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On-Street Parking <br />Design Guidelines <br />1) Appropriate levels of on-street parking should <br />be provided on certain streets to: <br />a) increase pedestrian comfort and safety by <br />buffering pedestrians from automobile traffic; <br />b) support increased economic activity by <br />increasing the visibility of storefronts and <br />signage to motorists parking on the street; <br />c) support increases in development density <br />and reduction of development costs for small <br />business by reducing the need for on-site <br />parking; <br />d) support traffic calming efforts on a street <br />by introducing "friction" and narrowing the <br />perceived width of the street; <br />e) provide spaces for on-street passenger and <br />freight loading and unloading in intensively <br />developed areas; <br />fi) provide space for visitor parking in residen- <br />tial areas; and <br />g) reduce speeding by reducing the width of <br />overly-wide streets. <br /> <br />2) On-street parking decreases the capacity of <br />the adjacent travel lanes between 3% and 30% <br />depending on the number of lanes and the <br />frequency of parking maneuvers. Balance the <br />demand for through-traffic movements, with <br />local access requirements, and with the at- <br />tributes listed in On-Street Parking Guideline #1, <br />when deciding where to provide on-street <br />parking. <br />3) Parallel parking is the preferred parking layout <br />for on-street parking on Eugene's streets. On- <br />streetdiagonal parking can be considered as an <br />option in certain circumstances and on a case- <br />by-case basis. Optimal circumstances for <br />provision of diagonal parking include adequate <br />overall street width and low volume, low speed <br />vehicular traffic. <br />4) To avoid expensive retrofits, provide for on- <br />street parking based on the planned, rather than <br />the existing, land use pattern and densities. <br />5) Parking lanes on arterial streets may need to <br />be wider than other streets to provide an extra <br />margin of safety between parked cars and <br />adjacent bicycle lanes or vehicle travel lanes. <br />6) On-street parking may be provided on major <br />arterial streets only after a <br />arkin demand and su I <br />~.:~ ~~. <br />;~; <br />'. <br />,' <br />P g pp Y <br />study has been completed and <br />the desirability and feasibility of <br />on-street parking has been <br />verified. A parking study shall <br />Parking bays, like this one on Stn <br />Avenue, allow on-street parking <br />while reducing overall street width <br />55 <br />