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Downtown Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan Implementation Update Including After-Hours Parking Program
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
No action is needed by the Commission.
BACKGROUND:
Transportation Demand Management Implementation
In 2017, the City Commission adopted a Transportation Demand Management Plan for the Willamette Falls Legacy Project and surrounding downtown area. The plan lays out future actions that will improve access to the Riverwalk and to downtown Oregon City through improved management of parking and transportation. The goal of the plan is to “increase the universe of trips” while minimizing congestion by creating safe connections to the Riverwalk, using multiple transportation modes, and managing parking efficiently.
The Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan will add parking and trip capacity to our downtown, benefiting business owners, employees, customers, and residents. The City has gathered a Working Group of stakeholders to implement the plan and has been awarded a Regional Travel Options grant to fund the next three years of TDM projects.
The projects proposed and underway for the next three years include:
1. After Hours Parking Program (see details below)
2. Data Collection, including a new parking study and a Travel Behavior Survey
3. A pedestrian, bicycle, and wayfinding needs inventory and action plan
4. Coordination with the Riverwalk team to plan for the Riverwalk parking
The group has been hard at work coordinating and implementing the TDM plan. Staff will discuss recent projects including data collection and an after-hours parking program.
After Hours Parking Program
The City of Oregon City, in conjunction with the downtown Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Working Group, is facilitating an After-Hours Shared Parking program for downtown Oregon City. The City hopes to work with owners of downtown and bluff area parking lots to make their parking spaces available to the general publi...
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