Downtown parking study
Summary
A new Prospect Street resident called the roads 'absolutely horrendous' and asked for more than the ~$2.2M budgeted; a Broadway business owner said beautified parking spots cost her four spaces.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $2.2 million is budgeted for roads and bridges in 2027; the mayor cited millions spent this season including ADA curb ramps.
Drivers and pedestrians would benefit from repairs; businesses benefit from adequate parking.
Residents on broken streets and business owners who lost parking spaces to beautification.
Mentions & discussions (6)
City Council - Nov 9, 2026
A new Prospect Street resident called the roads 'absolutely horrendous' and asked for more than the ~$2.2M budgeted; a Broadway business owner said beautified parking spots cost her four spaces.
City Council - Jun 8, 2026
Residents demanded the long-promised parking study be released and pressed for results on Spring Street signage confusion, waterfront development parking, and a moratorium idea. Council pointed to the Transportation Committee and the pending study.
City Council - Jun 4, 2026
Consultants are studying hospital-area residential parking, parking minimums (possibly replaced with in-lieu fees), enforcement revenue, events like the rodeo, and on-street ADA spots. Findings due by year's end — no changes this year.
City Council - Feb 2, 2026
The council approved a $65,110 parking study (ADA spots citywide plus DuBois Street residential parking) and floated a ticket moratorium during snowstorms, better signage, notification texts, and a rotating parking-lot system. Several residents reported hardship from ticketing during the storm.
City Council - Jan 22, 2026
A $65,110 study by Desman, Inc. will tackle three problems: hospital-area neighborhood parking, citywide on-street ADA spots, and a citywide parking needs assessment that could feed zoning changes and an in-lieu fee for developments that build without enough parking.
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