In late 2023, the City became aware of parking pressure being experienced regularly by certain streets in our northeast neighborhood, appearing to result from vehicles belonging to patrons of businesses in Columbus along W Third Avenue parking on certain streets.
As a first step towards better understanding and evaluating on-street parking availability and usage patterns in this neighborhood, the City engaged MORPC to conduct parking counts across a two-week period, several times per day. The count and related report, covering the streets depicted below (generally bounded by Northwest Boulevard, Edgehill Road, and the City’s northern boundary south of W Third Avenue), was completed in late April 2024.
The parking count data indicated moderate parking pressure during some hours on some streets, which may be alleviated by changes to parking restrictions. Additionally, continued densification of both commercial and residential properties in the City of Columbus on W Third Avenue can be anticipated, which may heighten this pressure.
Responding to both considerations, the City developed preliminary recommendations for revised parking restrictions within our northeast neighborhood. We shared these recommendations with impacted owners and residents on May 22, 2024, followed by a comment period open until mid-June 2024. Based on comments received, the City will provide initial passes to residents free of charge. Each household will be eligible for as many resident passes as requested to cover cars in their own household, plus two guest passes.
Following public input and final review by City Safety Services, Parks & Recreation, Public Service, Planning, and Administrative staff, final recommendations for this new permit parking zone are as depicted below:
Implementation planning activities - including developing revisions to the City's overall permit parking ordinance necessary to enact this new restricted parking zone, development of new passes for different areas in the City, identifying locations for required sign and budgeting for their purchase - all occurred through the end of 2024.
Implementation is anticipated for early 2025, following consideration by City Council of the revised ordinance (introduced in January 2025), installation of new signage and distribution of passes. Residents will be notified in advance to be able to pick up passes, with periods given for acquiring passes as well as a warning period for enforcement.
In late 2023, the City became aware of parking pressure being experienced regularly by certain streets in our northeast neighborhood, appearing to result from vehicles belonging to patrons of businesses in Columbus along W Third Avenue parking on certain streets.
As a first step towards better understanding and evaluating on-street parking availability and usage patterns in this neighborhood, the City engaged MORPC to conduct parking counts across a two-week period, several times per day. The count and related report, covering the streets depicted below (generally bounded by Northwest Boulevard, Edgehill Road, and the City’s northern boundary south of W Third Avenue), was completed in late April 2024.
The parking count data indicated moderate parking pressure during some hours on some streets, which may be alleviated by changes to parking restrictions. Additionally, continued densification of both commercial and residential properties in the City of Columbus on W Third Avenue can be anticipated, which may heighten this pressure.
Responding to both considerations, the City developed preliminary recommendations for revised parking restrictions within our northeast neighborhood. We shared these recommendations with impacted owners and residents on May 22, 2024, followed by a comment period open until mid-June 2024. Based on comments received, the City will provide initial passes to residents free of charge. Each household will be eligible for as many resident passes as requested to cover cars in their own household, plus two guest passes.
Following public input and final review by City Safety Services, Parks & Recreation, Public Service, Planning, and Administrative staff, final recommendations for this new permit parking zone are as depicted below:
Implementation planning activities - including developing revisions to the City's overall permit parking ordinance necessary to enact this new restricted parking zone, development of new passes for different areas in the City, identifying locations for required sign and budgeting for their purchase - all occurred through the end of 2024.
Implementation is anticipated for early 2025, following consideration by City Council of the revised ordinance (introduced in January 2025), installation of new signage and distribution of passes. Residents will be notified in advance to be able to pick up passes, with periods given for acquiring passes as well as a warning period for enforcement.
