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Parking Analysis . <br /> Downtown South Bend has an - <br /> untapped resource in its available R,p, - <br /> parking. <br /> -P*, �• / <br /> c1 a- <br /> • At the peak at io a.m.,downtown parking is only 46% T <br /> occupied on average. ,x t <br /> A T'it r "- l N r <br /> • Downtown has an asset of unused parking that can help 1. <br /> drive development. ir.5 . 4. . 4 ti v <br /> • Current city parking resources are well located to support !tn.!.,�-' s 'i •'f►` <br /> ?► -,It'' r <br /> future developments and activity downtown. • r•— @ y — <br /> • Existing structured parking is clearly marked from the Ra 'f • - <br /> exterior.but improvements need to be made on the interior !�;��'' ',;:j <br /> • <br /> for ease of parking. a 1,�y< r ..litM <br /> • Small adjustments to parking systems downtown can help ' � t) two , L �"' <br /> r. l , F <br /> to utilize the existing resources more efficiently. • �: s _.: is <br /> 1rr <br /> PARKING OVERVIEW <br /> Overall,15,o48 spaces.including public,private,and on-street <br /> spaces,were inventoried in Downtown South Bend.Weekday - <br /> parking occupancy was observed with an overall peak Al peak demand at to a.m.on a weekday much of the parking City owned parking decks are located at the blue stars which are <br /> Downtown is available(shown in green). in good proximity to activity and services downtown.Green rings <br /> occupancy of 44 percent at io:oo a.m.,gradually dropping illustrate ideal walking distances for services and visitors,yellow <br /> throughout the day into the early evening observation period. rings illustrate good walking distances and are more acceptable for <br /> employees. <br /> The City is the primary provider of public parking,with 14%of FUTURE CONDITIONS <br /> the parking supply classified on-street,ig%public off-street, <br /> and 67%as private parking or parking reserved for a particular Several future developments were considered for their impact <br /> business and not public parking. on the parking system.The potential plans add structured <br /> parking,eliminate existing surface parking.and take advantage <br /> Overall,parking provided by the City is user-friendly and readily of underutilized parking.As planned,downtown parking will <br /> available with many free or low-cost offerings. remain adequate as these developments come to fruition. <br /> Analysis 29 <br />