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Downtown Parking Management Plan – Outreach Summary <br /> <br /> How appropriate is the use of reduced parking requirements for higher-density, mixed-use <br />development <br /> Spillover from nearby businesses is a real concern for business owners in the area <br />Key Highlights <br /> <br />Surveys were distributed to all people who visited the general vicinity where surveyors were <br />located. Therefore, there is no specific breakdown of responses by group. Surveys were distributed <br />from 4-8PM at the Farmers Market on the 15th, 10am -2 pm and 4-8PM on both Thursday the15th <br />and Saturday the 18th. Locations on the 16th and 18th included the Washington Plaza, Estudillo <br />Garage and West Juana Ave between Washington and San Leandro Blvd.. A general profile of <br />respondents, along with relevant data from the survey is provided below. <br />San Leandro General Parking Management Profile <br />Most of those surveyed were in the area for unstated purposes “Other”, shopping, or eating out. <br />Figure 1 shows a breakdown of respondents’ purpose for visiting San Leandro. Other and <br />shopping each account for about a third of responses, with dining out “eating” and working <br />following significantly behind. From the responses we can gather that most people in the area will <br />not require long-term parking. Because most people in the area are shopping or partaking in <br />undisclosed activities and only a small percentage (twelve percent) are working, most people can <br />be assumed to be running short-term parking trips. Figure 2 provides responses to our follow-up <br />question examining the length of stay by those visiting. Seventy percent responded in-between 30 <br />minutes or less and 2 hours maximum. Short-term parking is not an issue for visitors, but as <br />observed by surveyors, is a major nuisance for employees in the area who are forced to shuffle cars <br />every few hours or remove chalk marks from their tires to avoid getting ticketed. <br /> <br />Convenient and free off-street parking has helped place driving as the preferred mode of those <br />surveyed, with sixty-one percent driving to San Leandro the day of surveying. Figure 3 provides a <br />more in-depth breakdown of results that show a significant preference for the automobile (sixty- <br />one percent of those surveyed drove to San Leandro that day) and minimal for bicycling and transit <br />(four and thirteen percent, respectively). While this currently is a major hindrance, it is also a <br />significant opportunity where the city can make major changes through direct transit improvement <br />and multimodal projects. Figure 4 provides a breakdown of the locations where respondents chose <br />to park, the majority choosing public parking lots (seventy-three percent) where there is no fee. Of <br />those who responded to our survey, ninety-four percent did not pay for parking (refer to Figure 5). <br /> <br />The most-popular motivating factor for selecting a parking spot for those surveyed was availability <br />(selected by fifty-one percent of respondents), specifically the first space to become available. Given <br />that surveying was conducted on the day of the local Farmers Market, usually when most people <br />visit the downtown during the week, this is no surprise. The second most popular motivating factor <br />was proximity to destination (selected by forty-nine percent of respondents). In general, people <br />remain satisfied (sixty-one percent very or somewhat satisfied) with current parking time <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />111344 Page 2 <br />635