study area data collection summary corridor parking inventory –study area length 3.5 miles –178...
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West Asheville
Parking StudyCommunity Meeting
October 22, 2015
Study Area
Data Collection Summary
Corridor Parking Inventory– Study area length 3.5 miles– 178 marked on-street parking spaces on Haywood
Road– Estimated number of on-street parking spaces is 720
spaces– Estimated number of total parking spaces – 3,020
Largest supply of off-street parking– West Asheville Baptist Church – 309 spaces– Ingles – 157 spaces– Grace Baptist Church - 125– Calvary Baptist Church – 120 spaces
Data Collection Summary
Data Collection Summary
Data Collection Summary
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Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 1Oakwood Street – Louisiana Avenue
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 1
Oakwood Street to Louisiana Avenue• 735 parking spaces• 133 on-street spaces• Peak Hour overall occupancy – 6 PM Thursday
– 46%• Peak on-street occupancy – 6 PM Saturday –
103%• On-street occupancy > 80% - 7 out of 16
observed periods
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 1
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 1
Side Street Occupancy
Side Streets – Location 1
Herron Street • Approximately 10 spaces of parking on East Side• Posted Parking Restriction on West Side• Parked vehicles range 11-15 • Observed peak (15) at 8PM
Dunwell Avenue• Approximately 22 spaces of parking on East Side• NO Posted Parking Restriction on West Side• Parked vehicles range 8-21• Observed peak (21) at 10PM
Side Streets – Location 1(cont.)
Vermont Avenue• Approximately 10 spaces of parking on West side• Approximately 16 spaces of parking on East side• Parked vehicles
– Range 5-13 vehicles on East side – Range 8-13 vehicles West
• Observed Peak (13 both sides) at 8PM• Overall Parking demand is greatest between 8-
10PM• On-street occupancy less than 80%; three of six
observation periods
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 2Louisiana Ave – Martin Ave
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 2
Louisiana Avenue to Martin Street• 240 parking spaces• 75 on-street spaces• Peak Hour overall occupancy – 3 PM Saturday –
68%• Peak on-street occupancy – 11 AM Saturday -
73%• On-street occupancy > 80% - 0 out of 16
observed periods
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 2
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 2
Side Street - Location 2
State Street• Approximately 14 spaces of parking on West side• Posted Parking Restrictions on East side• Parked vehicles range 4-10 vehicles• Observed peak (10) at 8PM and 10 PM
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 3I-26 interchange to Swannanoa Avenue
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 3
I-26 interchange to Swannanoa Avenue• 348 parking spaces• 136 on-street spaces• Peak Hour overall occupancy – Noon Saturday –
66%• Peak on-street occupancy – Noon Saturday -
93%• On-street occupancy > 80% - 6 out of 16
observed periods
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 3
Haywood Road Parking Study – Location 3
Michigan Avenue Parking Study – Location 3
• Approximately 13 parking spaces on East side• Posted Parking Restrictions on West side• Parked Vehicles range 9-13• Observed Peak (13) at 8PM
Findings
• Overall there is available parking in West Asheville• Two (2) subareas experience parking issues
– Oakwood St. to Louisiana Ave.– I-26 to Swannanoa Ave.
• Abundance of private, off-street parking• Private off-street parking underutilized in peak• Heavy parking demand for on-street parking on
side streets in study area• Significant amount of “informal” shared parking is
occurring at churches and other locations
Live Polling
All expenses paid trip… where would you go?
A. Hawaii
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Rome
E. Barcelona
F. Seoul
Hawaii
New York
Paris
Rome
Barcelona
Seoul
30%
7%
3%
27%
20%
13%
Which of the following most accurately describes how you would complete the following sentence: “I visit the Haywood Road Corridor Area in West Asheville…”.
A. Daily
B. Once a week
C. 2-4 times a week
D. A few times a month
E. A few times a year
F. I live in the Study Area
G. I do not visit the Study Area Daily
Once a w
eek
2-4 times a w
eek
A few times a
month
A few times a
year
I live
in th
e Study A
rea
I do not v
isit t
he Stu
dy Are
a
35%
10%
16%
0%
35%
0%
3%
How would you describe yourself? (Please select all that apply.)
A. I live here
B. I own a business here
C. I own property here
D. I am a regular visitor
E. I am an occasional visitor
F. I rarely visit
G. Other
I live
here
I own a
busines
s her
e
I own pro
perty h
ere
I am a re
gular
visit
or
I am an occ
asional
visito
r
I rare
ly vis
it
Other
48%
8%
31%
2%0%0%
10%
How would you characterize parking in the Haywood Road Corridor Area?
