Long Beach, CA
File #: 07-0443    Version: 1 Name: CD1 - Improve Parking Efficiency & Availability in Parking Impacted Areas
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 4/12/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/17/2007 Final action: 4/17/2007
Title: Recommendation to request a report from the City Manager within 60 days with an analysis of possible solutions to the parking needs of parking impacted areas; and recommend the development of a Parking Master Plan, and the creation of a Parking Task Force to study and address parking opportunities and proposals in parking impacted areas.
Sponsors: VICE MAYOR BONNIE LOWENTHAL, COUNCILMEMBER, FIRST
Attachments: 1. 041707-R-23sr.pdf
Related files: 07-0537
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Recommendation to request a report from the City Manager within 60 days with an analysis of possible solutions to the parking needs of parking impacted areas; and recommend the development of a Parking Master Plan, and the creation of a Parking Task Force to study and address parking opportunities and proposals in parking impacted areas.

DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach hosted a workshop recently on "Parking in Long Beach" at the Neighborhood Resource Center. City staff from Traffic and Engineering, Parking Operations, Police Department, Neighborhood Services, Code Enforcement, Planning and Building, and City Manager's office presented reports on parking regulations and initiatives in the City of Long Beach.

Members of the public who attended the meeting voiced a number of frustrations and requests related to parking in their residential neighborhoods, including:
· reducing the impact from businesses and new development on existing street parking
· excessive red curbs that they felt weren't being utilized for safety purposes
· marking horizontal (parallel) parking spaces so that people couldn't strategically take up two spaces for one vehicle
· auto shops moving customer vehicles onto residential streets
· multiple families and individuals living in small units, resulting in 4 cars for a 1 bedroom apartment
· motorcycles parking on the street
· proposals for neighborhood beautification and parkway projects (such as curb work) that would result in a reduction of available parking spaces

Parking availability is an important quality of life issue affecting residents in parking impacted districts. Residents deal with the constant frustration of unavailable and unsafe parking.

In order to address the need for parking opportunities and solutions, I would like to request a comprehensive Parking Master Plan for parking impacted areas and the creation of a Parking Task Force comprised of residents from each parking impacted area. Possible parking solution...

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