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<br /> <br /> <br />(3) Parking Programs in Other Communities <br />A survey of parking programs in other communities is included in this packet as Attachment D. The <br />community criteria selection focused on similar sized communities that have two distinct parking areas, <br />with a downtown and campus or capitol parking district. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />City Council Goal: Downtown Initiative <br /> <br /> <br />City Council Values: Sustainable Development; Fair, Stable and Adequate Financial Resources <br /> <br />Eugene City Code 9.6410 (4) - Downtown Parking Exempt Zone <br />Uses within the parking exempt area are not subject to the requirements of EC 9.6410(3), which <br />specifies the minimum number of parking spaces by use category (i.e. no on-site parking requirements <br />for downtown uses). <br /> <br />Eugene Downtown Plan (2004) <br /> <br />?Facilitate downtown development by redesignating and rezoning underutilized properties, such <br />as surface parking lots, to a commercial land use designation and a commercial zone such as C-2 <br />or C-3. Building A Downtown, Policy, 3. <br /> <br /> <br />?Implement the policies and strategies of Central Area Transportation Study (CATS), including <br />two-way street conversions, structured parking, pedestrian and bike system improvements. <br />Getting Around Downtown, Implementation Strategy, B. <br /> <br /> <br />?Continue to improve and simplify parking lot directory signs, cost information and methods of <br />payment. Getting Around Downtown, Implementation Strategy, I. <br /> <br />Central Area Transportation Study (2004) <br />Policy 8 - Support intensive development in the downtown area by balancing new parking supply with <br />specific area demands and ensure an adequate supply of parking is available downtown to <br />meet the needs of residents, workers, and customers of downtown facilities. <br /> <br />Policy 9 - Make parking downtown convenient, affordable, safe and easy to use. <br /> <br />Growth Management Policies (1998) <br />Policy 11 - Increase the use of alternative modes of transportation by improving the capacity, design, <br />safety, and convenience of the transit, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation systems. <br /> <br />Policy 12 - Encourage alternatives to the use of single-occupant vehicles through demand management <br />techniques. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />This is a work session item for discussion; no options have been developed at this time. <br /> Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081029\S081029A.doc <br /> <br />