Walker study update
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• Construction to start in May 2016, with the garage opening in February of 2017.
• Non-resident permit rates adjusted to be the same as resident permit rates.
• The first set of rate increases going into effect in July of 2016. These include extension of the
meter hours to 9 p.m. as well as increasing on-street meter rates in the core area to 75¢ per
hour.
• The second set of increases – core meters to $1 and all other on- and off-street parking to
75¢ per hour – is projected to begin in February of 2017 when the garage opens.
• It will be imperative that enforcement schedules are extended for the new meter hours and that enforcement is active. Weak enforcement will have a significant negative impact on the revenue stream from the extended meter hours; once people note that they never see people writing tickets in the evening and/or they “get away with it” once or twice, word will get out and the extended meter hours will not produce the level of revenue they should.
