Downtown Parking

In September 2013, the City Council adopted the Downtown Parking Management Plan. One of the strategies identified to increase parking supply is the construction of a parking structure. In June 2014, the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce released a subcommittee report (revised in October 2014) that considered numerous aspects of a downtown parking structure as a long-term solution, including a shared City/Downtown Property Owners financing model. In March 2015, an ad hoc City-wide Parking Committee was founded to evaluate policies and methods to effectively provide adequate parking downtown. Recommendations of this ad hoc committee have been reviewed and are being given further consideration.

Based upon the results of the Downtown visioning process (CIP Project CD-01013) and other Downtown-related Council decisions, this project would be initiated to identify, evaluate and implement short-term parking management methods and maintain readiness to engage a parking structure design group to develop schematic designs for a parking structure if this is an identified course of action. This effort will include public outreach and engagement.