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Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan W l e r ' a h ft ; k i y 1 .. FIGURE 6 -3: athAv ON- STREET PARKING ON- STREET PARKING STRATEGY The plan adopts a Downtown parking strategy: encouraging alternate means of transportation while recognizing the importance of adequate access and on- street parking to support retail uses. With the exception of lots with six or fewer spaces, new surface parking is not an allowable use on the riverfront site. Small surface parking lots of up to six spaces are allowed in conjunction with buildings within the redevelopment. These lots should be located internal to blocks, not fronting 5th Avenue or Riverfront Street. The on- street parking capacity of the plan is approximately 300 cars, all located within one or two blocks of the riverfront. This capacity meets the demand for the retail and commercial uses and is an important factor in the feasibility of Restaurant Row. Streets in the plan are designed to have parallel parking and perpendicular parking on one side to increase the on- street capacity. The south -west side of Railroad Street is particularly useful to increase parking capacity, with head -in parking along the length of the railroad frontage. With clear street connections along Millrace Lane and Water Lane to the river, this provides convenient parking within one block of the riverfront, but 7 r�+ � locates most automobiles away from the river edge open space. The Parking Locations diagram illustrates where parallel and perpendicular on- street parking are proposed. Individual redevelopment blocks are required to "self- park" and accommodate parking for residential or other uses. All parking should be hidden from view from the sidewalk. Multi -story parking garages should have liner uses on the ground level when facing a sidewalk. The exception to this requirement is along Railroad Street, where private and shared garage access may face the railroad corridor. The Parking + Building Types diagram show a range of parking options for various types of residential redevelopment. The Building Type diagram shows how housing types can be arranged to fit a range of parcel sizes, from narrow lots to wider lots, and how a diversity of residential units can be accommodated with parking that is not visible from the street. With access to the bike path and improved connections to Downtown, it is expected that parking ratios can be smaller than in more auto - dominated parts of the city. Shared off - street parking between daytime and evening uses is also encouraged. Bicycle parking should be provided near the riverfront open space, and incorporated with the sidewalk design. 56 ■ Rowell Brokaw Architects