Vallejo Station Parking Management and

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VALLEJO STATION PARKING MANAGEMENT PLAN Public Workshop

May 31, 2012

Welcome! 

Agenda      

Project Overview Summary of Inputs to Recommendations Waterfront Parking Principles Recommendations Q & A / Discussion Next Steps

What we will accomplish tonight… 

Purpose of tonight’s workshop Review garage project / context  Share and Discuss current recommendations  Answer your questions 

Existing Context 



Successful ferry service = large / peaked demand for parking 22% of Downtown land = parking lots

Garage Project Details  



Garage construction paid for with external grants Parking prices will pay operations & maintenance costs:  Security, cleaning, enforcement Goals:  Charge the lowest price possible to offset O & M costs

Garage Project Benefits 

Increases certainty, convenience, and security  Located

closer to the ferry terminal  More secure environment 

Allows for redevelopment opportunities  Reduces

wasted waterfront land for parking lots  Revitalization of downtown / waterfront  Creates more active uses and more “eyes on the street”

Parking Management Study

Inputs to Recommendations 



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Parking supply: Number of on- and off-street spaces within ferry and downtown study area Parking demand: Peak parking on weekday, weekend, Giants game day, future demand (est.) Parking turnover information

Best practices in comparable communities and ferry terminals Financial impact analysis

Feedback from many stakeholders 

Parking system users, including ferry riders:  8/30

and 10/5 public workshops

 Advertised

in Times-Herald, ferry riders Facebook page, flyers on ferry boats and handed to ferry riders, Baylink and City e-mail distribution lists





All publicity material include project e-mail and phone

Key stakeholders:  Technical

Advisory Committee (City transportation, parking, finance, police, WETA, etc.)  Chamber, Tourist & Visitors Bureau, Ferry Riders, etc.

We heard you loud and clear!

Publicity 

Public Workshop III (today):  Advertised

in

 Times-Herald

 Baylink

(5/22 and 5/30)

and City e-mail distribution lists

 Flyers

on ferry boats and ticket windows

 Ferry

Riders Facebook page

 Ferry

Rider’s Group (e-mail to director Dale Knight)

 All

publicity included project e-mail and phone number

 Response  All

sent no later than next business day

feedback was discussed & informed final recommendations

Parking System Guiding Principles 1. 2.

3.

4.

5.

Safe and secure at all times for all users. Simple-to-use system so motorists can park as quickly as possible. Set lowest parking price possible to cover costs. Minimize impacts of parking prices on ferry riders via discount over daily price. Ensure good value for priced parking.

Parking System Guiding Principles 6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Manage downtown and waterfront parking as a single system. Increase shared parking to better utilize existing parking resources. Minimize commuter parking spillover into downtown-adjacent neighborhoods. Minimize impacts of commuters parking in shortterm spaces for downtown shoppers/visitors. Provide signage, enforcement so all motorists can understand rules, are treated equally.

Parking Pricing Model 

Approach  Determine

Operations & Management (O&M) costs  Data shows large numbers of:  Frequent 

/ monthly parkers

Commuters primarily

 Occasional  

/ daily parkers

Day trips to SF, Giants games, etc. Plus: visitors to Vallejo waterfront/downtown (special events, farmer’s market)

Operations & Maintenance Costs 

Full range of potential costs considered: 

Maintenance    



Operations 







Light fixtures, deck coatings

Labor 



Lighting, electricity, water, sewer

Replacement 



Cleaning, painting, lighting, power Mechanical, plumbing, air exchange Sprinklers, elevators, landscaping Cameras, pay stations

Security, janitorial, building maintenance

Guidestar was to include essential components (no gold plating) Rigorous, robust, and extended project team discussion and analysis of multiple scenarios Result is highly conservative O & M estimate to accounts for all City’s potential costs

Parking Pricing Model  Analyzed

annual number of ferry riders and price changes from 2001-2011  As monthly pass prices rose by 57%, ridership decreased by 31%  Monthly ratio = 10 : 3.9  Daily ratio = 10 : 7

