0.5MB)
The purpose of this report is to document, analyze and synthesize the findings of the project to date in terms of the current and historical characteristics of parking in the Downtown and the issues and problems related to parking that have emerged through the study process. The findings of this report are based on information gathered from interviews with the stakeholders, from the first public meeting and workshop, and from a review of past parking and planning study efforts of the Downtown area.

Final Parking Management Options Report-Oct 9, 2006 (0.5MB)
This report builds upon several pervious efforts to assist with the process of identifying potential solutions and strategies for addressing the parking problems in Downtown Los Angeles by the stakeholders. This report attempts to bridge three areas: Linking the (1) problem statements to (2) specific solutions and strategies as identified in (3) the Best Practices research.

Best Parking Practices Report-Jan 21, 2005 (1.2MB)
The purpose of this report is to document a research effort which focused on identifying the parking management practices of other cities which may have applicability in Downtown Los Angeles. The objective was to explore how other cities and countries have dealt with the types of issues reported by the stakeholders in Downtown Los Angeles. The major issues and concerns raised by stakeholders have been separated into four issue categories....

Summary of Outreach Program - Apr-Oct 2004 (2MB)
The Downtown Parking Management Ordinance Implementation Project places major emphasis on the direct involvement of the “stakeholders” in the process to develop new Downtown parking policies and programs. The stakeholders are those individuals, agencies, and groups with a vested interest in the ways in which Downtown parking is provided, managed and operated. The effort to involve the stakeholders is proceeding on four different levels....


Task Force Meeting Minutes
April 26, 2005 Task Force
May 24, 2005 Task Force
June 28, 2005 Task Force

Background Information
Please note: The following documents are provided for informational purposes only. They were not produced as a part of the Downtown Los Angeles Parking Management Ordinance Implementation Project and as such do not reflect the opinions of Wilbur Smith Associates, its subconsultants or the Project.

The Ideal Source of Local Public Revenue by Donald C. Shoup
Free or underpriced curb parking creates a classic commons problem. Studies have found that between 8% and 74% of cars in congested traffic were cruising in search of curb parking, and that the average time to find a curb space ranged between 3 and 14 min. Cities can eliminate the economic incentive to cruise by charging market-clearing prices for curb parking spaces. Market-priced curb parking can yield between 5% and 8% of the total land rent in a city, and in some neighborhoods can yield more revenue than the property tax.

People, Parking, and Cities by Michael Manville and Donald Shoup
A recent article in Access magazine examines the effects of parking requirements on urban density, and compared the densities of Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. It shows that off-street parking requirements explain much of the difference in the density of these cities. It concludes that the simplest and most productive reform of American zoning would be to declare that all existing off-street parking requirements are maximums rather than minimums.

To Park or Not to Park by American Institute of Architects San Francisco
This issue of _Line asks the questions of the moment: to park or not to park? They tackle the parking myths and ask how to work parking in--and when and why to leave it out.
 

   
 
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