Curb Lane Management Study
Recommended Concepts:
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Standardize the usage of curb space from block to block
Clarify curb use rules through improved signage.
Establish parking spaces that don’t transition to other uses at night.
Increase the number of on-street parking spaces.
Develop pilot projects that test the recommended concepts.
- Three Pilot Project Areas:
o Tryon Street (Stonewall to 11th)
o Trade Street in the Gateway area (between Wilkes & Irwin), and
o 6th Street between Caldwell and College.
- One important difference between Tryon Street and the other pilot streets:
o Removal of rush hour restrictions
o Rush hours are 7-9am and 4-6pm
Update the on-street parking program (managed by a private contractor) to
further enhance the customer experience, and improve business and on-street
operations.
Questions & Answers:
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What do you hope to achieve with this study?
The goal is to provide a better customer experience for visitors to the Center City.
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What prompted the study?
Motorists expressed concerns about finding parking spaces and understanding
the signage.
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Why Tryon Street?
There are more competing uses for curb lane space on Tryon than any other
street. The competing uses complicate sign messages, which can be a
challenge for motorists.
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What are the project limits on Tryon Street?
Project limits are from Stonewall to 11th streets.
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What are the most important changes motorists can expect on Tryon Street?
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The rush hour restrictions will go away. Motorists will be able to park 24 hours a
day. Currently, motorists cannot park on-street from 7a-9a or 4p-6p.
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Public parking will never transition to other uses at night as they do today.
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Motorists will notice additional parking spaces on-street.
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Finally, motorists can expect sign changes that help clarify where a motorist can
and cannot park in each block.
Isn’t it important for traffic to flow down Tryon Street during rush hour?
Tryon Street is not a designated route for moving traffic in/out of the City.
College Street and Church Streets provide that function.
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Will the two-hour limit remain?
Yes.
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Why is there a two-hour limit?
Without a limit, there are fewer spaces for visitors. Spaces don’t tend to turnover
without time limits.
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When will the pilot project begin?
We expect changes to take place in November/December with the pilot project
finishing up in February/March.
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How will you measure success?
We’ll use a variety of testing methods:
o City Council and steering committee review of signage
o On-street surveys
o Focus groups
o Online surveys
o Park It! staff review
o Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center display
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What will success look like?
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Motorists compliance
Fewer citations and tows
Fewer complaints
Increased parking revenues from meters and less from tickets
Are these changes so that the City can see increased parking revenues?
These changes are customer driven not revenue driven. We don’t know the
impact on revenues yet. We know that if motorists comply with the parking signs,
we should see more revenue from parking meters and less from tickets.