The City should continue to allow no permanent parking to the west of Lake
Street except on-street parking, handicapped parking, parking required to
support existing uses and parking for water-dependent uses. The City should
continue to encourage the incorporation of additional parking spaces and dual
use shared parking spaces in projects developed east of Battery Street.
Currently, 1345 public parking spaces are available for Waterfront related
uses, either on the Waterfront or along Battery Street. In the next five years,
four new developments may change the number of available spaces:
- Full build out of the Science Center (potential elimination
of 75 spaces).
- Construction of the Multimodal Transportation Center Parking
Garage (addition of 288 spaces).
- Construction of the next phase of Gateway Plaza (addition of
12 spaces).
- Narrowing of Battery Street between College and Pearl Streets
may include creation of parking on both sides of the street (addition of 50
to 80 spaces). Modifications to Battery Street to allow on-street parking
between College and Pearl Streets should be investigated as part of the
Parking, Pedestrian Safety and Circulation Study.
Parking at the Pease West lot (directly south of the Pease grain tower) is
permitted through 2003. If parking is to remain at the site to accommodate
boaters and Boathouse functions, it shall be as part of a dual footprint
structure, thereby reducing the visual impact of the parking. Any dual foot
print structure which is constructed at this site should be sensitive to view
corridors and massing, and should be constructed so as to be as
"transparent" as functionally possible.
Parking requirements in Waterfront zoning districts currently require
developers to provide at least one parking space for every 150 square feet of
retail space or 300 feet of office space. Two parking spaces are required for
each residential unit. Developers may request a waiver for up to 50% of the
required spaces if they submit a parking plan as part of their permit
application. One technique to lessen the demand for additional parking is to
change the number of parking spaces required by the zoning ordinance from a
minimum to a maximum, in effect limiting the number of parking spaces a
developer can provide. The Parking and Mass Transit Capital Fund must also be
made a more attractive alternative to developers in lieu of new parking spaces.
As stated previously, circulation and parking issues associated with proposed
developments will be addressed through a Parking, Pedestrian Safety and
Circulation Study outlined previously. (see Element
B: Infrastructure).
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