2024-2025 Downtown Lafayette Parking Management Study
The City of Lafayette will soon be starting the process to identify parking management strategies for the downtown area.
The City of Lafayette was recently successful in obtaining a $170,000 grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) as part of their Parking Management Planning Grant program. Thanks to the grant funding, the City has initiated a Downtown Lafayette Parking Management study.
The overall goal of the City of Lafayette Downtown Parking Management Study is to identify parking management strategies that achieve an efficient balance between parking supply and demand, an expected increase in new housing, and increased multi-modal travel throughout Lafayette’s downtown area.
The downtown study area is roughly defined as the Mt. Diablo Boulevard corridor between Risa Road and Pleasant Hill Road and the streets immediately surrounding the Boulevard, with the inclusion of the mixed-use neighborhood immediately south of the core downtown area.
This study will update and supplement Lafayette’s 2016 Parking Management Strategy to address current and future parking needs in the Downtown area. It will aim to:
- balance both on and off-street public and private parking availability;
- support the diverse range of downtown land uses;
- accommodate the expected rise in housing supply;
- anticipate the potential future reduction in commuter parking at BART station lots; and
- address the community’s desire for expanding safe pedestrian and cycling networks in Downtown Lafayette and enhancing active transportation connections to other parts of the city.
The study will also be informed by comprehensive data collection and robust public engagement:
Data Collection
The project team has conducted parking supply counts and occupancy surveys to assess existing conditions. This data, along with projections for future public parking demand, will guide the recommendations that will more efficiently manage parking demand, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
Engagement
The project team will be engaging through various formats with key stakeholders in the downtown area to receive input on current parking experiences and feedback on how current parking supply may or may not be meeting demands for the wide range of land uses in our downtown. If you live, work or own a business downtown, fill out this form to be kept informed about the Downtown Lafayette Parking Management Study.
The team will also be soliciting broader outreach to all residents and business owners in Lafayette, including hosting a workshop and conducting an online survey, to support the study.
The final deliverable will include recommended parking management strategies for the downtown area.
Draft Timeline:
- Data Collection: October 2024
- Stakeholder Workshops: Winter 2024
- Public Workshop and Online Survey: Winter 2025
- Assessment of Existing and Future Parking Demand: Spring 2025
- Public Hearings (Transportation & Circulation / Planning Commissions, City Council): Spring 2025
- Final Parking Study Report: Summer 2025
Past Parking Analyses
Parking: A Management Strategy for Lafayette. This document (October 2018) summarizes the recommendations of the Parking Ordinance Committee.
Key Findings of 2016/17 Parking Inventory and Occupancy survey that was completed to survey parking inventory and make recommendations to optimize parking supply and demand.
Questions?
For more information, email Patrick Golier, Transportation & Circulation Program Manager