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District parking strategy finished
The District of Invermere has released its finished parking strategy.
And the executive summary of the report notes the district does not need additional parking spaces in the downtown but it had better keep thinking about the issue or it will face a shortfall in 17 years.
The study reviewed existing parking in the district’s downtown business area and found that the town’s total public parking supply can support 1,024 parking spaces.
Of those spaces, 543 are formally marked with no time restriction, including 25 handicapped accessible spaces.
Additionally, 221 spaces are located in off-road parking lots with no time restriction and there are 224 informal parking spaces.
The study also suggests the district build on “many detailed previous studies” and notes it builds on recommendations made in them.
It also provides answers to some questions often considered by district council and administration.
“This study considers the effect of relocating the Farmers’ Market to Main Street (7th Avenue) will not adversely affect peak summer Saturday parking supply,” it notes.
It suggests the section of Main Street between 12th Street and 13th Street as the preferred “section to enhance modifying the existing angle parking and widening the sidewalks as identified in the 2008 Invermere Community Enhancement Strategy.”
Another suggestion in the study is for the district to upgrade its “wayfinding” for parking and introduce a two-hour seasonal parking restriction.
“This study recommends that the district has no immediate need to create additional downtown parking spaces but may experience a shortfall in 2030 if a high growth scenario occurs in the district,” it concludes, along with noting that enhanced sidewalks “will make downtown Invermere more attractive to residents and visitors. Invermere has an interesting and vibrant downtown, which has a strong and sustainable future.”
The study was conducted by Opus International Consultants Canada (out of Kelowna) and was compiled following a consultation process and parking surveys undertaken during the peak summer holiday period last year.
See the full report here:
https://invermere.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=14864
Ian Cobb/e-KNOW
