Richmond 300: Parking Study Materials

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At a recent  meeting, DESMAN and VHB (the parking consultants) presented the parking existing conditions, which include an inventory of parking (number of spots) and an occupancy analysis (number of cars in the spots). Some of the most interesting maps they showed are the "utilization maps" which show the parking hot spots in the neighborhoods - see the links below to view the utilization maps for each neighborhood.

Please review the meeting materials and provide your comments in this survey by July 8, 2018. (If you attended one of the meetings and filled out the printed version of this form, you do not need to fill this out again.) All the meeting materials can be found on the Richmond 300 website and by clicking on the links below:

Brookland Park Blvd/Six Points
Key takeaways: public assets have additional capacity to support non-public uses, standardization of curbside stalls would make utilization more efficient, large scale development of multi-unit housing could overwhelm supply 
  1. Brookland Park Blvd/Six Points Presentation
  2. Brookland Park Blvd/Six Points Maps
Carytown
Key takeaways: off-street public and private parking is underutilized, residents depend on on-street parking because there are limited alleys, maximizing curbside creates “sightline” issues
  1. Carytown Presentation
  2. Carytown Maps
Downtown
Downtown includes: Jackson Ward, Monroe Ward, Central Office District, Capital District, VCU Health, Biotech, Shockoe Slip, and Shockoe Bottom
Key takeaways: consistent pockets of high demand on weekends and weekdays in Jackson Ward, supply-side solutions in Downtown may be cost-prohibitive, intensity of demand in Shockoe Bottom suggests the area is reaching a crisis point 
  1. Downtown Presentation
  2. Downtown Maps
Libbie/Grove/Patterson
Key takeaways: maximizing curbside creates “sightline” issues, shared use parking could alleviate some pressure, no blocks operating at or over capacity on weekdays
  1. Libbie/Grove/Patterson Presentation
  2. Libbie/Grove/Patterson Maps
Manchester
Key takeaways; demand along Semmes is spilling over onto adjacent blocks during weekdays, some “hotspots” are just successful projects that take an entire block without providing supply onsite, now is the time to start proactively setting policies to support continued development
  1. Manchester Presentation
  2. Manchester Maps
Scott's Addition
Key takeaways: stall definition and enforcement need to be examined, large lots offer potential for shared parking, many blocks operating consistently near or over capacity
  1. Scott's Addition Presentation
  2. Scott's Addition Maps
The Fan
Key takeaways: residential presence drives demand, significant under-utilization of off-street parking presents immediate opportunity, proposed solutions must incorporate support and promotion of multi-modality because it’s not realistic to build more parking, value assignments could improve turn-over
  1. The Fan Presentation
  2. The Fan Maps