A. Perfect – we don’t have a problem
B. It’s getting worse but there’s no need to make changes yet
C. It’s something we should study further
D. It’s unacceptable- we need a change
Perfect
– we don’t
have a p...
It’s g
etting w
orse but t
here’...
It’s s
omething w
e should st
...
It’s u
nacce
ptable- w
e need ...
0%
81%
16%3%
Which of the following statements would you suggest is most important?
A. The City needs to protect parking for local residents
B. We need improved parking accommodations for local businesses
C. We’re in this together and need a balanced solution
The C
ity nee
ds to pro
tect
p...
We n
eed im
prove
d parking..
.
We’r
e in th
is to
geth
er and...
29%
71%
0%
When visiting destinations in the Haywood Road Corridor Area, I typically (use)…
A. Drive alone
B. Carpool
C. Bike
D. Public transit
E. Walk
F. Carshare (Uhaul CarShare)
G. Rideshare (Uber, Taxi)
H. Other
Drive a
lone
Carpool
Bike
Public tr
ansit
Walk
Carsh
are (U
haul C
arShare)
Rideshar
e (Uber, T
axi)
Other
65%
3%6%
0%0%0%
23%
3%
Where do you typically have the greatest parking success (finding a space) during the weekday?
A. Haywood (Oakwood St to Louisiana Ave)
B. Haywood (Louisiana Ave to Martin St)
C. Haywood (I-26 an Swannanoa Ave)
D. Michigan Ave
E. State Street
F. Dunwell Avenue
G. Heron Street
H. Vermont Street
Haywood (O
akwood St
to Lo
...
Haywood (L
ouisiana A
ve to ...
Haywood (I-
26 an Sw
annano...
Mich
igan A
ve
State
Street
Dunwell Ave
nue
Heron St
reet
Vermont S
treet
33% 33%
29%
5%
0%0%0%0%
Where do you typically have the greatest parking success (finding a space) on the weekend?
A. Haywood (Oakwood St to Louisiana Ave)
B. Haywood (Louisiana Ave to Martin St)
C. Haywood (I-26 an Swannanoa Ave)
D. Michigan Ave
E. State Street
F. Dunwell Avenue
G. Heron Street
H. Vermont Street
Haywood (O
akwood St
to Lo
...
Haywood (L
ouisiana A
ve to ...
Haywood (I-
26 an Sw
annano...
Mich
igan A
ve
State
Street
Dunwell Ave
nue
Heron St
reet
Vermont S
treet
18%
47%
35%
0%0%0%0%0%
How would you characterize current parking enforcement activities in the study area?
A. Too aggressive
B. Appropriate level of enforcement
C. More enforcement is needed
Too ag
gressiv
e
Appropria
te le
vel of e
nfor..
.
More
enforce
ment is nee
ded
3%
79%
17%
When considering methods to improve parking in the area, which of the following do you think are worth exploring?
A. Enforcement of existing parking restrictions (i.e., time limits)
B. Promote ease of access by bicycles and offer more bike parking)
C. Install parking meters
D. Improve transit access
E. Promote more walking trips through enhanced sidewalks
F. Implement a Residential Parking Permit Program
G. Build additional public parking
H. Promote more shared parking (use of existing private parking supply for public use)
I. None of the above Enfo
rcem
ent o
f exis
ting par.
..
Prom
ote ea
se of a
cces
s by b
...
Install p
arking m
eters
Impro
ve tr
ansit ac
cess
Prom
ote more
walki
ng trips..
.
Implemen
t a Resid
ential Par..
.
Build additional
public parki
ng
Prom
ote more
share
d parkin
...
None of the above
6% 6%
0%
3%
0%
33%
18%
30%
3%
Please make your selection...
A. Answer A
B. Answer B
Answer A
Answer B
0%0%
How do you think the City of Asheville should pay for parking management in the Study Area? (Please select all that apply.)
A. Parking meters/fees
B. Increased fines
C. Appropriations from General Fund
D. Introduce a Parking Assessment District (tax/fee to local residents and businesses)
E. We don’t have a parking problem
Parkin
g mete
rs/fe
es
Increase
d fines
Appropria
tions fro
m Gen
era...
Introduce
a Park
ing Asse
ss...
We d
on’t have
a park
ing p...
13%
44%
0%
8%
36%
Who should be responsible for supporting the revenue required to implement an enhanced parking strategy for the area?
A. Local residents
B. Local businesses
C. Local parkers only (meters and fees)
D. The entire city
Loca
l resid
ents
Loca
l busin
esses
Loca
l parke
rs only
(mete
rs ...
The e
ntire ci
ty
0%
46%
25%29%
