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Parking Analysis y. <br /> ..w ,t <br /> Downtown South Bend has an _.-1', ..,---. ,,, . <br /> untapped resource in its available : . <br /> -' <br /> parking. , <br /> ; , , <br /> ' ., • <br /> ram <br /> • At the peak at io a.m.,downtown parking is only 46% ,i _ <br /> occupied on average. <br /> M <br /> • Downtown has an asset of unused parking that can help W ;. . v - L . <br /> drive development. .• a 'r "'°�f <br /> • Current city parking resources are well Located to support ., k • <br /> olli <br /> future developments and activity downtown. � ' <br /> a 3 ' 1 1 ., <br /> • Existing structured parking is clearly marked from the i • `{( ''' �,' <br /> exterior,but improvements need to be made on the interior " *.t, <br /> for ease of parking. o - i t r <br /> • Small adjustments to parking systems downtown can help _- Y '! rA a <br /> to utilize the existing resources more efficiently. ; <br /> 1 F` Z, fo' <br /> PARKING OVERVIEW <br /> Overall,15,048 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 At 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 .;•:iN i,lv/N•,rail, 8r�1.� �t••.. _ .. ,. .__ <br />