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Residential Parking
Benefit District
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Fighting over FREE street parking (9th Street, Santa Monica, 4/2002 |
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Learn about an innovative new approach to replace underutilized permit parking zones with a "timeshare" approach that rewards residents by funding neighborhood improvements. |
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Residential Parking Benefit District: |
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Articles |
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Creates a source of revenue |
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Better use of public space: permit parking often results in underutilized streets which exclude businesses, customers, guests & others. |
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Turning Small Change into Big Changes by Douglas Kolozsvari and Donald Shoup |
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Seen as more friendly & welcoming to outsiders, while permit parking is often viewed as unfriendly or "elitist". |
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Improves quality of life for residents: revenues collected for street parking are earmarked for neighborhood improvements. |
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Santa Monica's Criteria
for Permit Parking
The surveys and studies shall determine that:
1. Non-resident vehicles substantially and regularly interfere with the use of the majority of available public street,
2. Non-resident vehicles interference occurs at regular and significant daily or weekly intervals
3. Non-resident vehicles parked in the area of the proposed zone cause or are the source of unreasonable noise, traffic hazards, environmental pollution, or devaluation of real property in the area of the proposed zone
4. No unreasonable displacement of non-resident vehicles will result into surrounding neighborhoods
5. A shortage of reasonably available and convenient residential related parking spaces exists in the area of the proposed zone
6. Alternative solutions are not feasible of practical.
If the proposed Preferential Parking Zone meets the criteria, the City Staff will recommend to the City Council adoption of the Preferential Parking Zone. The City Council must adopt a resolution to establish a Preferential Parking Zone. |
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Guests help support the neighborhood - instead of being percieved as invaders to residential neighborhoods, guests who pay for the privilege of convenient parking are "investors" in that neighborhood, contributing financially to its upkeep. |
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Car storage/Car Camping & other non-desired uses is discouraged because street parking is not "free". |
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Photos |
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Feb 2003: Photos show problems caused by "free" parking on east side of 9th Street; illegal/unsafe traffic activity, Uhaul trucks, damage, etc |
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Back to HOME PAGE
Neighbors of 9th Street / Michigan Av |
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