downtown alliance slc parking presentation
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DOWNTOWN ALLIANCEDOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY PARKING RESEARCH
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RESEARCH OVERVIEW
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PROJECT GOALS
Determine general sentiments and opinions aboutparking in Downtown Salt Lake City
Determine general sentiments, opinions and pain pointswhen using metered on-street parking
Are there specific groups of people who are experiencingunique problems or challenges with metered streetparking?
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Participants were randomly selected within Davis andSalt Lake County to participate in 1-on-1 phone calls. Thesurvey was conducted by Light House Research.
Number of Questions: 30
Average Phone Call Length: 8 10 min
Sample Size: 406
Confidence Level 95%
Margin of Error +/- 4.9%
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Q4: HAVE YOU VISITED SALT LAKE CITY IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS? If respondent answered YES skipped to Question 8
If respondent answered NO continued to Question 5
371, 92% 34, 8%
Yes No
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Q5: IF NO IN Q4- WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS WHY YOU HAVENOT VISITED SALT LAKE CITY IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS? Answers are aggregated based on similar verbatim answers
Responses are generally neutral, with most just not needing to visitDowntown Salt Lake City.
For a list of verbatim responses, see Appendix A.
0
2
4
6
8
10
Have EverythingI Need Where I
Live
No Need To GoDowntown
Too Busy / Don'tHave the Time
Distance Parking Miscellaneous
76
5
2 2
10
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Q6: DID THE RESPONDENT MENTION PARKING IN THE PREVIOUSQUESTION?
4, 12%
28, 88%
Yes No
If respondent answered YES continued to Question 8
If respondent answered NO skipped to demographics and ended survey
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Q7: IF YES IN Q6 WHAT SPECIFICALLY ABOUT PARKINGCAUSED YOU NOT TO VISIT DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY?
Great distances, walking
I haven't been down there for a while, but I knew it used to be hard tofind parking and it costs a lot.
It's not very easy access and having to pay for it.
When you park you have to walk a long way to the stores or whereveryou're going.
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Q8: HAVE YOU PARKED IN DOWNTOWN SLC IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS?
338, 91% 33, 9%
Yes No
When you include the 34 respondents who have NOT been to downtown
Salt Lake City with the 33 who have been downtown, but havent parkedthere, the total comes to 67 respondents or 16.5% of all respondents whohave not parked in downtown Salt Lake City in the past 12 months.
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Q9: IF NO IN Q8 WHAT METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION DIDYOU USE TO GET TO DOWNTOWN SLC IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS?
Its positive to see public transit is the top alternative form of
transportation to visit Downtown Salt Lake City
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2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Trax Bus Carpool Got DroppedOff by
SomeoneElse
Bike Walked Other(Specify)
13
5 5
2 1 1
5
For a list of verbatim responses, see Appendix I.
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Q10: IF NO IN Q8 WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO USE THAT METHODOF TRANSPORTATION INSTEAD OF DRIVING AND PARKING YOURCAR IN DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY?
Cant find parking
Dont own a car
Driving in congested areas is stressful
Expenses (gas and paid parking)
Carpool/public transit
For a list of verbatim responses, see Appendix C.
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Q11: IF YES IN Q8 IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, WHICH OF THEFOLLOWING OPTIONS HAVE YOU USED IN DOWNTOWN SLC?
Of the 338 respondents who answered Yes, 89% paid for off-street
parking, compared to only 55% who paid for metered street parking
050
100
150
200
250
300
Off-street Paid Parking(Parking Garages,
Parking Lots, City CreekCenter Parking, The
Gateway Parking, etc.)
Free Street Parking Metered Street Parking Off-street Free Parking
300
209 184 165
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Q12: IF OFF-STREET PAID PARKING IN Q11 IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS,HAVE YOU EVER PARKED AT THE CITY CREEK CENTER PARKING LOT?
Over half (56%) of total respondents who parked in Downtown SaltLake City AND used off-street paid parking parked at the City CreekCenter parking lot
189, 63%111, 37%
Yes No
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Q13: IF OFF-STREET PAID PARKING IN Q11 IN THE LAST 12MONTHS, HAVE YOU EVER PARKED AT THE GATEWAY PARKING LOT? Over half (58%) of total respondents who parked Downtown AND usedoff-street paid parking had parked at the Gateway parking lot Slightly more respondents parked at the Gateway compared to City Creek
194 compared to 189
194, 65% 104, 35%
Yes No
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Q14: DO YOU PREFER TO PARK AT METERED STREET PARKING ORWOULD YOU RATHER LOOK FOR & PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE/LOT?
