About the Boise Parking Plan

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The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has been asked by the Boise Neighborhood Association to help develop strategies to manage parking in the Boise neighborhood.

Proposed Study Area

(note- this a draft and will be decided on later with the committee)

The area in gray is the proposed study area for the Boise Parking Plan. The area spans from I-5 to Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard; and from N Alberta to N Kerby/NE Fremont.
The area in gray is the proposed study area for the Boise Parking Plan as discussed with the Boise and Humboldt Neighborhood Associations in 2020. 

Project Timeline

a graphical representation of a project timeline

Project background

  • 2014-2015 | Neighborhood participated in Centers & Corridors Parking Study
  • 2018 | Portland City Council approves a new Parking Pilot Program.
  • 2018 | The Boise Neighborhood Association (Boise NA) requested an area parking permit program, but failed to get enough votes. 
  • 2019 | Boise NA requested PBOT's help to develop a long-range parking plan.
  • December 2019/January 2020 | PBOT & Boise & Humboldt Neighborhood Associations get started on planning scope. 
  • February/March 2020 | PBOT recruits parking consultants.
  • April 2020 | Project put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  • June 2022 | Boise NA support resuming the planning process. 
  • Fall 2022 | PBOT and consultants start on public involvement strategy. 
  • January 2023- Recruitment for the Stakeholder Advisory Committee begins. 

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Goals and benefits of parking management

The goal of parking management is to balance all the competing needs for on-street parking. Customers, commercial delivery drivers, and a growing population all need access to on-street parking.

Benefits of parking management include:

  • Better livability for residents
  • Better access to local businesses for customer and freight
  • Less congestion and carbon emissions
  • Better air quality and safety for everyone
  • Less illegal parking and fewer blocked driveways with regular enforcement

Parking management videos

Two videos have been created to help explain why PBOT manages parking in Portland and the strategies that we use. The specific strategies chosen are tailored based off the needs of the neighborhood.

The video above explains why parking management is necessary and the important role it plays on preserving access to the shared resource of on-street parking.
The video above explains the different tools and strategies PBOT uses to help manage on-street parking.

We will be updating this webpage as the plan is further developed.

Contact Kathryn Doherty-Chapman to ask questions, learn more or to provide feedback. Monday-Thursday at 503-823-4761 or Kathryn.Doherty-Chapman@portlan…

Contact

Kathryn Doherty-Chapman

Parking Plan Project Manager
kathryn.doherty-chapman@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-865-6187

Related

Boise Parking Stakeholder Advisory Committee

Topics

Parking

News and notices

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