HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987-07-06; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Request for two-hour parking in alley west of State Street between Elm Avenue and Grand AvenueCITY OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: July 6, 1987 ITEM NO. 6B
LOCATION: Parking lot west of state Street between Elm
Avenue and Grand Avenue.
INITIATED BY: Barbara Rippee and Wendy Sparks, Representatives
of The Alley Restaurant, Carlsbad, CA
BACKGROUND:
DATA:
The petitioners have indicated a lack of parking
turnover in the parking lot between Elm Avenue and Grand
Avenue next to the Chamber of Commerce depot location.
To eliminate long term parking, they are requesting that
this parking lot be posted for two-hour parking only.
Several parking lots in the downtown area have been
designated for two-hour parking. The large parking lot
south of Elm Avenue and parallel to the east side of the
railroad tracks does not have a time limit.
Long-term parking lots in the downtown area are desirable
for not only patrons of downtown businesses that spend
more than two hours doing their shopping but also for the
employees of the various stores that must park their
vehicles during their work shift. When employees utilize
parking spaces adjacent to or near various stores and
businesses, an inconvience results for potential patrons
of those stores.
The Downtown Merchants hold weekly meetings to discuss
issues of common concern. It is recommended that the
Housing and Redevelopment Director, who attends the
meetings, encourage the merchants to direct their
employees away from the close-in parking spaces.
At this time, the Streetscape Project for Elm Avenue and
Carlsbad Boulevard is in the final planning stages.
Removal of parking on Elm Avenue is proposed.
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: July 6, 1987
(Continued)
ITEM NO. 6B
As a result, the Housing and Redevelopment Director is
investigating locations for additional parking lots to
replace the parking removed from Elm Avenue.
In conjunction with this investigation for additional
parking lots, it is recommended that an analysis of all
existing and future parking lots be completed by the
Housing and Redevelopment Director to determine which
lots should be short-term parking (two-hour) and which
should be long-term parking. The Traffic Engineering
Division would be able to offer assistance in this
analysis. Upon determining two-hour parking locations,
this matter could be brought back to the Traffic Safety
Commission.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends
that the request be denied and reconsidered after
evaluating all existing and future parking lots in the
downtown area for appropriate time limits. It is
further recommended that the Downtown Merchants encourage
their employees to park in locations not directly
adjacent to businesses so that the inconvience to
shoppers is minimized with regard to parking.
NECESSARY CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
If the two-hour parking time limit is recommended, an
ordinance will be required for adoption by the City
Council.
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ALLEY PARKING
(ALLEY WEST OF STATE STREET) 1
MAY 22, 1987
TO:
FROM:
BOB JOHNSON/TRAFFIC ENGINEER
Community Redevelopment Manager
TWO-BOUR PARKING REQUEST
RECEIVED
MAY 2 6 1987
CITY OF CARLSBAD
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Attached are two requests for a two-hour parking designation
in the alley west of State Street between Elm and Grand
Avenues. Please look the situation over when you get time
and let me know your thoughts. Also, the parking at the north
end of this same alley is 90°. It would probably be more
safe if. it were diagonal toward the north since this is a
one-way alley (north).
Also, the Mayor has requested that the "no parking"
designation on the alley north of Grand should apply to the
west sid1:1 only.
Give me a call if you want to talk about this or visit the
sites.
CHRIS SALOMONE
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Chris Salamone
Redevelopment Office
1200 Elm Avenue
Carlsbad, CA. 92008
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3240 Donna Drive 01t,l"1e11t
Carlsbad, CA. 92008
May 6, 1987
T have recently received several requests/comments from
ten sin my building at 2911 State Street which relate to city
re ,lopment and they ask I.my assistance with them. ,,.,.,.
The first request related to the parking in the alley. The
tenants. who rent "The Alley" would like to see the two hour park-
ing extended to include the parking facing their business.
The second request was to have the same row of parking con-
verted to diagonal parking. The reason for this is that persons
backing out are encountering some difficulty and on several occa-
sions have run into their wrought iron rail, etc. I believe that
diagonal parking could improve this situation with out necessarily
losing any parking spaces. A good time to do rhis might be when
the utilities go underground and the alley is resurfaced.
The third maiter related to the placement of several trash
d ~psters taking up parking spaces in the alley near the N. E. end
c _the train depot (chamber building). It seems that they should
be placed adjacent Uthe building they service and properly enclos-
ed. This would improve parking, the view and possibly improve the
odor.
I believe these matters are of valid concern and warrent look-
ing into. I would be happy to meet with you at your convenience to
provide additional imformation and discuss this further if you like.
I appreciate all you are doing for the redevelopment effort
in Catlsbad and wish you continued success.
Sincerely,
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