California Public Parking Association

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City of West Hollywood
Automated Garage
2017 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The City of West Hollywood had a 68-space surface parking lot not adequate to serve the visitors and staff. The solution; a stand-alone, above grade, automated vehicle storage and retrieval system (AVSRS), with a footprint 40% smaller than a conventional garage. The fully automated parking system accommodates 200 cars, utilizes computer controlled motorized lifts, conveyors and shuttles to transport passenger cars to and from the entrance to a parking space – all within 90 seconds.

Los Angeles Metro
Supportive Transit Parking Program
2017 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The Program’s goal was to develop a program that ensured parking resources for transit patrons using a fee based model and innovative solution to control parking demand. Our main objective was to make sure no significant increase in commute time to the patron and increased availability of parking spaces.

SacPark® City of Sacramento
2016 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

In 2012, Sacramento City Council passed a motion directing the Parking Services Division directing staff to pursue parking modernization through technology, rate enhancements, expansion, and legislation. In 2013, the new owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball team announced their plan to build an arena in the heart of downtown. As a result an ambitious program to modernize its operations and with additional changes to the downtown parking environment; the City’s Parking Services Division succeeded in a unified program that allows the City to meet today’s diverse demands for parking throughout the City.

UCLA's "Great Flood of 2014"
2015 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

On July 29, 2014, just before rush hour, a 93-year old city of Los Angeles 30-inch steel water main ruptured on Sunset Blvd. just 200 yards away from UCLA‘s Westwood Plaza entrance. The water created a huge sinkhole in the pavement, shooting a geyser through the roadway and flooding parts of UCLA’s north campus. It was estimated that 20-million gallons of water had been lost. Damage to five buildings, (including famed Pauley Pavilion), several athletic fields, and two parking facilities. Miraculously, there were no injuries reported on campus or in the parking structures from the flooding.

LA Express Park
2014 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

LA Express Park™ fuses technology and demand-based pricing into an innovative parking management strategy. Created as one component of the Los Angeles Congestion Reduction Demonstration with $15 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $3.5 million in city funds, the program uses technology to help the city realize its goals of increasing the availability of limited parking spaces, reducing traffic congestion and air pollution, and encouraging use of alternative modes of transportation. LA Express Park™ launched on May 21, 2012.

SF Park, San Francisco (SFMTA)
2013 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

Circle less, live more... SFMTA established SFpark to use new technologies and policies to improve parking in San Francisco. Reducing traffic by helping drivers find parking benefits everyone. More parking availability makes streets less congested and safer. Meters that accept credit and debit cards reduce frustration and parking citations. With SFpark, we can all circle less and live more.

City of Santa Monica Parking Program
2011 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

The City uses current technology and real-time information to keep cars moving on major boulevards and limit the impact of regional traffic on local streets. This includes a comprehensive street wayfinding system, including signs directing motorists to off-street parking and displaying real time parking availability at many public parking facilities including parking meters. Parking rates reflect the value of parking and are set to ensure that spaces are available when needed.

UC Irvine (P&TS)
2010 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

UC Irvine (P&TS) provides parking and transportation for over 37,000 students, faculty, and visitors. Since 2005, UCI increased the Vehicle Ridership program from 1.52 to a 1.9, the highest for any employer of comparable in Southern California. This program reduces congestion and improves air quality on campus and neighboring communities.

Fresno State Green Parking Lot
2007 CPPA Public Parking
Program of the Year Award

Fresno State constructed a Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Parking Structure completed in partnership with Chevron Energy Solutions that provides covered parking with a solar PV roof. The structure covers 722 parking spaces on 5.5 acres in Parking Lot V. This solar system is estimated to provide 20% of core campus power.

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Legislation: Adding AB2806 To Your Radar. AB 2806 (Obernolte)

AB 2806, as introduced, Obernolte. Vehicles: disabled parking.

Existing law makes it an offense for a person to park or leave standing a vehicle in a stall or space designated for electric vehicle charging unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes.

This bill would make an exception to that prohibition by authorizing a vehicle identified with a specified disability license plate or distinguishing placard and equipped with a lift, ramp, or other assistive device used for loading or unloading a person with a disability to park in a stall or space designated for electric vehicle charging without being connected for electric charging purposes if the equipment has been or will be used for loading or unloading a person with a disability from the parked vehicle.

CPPA would like to hear your comments: send to legislation@cppaparking.org

Legislative Update April 2018

Several bills introduced in 2018 will trigger the heightened interest of the California Public Parking Association. First, Assembly Bill 2544 (Lackey), which reopens the freshly signed law put into place by last year’s AB 503 (Lackey). As you no doubt recall, AB 503 puts into place a mandatory “payment program for indigent drivers” to enroll into and pay their parking fines over a period of 18 months. CPPA opposed this bill from the beginning, and were able to score significant amendments to minimize the damage that the introduced bill would have caused. However, AB 2544 is now in play.

CPPA Workshops

Southern and Northern California Workshop

April 24: AB 503 Round table at LA Metro (1:00 - 4:00 pm)
June 27: Hearing Officer Training at Santa Clara University (8:00 am)
August 22: Parking 'Boot Camp' Workshop at Santa Clara University (8:00 am)

Additional venues for workshops include:

September: Hearing Officer Training in Modesto, details to follow.
Later summer/Early Fall: Boot Camp coming to Central Valley, details to follow.

Contact: workshops@cppaparking.org for questions

Millie Kenney - North

Jon Hamblen - South

Please check the website for registration and details. https://www.cppaparking.org/events/

Legislative Update March 2018

The SFMTA Board approved changes to the SF Transportation Code which will make SF compliant with AB 503 (see attachment). Remember, SF has an expanded plan (community service and payment-plans available to everyone) that other jurisdictions are not required to follow. The SFMTA is working on developing a plan for implementation. See board approval

View from the Balcony #2

Recently we were working with a city that has a number of Residential Permit Parking (RPP) zones. The zones are enforced from 8 AM to 6 PM on weekdays only. During these times cars parked on the blockfaces in the zone most display and RPP permit or RPP guest permit or park less than two hours. One of the zones is next to the downtown area which has become a popular evening eating and entertainment spot.

Customer Service: The Easy Stuff

Customer service. Some elements of it can be challenging...other elements, not so hard. Here’s the easy stuff:

Make eye contact.
An appropriate greeting.
Smiling.

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