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Preston Center Parking Study

Jul 16, 2016

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Page 1: Preston Center Parking Study

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NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND

PRESTON ROAD AREA PLANAdvisory Task Force Meeting # 4

February 16, 2016

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Welcome

Recent Activities

Presentation 1: Preston Center Parking Study

– Facilitated Discussion

Presentation 2: Existing Built Condition and Maximum Zoning

Regulation

– Facilitated Discussion

Presentation 3: Exploring Alternative Scenarios

– Facilitated Discussion

Next Steps

Closing

Agenda

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Recent Activities

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Stakeholder interviews were

conducted with multiple City of

Dallas Departments on January

11-12, 2016

A week-long parking study was

conducted for garages and

surface lots in Preston Center

(Area 1) from January 24-30,

2016

Work began on developing

scenario information

Coordination with NCTCOG

Mobility 2040 Plan

Recent Activities

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Preston Center Parking Study

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Parking Study Overview – Parking Areas

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Parking Availability By Type

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Collected data with License Plate Readers

from Jan. 24-30 (Sun.-Sat.,8am-5pm)

Peak consistently occurred during the 12:00

to 1:00 timeslot

Similar peaks Tuesday – Friday

70% occupancy overall during peak period

Most on-street facilities were full during peak,

as well as during time periods surrounding the

peak

Parking deck peaked at just over 80%

occupancy (12pm-1pm)

People “cruising” for parking was common

Traffic induced by people waiting in the travel

lane for someone to leave a parking spot was

common

Parking Study – General Observations

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Overall Occupancy (Garage, On-Street, Surface)

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Parking Availability During Lunch Peak Hour

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Parking Deck Occupancy (Upper and Lower Deck)

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On-Street Occupancy

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Surface Lot Occupancy

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Parking Duration

• Highest parking durations Tuesday to Thursday

• Garages holding majority of long-term parkers

• ~120 mins / weekday

• Highest turnover foron-street spaces

• ~40mins/weekday

• Surface lots have slightly more turnover with

• ~75mins /weekday

• Noted 47 vehicles parked for 6+ hours on Lower Deck (Thursday)

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Average Parking Duration (minutes)

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Average Parking Duration (minutes)

406 on-street spaces

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Average Parking Duration (minutes)

432 spaces lower deck

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Average Parking Duration (minutes)

388 spaces upper deck

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Facilitated Discussion – Parking Study

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NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND

PRESTON ROAD AREA PLANAdvisory Task Force Meeting # 4

February 16, 2016