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Attachment B Frequently Asked Questions on Eugene’s Parking Program Here are some responses to the questions we’ve heard in preparing for the work session: 1. What are the budget details of the City of Eugene’s parking program? Please see Attachment C that contains Parking Services Enterprise Fund financial information. 2.What are other places doing? Where does it work well? Please see Attachment D that contains parking program information from other communities. 3.What do the commercial business owners think of our parking system? Please see Attachment E that contains feedback from the downtown business community. 4.How does Vancouver, WA’s program work that has meters that provide 20 minutes of free parking? Please see Attachment F that contains information meters that provide 20 minutes of free parking. 5.What would the impact of free downtown parking be to Diamond Parking Services? Diamond Parking Services is a private business that manages its own parking lot properties and provides parking management services (permits, enforcement, maintenance) for downtown property owners. This question will be addressed at the work session. Attachment A shows all downtown parking locations. 6.Can we put better signage around showing where there's free parking? Yes, investment in signage and parking information is built into the current parking forecast. This question will be further addressed at the work session. 7.Is there a card system you can use that will allow you to pay for just the amount of time you stay in the space? On-Street Parking –It is possible to pay for just the amount of time you stay at an on-street parking space, but the system is very expensive (San Francisco has this system). It requires embedding a magnetic sensor in the parking space surface that recognizes when a vehicle is parked. The sensor wirelessly transmits data to a database to track parking, as well as payment of the space. This same information is relayed to parking enforcement. Off-Street Parking – With investment in new equipment, we could further refine the parking payment increment. Currently, our increments are 20 minutes ($0.25) in the garages and surface lots.