Downtown Parking Sustainability Plan
Downtown parking: rates, space, and sustainability of the parking ecosystem is a major topic of discussion with business owners, employee groups, residents who visit our Riverside Downtown.
We are committed to assisting in a focus conversation with all interested parties in this discussion
Information pertinent to this issue will be posted here to contribute to a fact based discussion
Please contact us for corrections, additional information, we can add here for this discussion
Parking recommendations due back to Council in November 2022 - possible extension to February 2023
(3 - 7 months)
CITY OF RIVERSIDE DOWNTOWN PARKING ENTERPRISE FUND WEBSITE
How can we balance this fund?
What are the expenses charged
to this fund?
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD....
Budget Engagement Commission 10.13.22
Item#4 Public Parking Financial Plan UPDATE
DANA downtown area neighborhood alliance
September 19,2022 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Riverside Center for Spiritual Living
Nathan Mustafa presentation on Downtown parking
Inclusiveness, Community Engagement, and Governmental Processes Committee
Wednesday September 07 | 3:30pm
Item#5 - AGENDA ITEM POSTPONED
City Council Tuesday September 06, 2022
Item #11 - Community Engagement Plan for development of amended parking rates and hours schedule
City Council Tuesday 7.19.22
Item#28 Parking Program Amendments
City Council Tuesday 2.15.22
Item#39 Parking Ecosystem Sustainability Plan update
Staff report item on garage security....
4. Garage Safety:
In response to input from the Riverside Downtown Partnership, the Public Works Department would pilot a safety program to fund two police officers for parking garage patrol on weekends for a year.
The program would allocate $116,000 to the Police Department to improve safety, minimize incidents, and encourage increased patronage to Downtown businesses and restaurants.
City Council Tuesday 11.03.20
Item#17 RDP Agreement for DT Parking Garage Security
Transportation Board 10.16.21
Item#03 Parking Management Services for DT Parking
Land Use, Sustainability, and Resilience Committee 9.13.21
Item#04 - Public Parking Program Update
Finance Committe Report 3.15.22
FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 SECOND QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE
(Public Parking Fund in deficit)
Economic Development, Placemaking, Branding/ Marketing Committee
2.17.22 Item#02 - Sale of Parking garages 1 & 2
(potential loss of 250 parking spaces)
TRANSPORTATION BOARD MEMBERS (pgs 45-46)
Mobility & Infrastructure Council Committee
Chair: Chuck Conder Vice Chair: Steve Hemenway Member: Jim Perry
Land Use, Sustainability, & Resilience Committee
Chair: Gaby Plascencia Vice Chair: Ronald Fierro Member: Erin Edwards
Public Works Department (parking services)
Gilbert Hernandez - Director
email: GHernandez@riversideca.gov
phone: 951.826.5575
Nathan Mustafa - Deputy Director
email: nmustafa@riversideca.gov
phone: 951.826.2251
Erik S. Lue
Parking Services Manager
email: elue@riversideca.gov
phone: 951.826.5677
Community Stakeholders
Riverside Downtown Partnership
Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce
Riversiders for Safer Downtown Parking (FB group)
PRESS ENTERPRISE ARTICLES
PE Article 7.20.22 City Council rescinds parking rates
PE Article 7.08.22 City Council member calls DT parking fees-hours a mistake
PE Article 4.24.22 DT Parking fee increases have some upset, others supportive
PE Article 5.26.21 City to sell two DT Parking garage
PE Article 6.22.16 Is DT parking a problem