DEPARTMENT: Center City Development Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Lori Houston
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: District 1
SUBJECT:
Pilot Residential Permit Parking (RPP) Program
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the creation of a pilot Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program for Arsenal St. and City St.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On December 5, 2013, City Council approved to close, vacate and abandon an improved portion of S. Main Street between E. Arsenal Street and E. Cesar Chavez Boulevard in conjunction with the planned expansion of HEB's headquarters, including the addition of a 10,000 square foot grocery store and construction of public improvements and traffic mitigation improvements. As part of these improvements, bicycle lanes will be added to Arsenal Street between the San Antonio River and S. Flores Street and on-street parking on the north side of the street will be eliminated. Residents along the south side of Arsenal Street were concerned about the potential impact of this reduction in on-street parking and after researching best practices, City Staff proposes a one year pilot Residential Permit Parking (RPP) Program to mitigate potential parking problems along Arsenal St. and City St. in the vicinity of the planned improvements. Today's briefing will provide an overview of what RPP programs are and how this program will be evaluated for potential expansion into other neighborhoods on the periphery of downtown.
Residential Permit Parking (RPP) programs exist in several major cities throughout the United States and Texas to help protect residential areas from an influx of commuter parking. These programs establish zones of parking by permit only to discourage non-residents from using on-street parking in neighborhoods nearby to commercial areas. These zones are designated permit parking only for specific hours to discourage commuter traffic from parking in a neighborhood. For example, in Austin, many of the neighborhoods sur...
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