67% of respondents preferred parking in a garage or lot
Only 20% preferred parking at a metered street parking spot
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50
100
150
200
250
Parking garageor lot
Metered streetparking
Dont Know
224
6643
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Q15: ON A SCALE OF 1 7 HOW EASY WAS THE DIGITAL PARKINGMETER TO USE, WHERE 1 IS VERY DIFFICULT & 7 IS VERY EASY?
70% chose 5 or higher, showing a strong understanding of usage However, with 18% choosing 3 or lower, some issues are still occurring
05
10
15202530354045
7 VeryEasy
6 5 4 3 2 1 VeryDifficult
42 42
34
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3
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Q16: IF RATING OF 5, 6 OR 7 IN Q15 WHAT FEATURES ORASPECTS OF THE DIGITAL PARKING METER MADE IT EASY TO USE?
The ability to use a credit/debit card (39%)to pay for parking was thedominant feature that people chose for ease of use
0
10
20
30
40
50 46
17
96 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2
7 6
For a list of verbatim responses, see Appendix D.
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Q17: IF RATING 1, 2 OR 3 IN Q15 WHAT FEATURES OR ASPECTSOF THE DIGITAL PARKING METER MADE IT DIFFICULT TO USE?
In general, no single issue was more prominent than another
Learning curve issues going from the coin style meters to the new digitalmeters was mentioned most
0
2
46
88
6
43 3 3 3
2
For a list of verbatim responses, see Appendix E.
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Q15A: ON A SCALE OF 1 7 HOW EASY WAS THE DIGITAL PARKINGMETER TO USE, WHERE 1 IS VERY DIFFICULT & 7 IS VERY EASY?
Cross-tabbed: Live in Davis County vs. Salt Lake County No large differences, but Salt Lake County seems to trend towardseasy while Davis County is more bell shaped. With small Davis Countysample size, analysis is directional at best.
05
10
1520253035
40
1 - VeryDifficult
2 3 4 5 6 7 - VeryEasy
Don'tKnow
0 14 5 6 7 5 33
8
1317
28
35 37
12
Davis County Salt Lake County
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Q15B: ON A SCALE OF 1 7 HOW EASY WAS THE DIGITAL PARKINGMETER TO USE, WHERE 1 IS VERY DIFFICULT & 7 IS VERY EASY?
Cross-tabbed: Live in Downtown Salt Lake County (84103, 84102, 84101 &84111) vs. Non-Downtown Salt Lake County Sample size for Downtown Salt Lake County was very low, resulting inlow confidence for analysis. Of the 7 living in Downtown SLC, 85%answered 5 or higher.
0
10
20
30
40
1 - VeryDifficult
2 3 4 5 6 7 - VeryEasy
Don'tKnow
0 0 1 0 23 1 0
38
1217
26
32 36
12
Downtown Salt Lake County Non-Downtown Salt Lake County
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Q15C: ON A SCALE OF 1 7 HOW EASY WAS THE DIGITAL PARKINGMETER TO USE, WHERE 1 IS VERY DIFFICULT & 7 IS VERY EASY?
Cross-tabbed: Work Downtown (84103, 84102, 84101 & 84111) vs. Dont WorkDowntown No large differences. Although it appears non-downtown workers weremore positive, the downtown worker sample size makes final analysisdirectional instead of firm. Overall, both sides trended towards easy.
0
510
15
20
25
3035
1 - VeryDifficult
2 3 4 5 6 7 - VeryEasy
Don'tKnow
02
7
0
810 10
13
810
21
2631 32
14
Downtown Workers Non-Downtown Workers
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Q18: WHAT METHODS OF PAYMENT ARE YOU AWARE OF FORDIGITAL PARKING METERS IN DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY?
Credit card was the top choice at 84% awareness amongst respondents
At only 10% the QuickPay app has very low awareness
0
20
40
60
80
100120
140
160
Credit Card Cash Coins QP QuickPaySmartphone
App
Don't Know Other (specify)
154
6244
18 13 2
For a list of verbatim responses, see Appendix I.
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Q19: IF QP/QUICK PAY APP IN Q18 WHEN USING THE DIGITALPARKING METERS, HAVE YOU USED THE QP QUICKPAY APP TOPAY FOR YOUR PARKING?
At an already low awareness, an even smaller amount have actuallyused the QuickPay app
With awareness and usage so low, it is difficult to determinerespondents experiences (positive or negative) with the app
3, 17%
15, 83%
Yes No
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Q20: ARE YOU AWARE THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THEPARKING METER RECEIPT IN YOUR CAR? Nearly half of respondents think they must leave their metered parking
receipt in their vehicle This behavior has likely been learned from paid parking lots in andaround Downtown and Park City
100, 55% 82, 45%
Yes No