Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Table 12-1 Continued Typical Parking Demand Reductions Associated with Various Management Strategies Parking Management Strategy Description Parking Demand Reduction Address spillover problems Use management, pricing and enforcement strategies to address spillover problems Varies Develop overflow parking plans Use overflow parking plans, rather than excessive supply, to address occasional event. Varies Regulate use of parking facilities Use regulations to encourage more efficient use of existing parking supply Varies Parking maximums Limit maximum parking supply in an area Varies In Lieu fees Use developer fees to fund public parking instead of requiring individual facilities to provide off street parking Varies Source: The TDM Encyclopedia – Parking Management , Victoria T ransport Policy Institute, 2002. Bicycle Parking The sam e consideration for parking needs that is given to motorists should also be given to bicy clists. Convenient, safe and secure parking should be provided at all destinations, particularly in the downtown and near m ajor bicy cle trip attractors such as libra ries, recreational facilities, schools, and com mercial centers. Medford’s existing Land Development Code requires that bicycle racks or lockers be provided to accom modate bicy cle parking needs and to encourage th e use of this travel m ode. The Code further provides that bicy cle parking should be separated from motor vehicle parking and m aneuvering areas by a barrier or sufficient distance to prevent dam age to parked bicy cles and stipulates the specific num ber of bicycle parking spaces that should be provided with each land use category . Typically commercial, office and institutional uses require that the bicy cle parki ng supply should equal 10 percent of the autom obile parking supply . For industrial uses, bicycle parking should equal 20 percent of the auto parking supply . Schools should provide four bicy cle parking spaces per classroom . The Land Development Code also specifies location of bicy cle parking facilities to ensu re that they are safe, well-lighted and reasonably close to building entrances. Bicy cle parking design standards are identified along with shared bicy cle parking opportunities. Best Management Practices A sy nthesis of “Best Managem ent Practices” for park ing has been assem bled by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute20. These practices represent the best advice concerning a policy approach to parking managem ent that has been culled from a substantia l body of literature. Best m anagem ent practices include: • Emphasize the efficient use of resources. Such things as user inform ation, shared parking opportunities, parking pricing strategies, and pr ovision of overflow parking all prom ote m ore efficient use of existing parking capacity and avoid the need for excessive supply . 20 “Parki ng M anagem ent: Strategies for M ore Effi cient Use of Parki ng R esources”, Vi ctoria Transport Policy Institute, Novem ber, 2002. Medford Transportatio n System Plan 12-5 Parking M anagement