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Fall 2014 | Community Initiatives | Traffic and Planning New York City Department of Transportation

PARK Smart: Atlantic, Court & Smith Fall 2014


PARK Smart Overview

PARK Smart is a NYCDOT program designed to improve parking availability and delivery access on busy shopping streets. The Goals of the Atlantic/Court/Smith pilot were to: • Increase parking turnover and availability • Extend and rationalize meter limits to increase

flexibility and reduce parker confusion • Reduce double-parking by delivery vehicles


Project Timeline

• Winter 2012: Initial meetings with community • Summer 2012: Preliminary data collection • Fall 2012: Meetings with BIDs, merchants, and

community groups • Winter 2013: Project approval from CB2 and CB6 • Fall 2013: Project implementation • Summer 2014: Post-implementation data collection • Fall 2014: Project evaluation presentation to CB2 and

CB 6


What changes were made?

• 1-hour meters on Atlantic, Court and Smith extended to 2 hours

• Progressive Rate implemented at all meters in the pilot area

• Select No Parking areas on Atlantic Ave converted to metered parking – added 12 spots

• New and expanded loading zones or delivery windows on Atlantic, Court and Smith


Study Area Map Old Rate New Rate

15 mins $0.25

30 mins $0.50

1 hour $1.00 $1.50

2 hours $2.00 $4.00


Data Collection Summary

• June 2012: Time Lapse data collection – 769 space/days

• June 2014: Time lapse data collection – 1056 space/day


Atlantic Avenue


Atlantic Avenue

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-15%

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AM Midday PM Nite

Occupancy

Midweek Saturday

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AM Midday PM Nite

Avg. Duration

Midweek Saturday


Court Street


Court Street

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AM Midday PM Nite

Occupancy

Midweek Saturday

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Midweek Saturday


Smith Street


Smith Street

-15%

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AM Midday PM Nite

Occupancy

Midweek Saturday

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Midweek Saturday


Double Parking

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-8%

-6%

-4%

-2%

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2%

4%

6%

8%

Weekday 9am - 12pm Weekday 12pm - 7pm Weekend 9am - 12pm Weekend 12pm - 7pm

Change in Double-Parking

Atlantic Court Smith


Meter Data Findings

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Atlantic Avenue Meter Data

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Meter Data Findings

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Court Street

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Smith Street

Before After


Program Impact Summary

Atlantic Avenue • Occupancy down in

AM/Midday periods; up 12% during 4-7pm period due to removal of No Parking regs

• Average duration is down during all periods except Saturday AM

Court and Smith • Weekday occupancy is

down during most periods except AM on Smith Street

• Average duration is down overall despite expansion of meter time limits


Key Findings

• Overall, it is significantly easier to find parking on all three corridors

• Universal 2-hour limits provide more flexibility for parkers

• The progressive rate has increased turnover • Delivery windows and loading zones have

eased truck deliveries and reduced conflicts – Double parking is down from 8% to 4% on Atlantic

Ave


Myrtle Avenue PARK Smart


Myrtle Avenue PARK Smart

• Initial Outreach – Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership – CB 2 Leadership

• Initial data collected September 2014 • Findings report late Fall 2014


Myrtle Avenue Timeline Fall 2014: • Collect and analyze data • Solicit community input

Winter 2015: • Present draft recommendations to CB2, MABP, and other stakeholders • Prepare final plan incorporating stakeholder feedback • CB vote on final proposal

Spring/Summer 2015: • Project Implementation

Fall 2015: • Post implementation data collection

Winter 2016: • Program evaluation to stakeholders & tweaks if necessary


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