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<br />ATTACHMENT D <br /> <br />Parking Study Summary <br /> <br />Under contract with the City of Eugene, Rich and Associates, Inc. analyzed parking supply and <br />demand in downtown in the fall of 2001. Based on their report published in May 2002, there is a <br />projected need for additional parking downtown, particularly in the area of the block proposed <br />for the Whole Foods Development project. This report is currently being updated. Additional <br />information will be presented at the council work session on February 8, 2006. <br /> <br />The Rich and Associates study considered downtown in two zones. Zone A encompasses <br />primarily the northern half of downtown, bordered by 2nd Avenue to the north, Lincoln Street to <br />th <br />the west, 7 Avenue to the south, and EWEB, the Courthouse area and the potential Whole <br />Foods block to the east. Zone B includes all of downtown, including property within Zone A. <br />The report concludes that there is an overall deficit of 1,016 spaces. Many of the blocks in the <br />immediate vicinity of the site proposed for Whole Foods lack adequate parking, including the <br />existing Federal Building, the Lane County Courthouse, and the new Wayne Morse Federal <br />Courthouse. <br /> <br />Based on the analysis completed by Rich and Associates, there is a projected need for additional <br />parking in downtown in the vicinity of the Whole Foods Block. This need exists prior to the <br />Whole Foods Development but is exacerbated by the 299 spaces that will be lost as a result of <br />this development and the resultant activities that increase the demand for parking. For Zone A <br />only, the report notes that with possible development of the block now being considered for <br />Whole Foods, the adjacent block (which now includes the Shedd) and possible redevelopment of <br />nearby surface lots, the deficit in this zone is 500 spaces. <br /> <br />As part of their study, Rich and Associates analyzed the southern half of the block proposed for <br />Whole Foods as the site for a structured parking facility. Development costs associated with <br />adding 530 structured parking spaces on this lot were estimated on a per space basis of $16,220 <br />(approximately $18,420 in ’06 dollars, assuming inflation of 4%). Since the existing 299 spaces <br />on this block would be lost, the net cost for adding additional spaces increases to $23,240 <br />($27,190 in ’06 dollars). These figures assumed a full half block parking structure, and did not <br />include any land costs. <br /> <br />If the Whole Foods Development Project goes forward, it will contribute over 400 spaces to the <br />downtown area. Existing uses in the immediately vicinity of the Whole Foods development site <br />will benefit from additional parking, including the existing Federal Building, City Hall, the Lane <br />County Courthouse and the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse. Nearby development oppor- <br />tunities will also benefit from additional parking, such as Courthouse area properties (including <br />two City-owned parcels), privately-owned property south of Broadway, and a new or expanded <br />City Hall. <br /> <br />L:\CMO\2006 Council Agendas\M060208\S060208B.doc <br /> <br />