CURBSIDE ACCESSIBLE PARKING PROJECT
Recommendations SECTION OUTLINE 1.
Actionables a. Accessible Stall Management and Design b. Parking Session Management Interfaces c. Opportunities for Additional Payment Methods
2.
Evaluation of Parking Gratuity Options
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Potential for Future Province Wide Solutions
4.
Communications Plan
Actionables Regardless of what is determined regarding the Gratuity Program, there are benefits to taking steps to improve the accessibility of curbside parking. For example, improving the accessibility of curbside parking would also benefit seniors without Parking Placards, people with temporary disabilities (e.g. those using crutches for a broken bone), Parking Placard holders who are unaware of the gratuity, and those with accessibility challenges who do not identify as having a disability. The project team has identified tangible changes that can be made at the operational level to improve equity and safety for parking for Parking Placard holders. Recommended changes have been grouped into three sections: (1) improvements to accessible stall management and design, (2) improvements to parking session
isn’t the largest issue - physically “ Paying getting to and being able to use the pay
management interfaces, and (3) opportunities for
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the addition of payment methods.
BRYNN, EDMONTON CITIZEN
ACCESSIBLE STALL MANAGEMENT & DESIGN MOVE PAYMENT TERMINALS CLOSER TO CURB CUTS
EPark payment terminals are not always beside curb cuts, making it more onerous for some Parking Placard holders to access them. ADD IN ‘MID BLOCK’ CURB CUTS
Currently curb cuts are located most often on sidewalk corners (i.e. ‘end of block’). Additional curb cuts could be added to provide access to sidewalks ‘mid block’ or wherever a designated accessible stall is located. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATED ACCESSIBLE STALLS
Placard holders reported being frequently unable to find an available designated stall at their desired location, therefore preventing them from parking, or requiring them to park in an EPark zone. The number of designated stalls could be increased, particularly in high volume areas.
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