Parking is a challenge in many communities. While adequate supply is essential to promote a healthy economic environment, too much parking can take an overly large share of valuable land, cost a lot of money, and create an uninviting landscape. This workshop will review how a community can evaluate its parking needs, identify steps to create a balance between the supply and demand, and develop an approach to manage the parking to support its goals. Reducing parking could create opportunities for other uses, including cycling, walking, residential development, or open space. The speakers will discuss the latest approaches to estimating the demand for parking in residential, commercial and transit areas, and strategies for reducing that demand so less parking is needed.

PROGRAM OUTLINE

8:30 to 9:00 Registration

9:00 to 9:15 Welcome – Mary Ameen, Executive Director, NJTPA

9:15 to 10:15 What is the parking problem? What are the solutions? – Moderated by Mike Manzella, Transportation Manager, Asbury park, NJ

• Rachel Weinberger –Senior Transportation Fellow, Regional Plan Association
• Stantec – invited

10:15 to 10:30 Break

10:30 to 11:30 Case Studies: Strategies for managing parking demand –Moderated by Mike Manzella

• Montclair Parking Management Plan – Janice Talley, PP, AICP, Director of Planning and Community Development, Montclair
• NJ TRANSIT and Metuchen Experience — Sean Massey, Manager Property Development, NJ TRANSIT –
• Alternative Modes and their impact on Parking Demand: Shuttles, Micro-Modes, Walking, Car Sharing – and their impact on parking demand — Ryan Sharp, Director of Transportation and Parking, Hoboken

11:30 to 12:30 Q&A with speakers.