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Subject: CAC Recommendation Regarding Parking Policy
Date: Friday,September 25, 2015 9:15:16 AM
To: City of Port Townsend Comprehensive Plan Update team
CC: Port Townsend City Council, Jefferson County Board of County Council-members, Jefferson Transit
Authority Board, CAC City and County staff representatives
At the August 26, 2015 meeting of the Jefferson County/Port Townsend Climate Action Committee, a
motion was passed unanimously to submit to the City of Port Townsend an email recommending that
the 2016 Comprehensive Plan Update include specific mention of having parking management revenue
contribute to active transportation and transit funding. It was noted that the email should also be cc'd to
the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners as well as the Jefferson Transit Authority Board
for their consideration.
There are numerous benefits from active transportation and transit:
• Climate Change—Active transportation and transit can help us meet our goals to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions.
• Environmental—Active transportation and transit is good for the environment (e.g., less
pavement and exhaust translates to improved water and air quality)
• Economic—Active transportation and transit saves money and energy.
• Health—Active transportation gets people moving.
• Social—Active transportation and transit encourages social interactions.
• Transportation—Active transportation and transit reduces traffic congestion.
For the City of Port Townsend Comprehensive Plan, this could be accomplished by modifying/adding to
existing policies in the Transportation Element, under the heading of Parking Management. For
example, Policy 7.14 could be modified as follows:
Policy 7.14: Consider parking pricing policies for on-street parking to reduce parking
impacts in the DewRtewR commercial districts-aed to
promote awe active transportation modes (e.g., PaFk and
file fee+lity,transit, bicycles, etc.). Explore the feasibility of paid parking as a means to
fund active transportation improvements.
Thank you for considering this request.
Cindy Jayne,
Chair, Climate Action Committee
PC-22