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Latest News - Updated May 4, 2009
The final Downtown Parking Management Study report includes recommendations for improving downtown visitors’ parking experience. The report also ensures that the city is utilizing best practices for managing parking in downtown Naperville.
Following is the final Downtown Parking Management Study:
The study report and city staff’s recommendations were presented to the Transportation Advisory Board (TAB) on April 18, 2009. The April report to TAB was to introduce the report and to prepare board members for the final recommendation scheduled for the June 6, 2009 TAB meeting.
There are 39 separate items for consideration in staff’s summary of Preliminary Recommendations.
Stakeholders are encouraged to provide input on the project prior to or at the June 6, 2009 TAB meeting. Comments may be submitted to Transportation & Traffic Services Operations Manager Steve Cope in writing via e-mail, copes@naperville.il.us or mail at City of Naperville, Attn: Steve Cope, 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL 60540. All written comments will be accepted through May 26, 2009. Comments will also be heard at the Transportation Advisory Board meeting on June 6, 2009 at 8 a.m. in City Council Chambers of the Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle Street. Staff will be seeking TAB’s approval of the recommendations at this meeting.
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to examine the existing parking facilities and parking regulations. The study will include parking strategies to meet the needs of visitors, patrons, employees and business owners of downtown Naperville.
This particular project is established to ensure that the City of Naperville, in cooperation and coordination with the Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA), is using best practices and managing all public parking available in a manner that best serves all users of downtown Naperville.
Background
Naperville boasts a bustling downtown with over 30 restaurants, a variety of clothing and retail stores, services, office uses, and limited residential. The downtown is also home to several government and educational facilities including City Hall, Nichols Library, and North Central College. Regional attractions such as the Riverwalk Centennial Beach, DuPage Children’s Museum, Central Park Bandshell and Naper Settlement are popular destinations that attract visitors to the downtown area. The downtown is generally bounded by Benton Avenue to the north, Ellsworth Avenue to the east, Aurora Avenue to the south and Eagle Street to the west.
The downtown area currently has three public multi-level parking facilities, several surface parking lots and on-street parking. All public parking is free. Some downtown businesses have their private parking facilities, as well. There are three additional multi-level parking structures currently in the planning and engineering phases that will add over 1000 spaces to the public parking supply. Two of these projects are public-private endeavors.
Project Schedule
The Downtown Parking Management Study will be presented to the Transportation Advisory Board on June 6, 2009 at 8 a.m. in the City Council Chambers at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle Street.
If TAB approves staff’s recommendation as it is presented, the report will move forward to City Council and will likely be scheduled for the June 16, 2009 meeting. There is a possibility that it will be slated for a later City Council agenda.
Get Involved
To provide input on this project, please contact Karyn Robles, Transportation Team Leader at (630) 548-1133 or at roblesk@naperville.il.us. Comments will be accepted in writing through May 26, 2009 or in person at the June 6, 2009 Transportation Advisory Board meeting.
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