Transportation System Plan Update
DOWNTOWN PARKING WORKSHOP

Downtown Parking Links:

• Review Draft TSP Chapter 12 - Downtown Parking
• Review meeting materials and notes
• Map of parking in Downtown Milwaukie
• Parking FAQ for Downtown employees
• 2003 Downtown Parking and Traffic Management Study

Other Links:

• View draft chapters of the 2007 TSP 
• Return to TSP Update Home Page

The purpose of the Downtown Parking workshops has been to gather input from the community about challenges and solutions related to managing parking in downtown Milwaukie. Public input helps guide both near-term changes to how parking is managed as well as long-term investment in parking facilities. Two workshops were held as part of the Transportation System Plan (TSP) update. 

The new TSP includes a chapter on Parking, to build on and adopt the 2003 Downtown Milwaukie Parking and Traffic Management Plan. A lot of the policies and recommendations that were in the 2003 plan can just be incorporated "as is" as a chapter in the TSP. However, there are some parking-related subjects that warrant update, and these issues were discussed at the workshops in April and May 2007. 

In summary, the recommendations in the draft Downtown Parking chapter direct the City to make the following decisions about how different parking users should use the parking facilities in downtown: 

• Manage parking to support downtown revitalization, according to the vision in the Downtown and Riverfront Plan. Manage on-street parking to serve the ground-floor uses of adjacent development, and prioritize access for visitors and customers. 
• Keep an updated parking inventory and conduct periodic parking use studies to understand how parking areas are used. 
• Enforce against misuse of on-street parking. 
• When parking areas are over 85% full, adjust parking management practices to make the best use of available parking (e.g., adjust parking zones, increase permit prices, install parking meters, etc. 
• Implement development requirements that require the private sector to identify sufficient parking for residential and commercial uses, but do not ask developers to "over-build" parking. Encourage shared parking arrangements. 
• Provide public off-street parking for downtown employees as funds and property availability allows. First priority will be given to buildings and businesses existing in 2007. 
• Work with property and business owners to decrease employees' need for auto parking as downtown transitions to a lively, multimodal environment. 
• Develop a plan to finance and locate a public parking structure to support downtown in the future.

If you would like more information about the Downtown Parking Workshop, please contact Katie Mangle, Planning Director, at 503-786-7652 or .

TSP Downtown Parking Meeting Agendas and Notes