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DRAFT2010 Ballpark District Performance Parking Report
Table of Contents
Executive Summary ......................................................... 31.0 Introduction: Data Collection Methodology andApproach ........................................................................ 102.0 2010 Ballpark District Occupancy Rates:Performance of Spaces by Block .................................. 123.0 2010 Ballpark District Turnover Rates:Performance of Spaces by Block .................................. 134.0 Ballpark District Visitor Parking Pass (VPP)Program and Technology Improvements ................... 225.0 Revenue Update with Expenditures and NonAutomotive Transportation ImprovementRecommendations ......................................................... 236.0 Proposed Pilot Zone Modifications for Fiscal Year2011 .................................................................................. 26
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DRAFT2010 Ballpark District Performance Parking Report
Executive Summary
The Ward 6 Ballpark District performance parking pilot zone is comprised of 145 blocks with atotal of 6,260 curbside parking spaces on Washington Nationals non game days. The number of on street spaces is reduced to 6,207 parking spaces
on game days due to „Emergency No Parking‟
signs that are installed on the blocks in the immediate vicinity of the ballpark by the DistrictDepartment of Transportation (DDOT).Performance parking is a management strategy DDOT began in the Ballpark District in March2008 to address special traffic generators such as the new Washington Nationals Ballpark, theexpansion of Arena Stage as well as increased residential and commercial developments,particularly in the southeast quadrant of the zone near South Capitol Street, SE and New JerseyAvenue, SE. Performance parking works by adjusting the rates and/or the time restrictions onmetered blocks while protecting the parking supply on surrounding residential and mixed usedcorridors through increased residential parking enforcement.The department
‟s goals for varia
ble pricing curbside parking remain established in the conceptthat parking demand does not generally distribute evenly throughout any area. Given the scarcityof public right of way and the high costs of parking construction, cities have an obligation and anopportunity to manage public parking to best achieve clearly delineated purposes. Parkingdemand tends to be highest for the most convenient parking which tends to be located nearest tospecial traffic generators. These traffic generators may be commercial, residential, institutional,and recreational or there may be a blend of activities; nonetheless, each type draws parkingpatrons from beyond the immediate community thereby increases traffic congestion. Throughperformance based parking DDOT seeks to distribute demand to underutilized areas of theBallpark District zone and this process is guided by three principles articulated by Donald Shoup.
Principle #1:
People don’t come to traffic generating areas to park
. People areattracted to communities such as the Ballpark District as places to work, live, shop, dine,and play, and parking is simply a means of access. The demand for parking is
derived
from the demand for these other activities.
Principle #2:
Cities don’t provide parking in order to store cars.
Like roadways, transitservice, sidewalks, and other transportation facilities, public parking is an infrastructureinvestment in one of the critical links in the transportation/land use connection. TheDistrict of Columbia provides curbside parking to support the development and viabilityof adjacent land uses such as retail and housing developments.
Principle #3:
Parking does not live alone.
Parking resides in a complex and dynamicuniverse of transportation, access and land use alternatives. The demand for parking iscertainly affected by the price for parking; but demand is also impacted by cost,convenience, and availability of other modes as well as development patterns that supporttrip combining and pedestrian accessibility.In 2010, the District of Columbia ranked fifth on the Forbes Magazine annual poll of the 100most congested cities in the United States. Ward 6 residents directly benefit from performanceparking through reduced traffic on their streets and non automotive transportation improvementspaid for with pilot zone revenues.Non automotive transportation improvement funding in the pilot zone may be used for pedestrian,bicycle and mass transit congestion mitigation measures. During fiscal year 2010, DDOT fundedand completed the following improvements:
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Purchased Big Belly solar trash compactors
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Purchased ornate bike racks with area specific names on them such as BarracksRow, Pennsylvania Avenue and Southwest DC
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