Price

Elasticity

10%

Demand



3.9%

Parking Pricing Model 

Confirmed Information  Parking

supply & demand by day (Typical weekday, Giants game day, weekend)  Elasticity of Demand  Inflation 

Iterative Refinement Process  Operations,



Maintenance, Replacement, Labor Costs

Similar to other models deployed in:  Union

City, South Hayward, San Diego, Riverside, San Marcos, Davis, and others

Parking Pricing Model 



Finding the “Sweet Spot” – Frequent / Monthly price (e.g. commuter) vs. Occasional / Day price (e.g. Giants game) Results:  Monthly

parkers (e.g. regular ferry commuters): $20/month  Daily parkers (e.g. Giants fans, waterfront visitors, and other occasional parkers): $5/day

$12.00

$0.00 $0.00

Seattle

$8.00

Alameda/Oakland (Special Event)

$5.00

NYC

$6.00

Vallejo (Non-Ferry Commuter)

$4.00

GG Ferry - Sausalito

$2.00

Vallejo (Ferry Commuter)

$0.00

GG Ferry - Larkspur

$0.00

Alameda/Oakland (Commuter)



Alameda Harbor Bay

Parking Pricing Model Comparative Costs $10.76

$10.00

$6.75

$5.50

$4.00

$1.00

Parking Pricing Model Mode

Route

Distance (miles)

Travel Time (minutes)

TOTAL COSTS

Difference

Car

I-80 to surface streets

30.1

46

$36.32

59%

Car (with traffic)

I-80 to surface streets

30.1

76

$54.48

139%

Ferry

WETA ferry to SF Ferry Building, walk to California and Montgomery

70

$22.78

0%

Bus

Vallejo BayLink Express Bus to SF Ferry Building, walk to California and Montgomery

70

$22.78

0%

Bus (with traffic)

Vallejo BayLink Express Bus to SF Ferry Building, walk to California and Montgomery

100

$40.95

80%

Assumptions: 

Car costs: Bridge toll, gas, depreciation, parking, opportunity costs (with traffic)



Ferry costs: Fare, parking, opportunity costs



Bus costs: Fare, parking, opportunity costs (with and without traffic)

Parking Pricing Model Total Costs by Mode $60.00

$50.00

5% increase in total cost of travel

$40.00

Depreciation Gas

$30.00

Opportunity Cost Fare or Toll Parking

$20.00

$10.00

$0.00 Ferry

Bus

Car

Bus (with traffic)

Car (with traffic)

Assumptions: 

Car costs: Bridge toll, gas, depreciation, parking, opportunity costs (with traffic only)



Ferry costs: Fare, parking, opportunity costs



Bus costs: Fare, parking, opportunity costs (with and without traffic)

Payment Technology & Enforcement

Parking Payment System 

Goals: Paying for parking will not create an inconvenience to the user  Will work with pedestrian and traffic flows  Parking system in the waterfront & downtown area will be consistent and easy to use 

Recommended Payment Technology 

Use of pay stations to pay for parking  No

gate arms at drive entrances to slow down vehicle traffic  Pay stations located on major pedestrian routes to ferry, bus terminal

Recommended Payment Technology Payment tied to license plate number  Monthly parking 

Purchase parking on-line or at pay station or by phone  Drive in, park, leave 



Daily/one-time parking 

Pay at payment station using wide variety of methods

Parking Payment Options 

Many payment methods to speed up transaction Cash (coins, bills)(some machines)  Credit / debit card  Pay by cell phone 

On line pre-payment

Pay by Phone on line service

Parking Enforcement and Security 





Enforcement through license-plate reader technology “AutoVu” Camera mounted on police vehicle Provides mobile presence in the garage and lots

Discussion and Q&A

[email protected] 415-284-1544

Next Steps The project team will stay to answer questions and hear feedback  Add your contact information to sign-in sheet to get information notices  City Council Hearing: June 26  Garage opening: August 2012 

[email protected] 415-284-1544

Downtown Vision

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Map of Pay Station Locations Convert to time limit

Kiss and Ride

PayStation Locations