Item - 2015.PW9.10

Transportation Services is responding to a request from the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee regarding the feasibility of creating a pilot project to allow car- share vehicles to park in certain residential on-street permit parking areas throughout the city where on-street parking exists.

Transportation Services currently administers a program for designating on-street spaces specifically for vehicles displaying a car-share vehicle permit. This program was initiated as a pilot project in 2009 and confirmed in 2012 as an ongoing program.  There are currently 66 car-share vehicle parking spaces designated on City streets, with permits held by three different car-share companies. 

Transportation Services has concluded that our current program for designating car-share vehicle parking areas allows the City to control the number of car-share vehicles parking in a specific area and limits the potentially significant impact on the amount of parking available to residents.  Allowing car-share vehicles to park anywhere in residential on-street parking areas would have negative impacts on residential permit parking supply, particularly in areas that are at capacity.  The availability of temporary parking permits would also be negatively affected.