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| Click here to examine CCF's Contract for the Parking Study "Creating the Future of Parking in Broward County" |
| Click here to visit The Discussion Page for the Parking Study |
| Send your comments to [email protected] Address your comments to any of the following topics Congestion Air Quality Aesthetics Parking Alternatives Parking technologies Size of Cars Alternative transportation Alternative fuels (how will Alt=Fuels change the basic problem of congestion and "lack of parking where I need it when I want it"? or send suggestions 1) for improving the analysis, 2) for widening the spectrum of choices or 3) for adding web sites. |
| Future 1 Key Characteristic More Parking Spaces In 2001, the City of Fort Lauderdale managed x,xxx parking spaces in garages and on-street parking locations. What will the future hold? Assumption in Future 1 There are locations that currently could hold more parking. UPSIDE Placing a meter on the side of a road is an inexpensive method of expanding the inventory of parking spaces. Restricting flow of traffic (e.g. on Las Olas) can make the area safer for pedestrians. DOWNSIDE On Street Parking slows down traffic movement.by removing a lane of traffic. |
| Elements of this future 1. On street parking on Las Olas Blvd is currently limited to weekends and from 6:30 p.m. weekdays. UNDER THIS SCENARIO: Future parking could be permitted from 7 am to 2 am. 2. In downtown Fort Lauderdale, there are several streets that don't have parking on the street. 3. Some parking spaces are not metered. Example: SE 1 Street, between Federal and LIMITATIONS 1. Certain major avenues and boulevards are not allowed to have on-street parking because emergency vehicles are required to have unrestricted access to the major ingress and egress roads. (CHECK THIS with FIRE/TRAFFIC) Examples: Broward Blvd, Andrews Avenue. |
| Background information about metered parking Meters can be placed on the following locations: Meters can not be placed on residential streets or major Streets and Avenues (example: Andrews Avenue and . Maintenace cost of a typical meter A meter Advantages of Meters 1. it's clear that a space is available (ELO parking space Advantages of |