Opposition to Decrease Parking when Transit Vouchers Provided. Opposition to Decreasing Parking Supply Based on Flawed "Right Size Parking Experiment"
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By signing, I request that the City Council REJECT the recommendation for Parking Space Reduction when Transit Vouchers are Provided. I further request that the City Council reject the parking stall requirements that are based on the flawed "Right Size Parking - Experiment" of two cities in Washington State. Please note the OVERWHELMING public comment in pages 34-160 as citizens are trying to advise you of the actual conditions which already create spill-over parking onto the streets. If there were sufficient parking spaces to date, there would not be spillover parking.
http://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/City+Council/Council+Packets/020315/3a_StudySession.pdf
Please consider that those who live in multi-family units and have provided their real-life input have data and experience. It is in direct conflict with the experimental data gathering tool "Right Size Parking." Spillover parking junks up neighborhoods with extra cars. It also means there is less street parking available for those who wish to visit our city for their walks, their retail needs or their dining and entertainment.
We need more parking in Kirkland, not less.
Updates
February 9, 2015
The feedback provided by residents regarding the inadequacy of current parking infrastructure continues to confirm that these proposed reductions are ill-advised. I am currently organizing the materials to ensure the City Council understands how the reliance on experimental data ignores the realities of our local streets.
16 Comments
The City theory is based on only one person in a studio. Usual you have a boyfriend and girlfriend, or twwo partners sharing the housing cost. The present system of 1.7 spaces takes this into account.
More parking, not less!
Rejecting the recommendation for Parking space reduction
To reduce the parking requirement is absolutely wrong! downtown Kirkland is starving for parking, more parking should be required of every development.
Please do not cut down on parking. We need more parking in DT Kirkland.
Also, l disagree that the earth is round and the lake is full of water. Maybe you can forward that petition to Council too?
We need to reduce street parking, not increasing it. Guests to my complex already have a hard time to find street parking due to overflow from Mira Apartments and/or Seattle commuters who can't find parking at the P&R - this would just worsen an already bad situation
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Opposition to Decrease Parking when Transit Vouchers Provided. Opposition to Decreasing Parking Supply Based on Flawed "Right Size Parking Experiment"
(Additional comments may be added once petition is signed)
By signing, I request that the City Council REJECT the recommendation for Parking Space Reduction when Transit Vouchers are Provided. I further request that the City Council reject the parking stall requirements that are based on the flawed "Right Size Parking - Experiment" of two cities in Washington State. Please note the OVERWHELMING public comment in pages 34-160 as citizens are trying to advise you of the actual conditions which already create spill-over parking onto the streets. If there were sufficient parking spaces to date, there would not be spillover parking.
http://www.kirklandwa.gov/Assets/City+Council/Council+Packets/020315/3a_StudySession.pdf
Please consider that those who live in multi-family units and have provided their real-life input have data and experience. It is in direct conflict with the experimental data gathering tool "Right Size Parking." Spillover parking junks up neighborhoods with extra cars. It also means there is less street parking available for those who wish to visit our city for their walks, their retail needs or their dining and entertainment.
We need more parking in Kirkland, not less.
Updates
February 9, 2015
The feedback provided by residents regarding the inadequacy of current parking infrastructure continues to confirm that these proposed reductions are ill-advised. I am currently organizing the materials to ensure the City Council understands how the reliance on experimental data ignores the realities of our local streets.
16 Comments
As more housing is added to our neighborhood, there is more and more parking on the street, which in turn makes the streets barely useable. Driving is often down to one lane. I hate to see this kind of congestion increase, but this is what would happen if Kirkland allows parking lots to be smaller. I don't think that transit vouchers can replace cars for all workers--they are great when the bus takes you to the right place, but if there is not a direct bus route it is not an answer. Even when families can use transit to get to work, other errands often make it necessary to have a car--one that would stay in the lot during the day and need a parking space.
The City theory is based on only one person in a studio. Usual you have a boyfriend and girlfriend, or twwo partners sharing the housing cost. The present system of 1.7 spaces takes this into account.
More parking, not less!
Rejecting the recommendation for Parking space reduction
To reduce the parking requirement is absolutely wrong! downtown Kirkland is starving for parking, more parking should be required of every development.
Please do not cut down on parking. We need more parking in DT Kirkland.
Also, l disagree that the earth is round and the lake is full of water. Maybe you can forward that petition to Council too?
We need to reduce street parking, not increasing it. Guests to my complex already have a hard time to find street parking due to overflow from Mira Apartments and/or Seattle commuters who can't find parking at the P&R - this would just worsen an already bad situation
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As more housing is added to our neighborhood, there is more and more parking on the street, which in turn makes the streets barely useable. Driving is often down to one lane. I hate to see this kind of congestion increase, but this is what would happen if Kirkland allows parking lots to be smaller. I don't think that transit vouchers can replace cars for all workers--they are great when the bus takes you to the right place, but if there is not a direct bus route it is not an answer. Even when families can use transit to get to work, other errands often make it necessary to have a car--one that would stay in the lot during the day and need a parking space.