Presentation to

Steamboat Springs City Council

Parking Analysis
Scot Martin
DESMAN Associates
7900 E. Union Avenue, Suite 925
Denver, CO 80237
www.desman.com
3037401700
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1. Consider the installation of parking meters in the Central Downtown Area.
Including: Lincoln Street, Yampa Street & Side Streets from 5
th
to 10
th
Estimated 580 onstreet spaces
44 block faces
4 of the 5 peer towns
and cities have on
street meters and the
fifth one is
considering meters
Meters will:
Discourage long
term parking
Increase turnover
Aid in enforcement
Generate revenue
ON- STREET PA RK I NG SYSTEM RECOMMENDATI ONS
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2. Further explore both singlespace smart meters and
multispace meters.
3. Charge a minimum hourly rate of $1.00 with 2 and 3
hour maximums as currently signed.
4. Enforce the meters Monday Saturday from 10:00
AM to 8:00 PM.
5. Set up pilot programs to test the meters prior to
receiving bids.
6. Survey users of the meters.
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Estimated Cost
$472,700 for 580 smart single space meters by IPS Group
$506,000 to $594,000 for 44 multispace meters by Digital Payment
Technologies
Estimated FirstYear Revenue
$463,585
580 spaces and 55% average occupancy
Average turnover of 2.5
302 days per year
$1.75 average fee
Plus limited citation revenue
Estimated Net Revenue (less expenses)
IPS Single Space Meters $280,192
Digital MultiSpace Meters $324,919
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7. Also consider LPR for more effective and efficient enforcement of the
remaining on and offstreet timelimited spaces.
8. If LPR is implemented prior to the installation of meters, it is
recommended to defer on the decision on meters for a few years for
adequate time to assess the effectiveness of LPR.
9. Have Genetec (AutoVu) and Tannery Creek Systems (autoChalk)
demonstrate their systems to the city prior to receiving bids.
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1. Maintain free parking in the public lots to encourage their use.
2. Consider converting the 2hour parking in the 8
th
& Oak lot to 8
hour parking to accommodate displaced employees.
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1. Consider restriping 10 wide onstreet spaces at 90 to add 35
40 more spaces downtown.
2. Reconfigure the 8
th
& Oak Lot to add 12 more spaces
3. Parking Structure
PA RK I NG I MPROVEMENTS
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8
th
Street Restripe and 8
th
& Oak Lot Reconfiguration
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8
th
and Oak Lot Parking Structure
162 spaces (Net
gain of 112)
Four levels
Parking efficiency
of 422 sq. ft. per
space
Not a viable
location for a
mixeduse project
$4.6 Million
$28,395/space
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Two sites south of Lincoln Avenue that are likely to become available
are better sites for a mixeduse project with public parking:
Yampa Valley Electric Associates (YVEA) Site
Police Services Building at 840 Yampa Street
CL OSI NG REMA RK S
Thank You
for this opportunity.
We have enjoyed working with you!