Eliot Planning Process

Information

The Eliot Neighborhood asked the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to study parking and transportation issues in Eliot. The planning began in fall 2022.

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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

Proposed parking permit program

PBOT studied how parking is used in the Eliot neighborhood. Although demand for parking is low to moderate during a typical day, parking is difficult to find when there are large events at the Moda Center, Veterans Memorial Coliseum and Oregon Convention Center. View the parking study findings.

The goal of the proposed permit program is to prioritize on-street parking in the Eliot neighborhood for residents and their guests so that they can find parking when there are large events nearby.

Learn more about the proposal

History and timeline

2018: Portland City Council approves new Parking Permit Pilot Program
2019: The Eliot Neighborhood Association requested an area parking permit program, but failed
2021: As PBOT developed the Lloyd Event District, they reengaged with the Eliot Neighborhood Association about parking issues in Eliot
April 2022: PBOT proposes working on and coordinating between two new plans simultaneously: the Boise Parking Plan and the Eliot Parking Pilot Plan
June 2022: Boise and Eliot neighborhood associations agree to coordinated approach
August - September 2022: Eliot Parking Task Force recruitment
October 2022 - Present: Eliot Parking Task Force meets
May 2023: PBOT holds open house and collects feedback on draft proposal

Project timeline

Summer 2022 - scoping, outreach, and recruit task force
Fall 2022 - task force begins to meet; decide on study area, hours, etc.; conduct parking study
Winter 2022/23 - review parking study data; case studies and ideas from other places; decide on goals
Spring/Summer 2023 - draft plan; open house (May); outreach
Winter/Spring 2023/24 - finalize plan; ballot residents (Jan/Feb); outreach; City Council hearing (June)
Summer/Fall 2024 - install signs and help residents sign up for permits (if approved by City Council)
October 1, 2024 - new parking rules go into effect (if approved by City Council)

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.