Oakland Parking Survey 2010
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1. Oakland Parking Survey 2010

 
Now that the new parking kiosk have been in place for over one year OMLF would like to get your feedback on Oakland’s current parking situation. OMLF will use this survey to continue the dialogue with the City of Oakland's staff in Parking Enforcement, Transportation Services, and the Mayor's Parking Task Force in an effort to assist the city in the creation of a comprehensive parking plan for the City of Oakland.

The results of this survey will be available at the OMLF June 23, 2010 forum and on the OMLF website at www.omlf.org.

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1. What type of parking spaces do you have in front or serving your business?

2. If you do NOT have parking meters or time-regulated parking, would you like to have parking meters/time-regulated parking in front of your business? (Skip this question if you do have parking meters).

3. NEW PARKING METER KIOSKS
Have you received positive feedback from customers about the new parking meter kiosks?

4. Have you received complaints from customers about the new parking meter kiosks?

5. Are parking kiosks sufficient in number on your business block?

6. Do customers find the kiosks easy to use?

7. Do you have any bike racks on your business block? If so, is the number of bike racks sufficient?

8. If additional bike parking is needed, would you be interested in using one or more car parking spaces in front of your business to create a parking for ten to twenty bicycles?

9. Did you know you can request a free bike rack from the "City Rack Program" (238-3983) to be placed on public property?

10. Do your business delivery vendors have to double park?

11. If so, have they complained about lack of yellow zones and tickets?

12. Employee Transportation
Please rank the following seven modes of transportation with #1 being the mode most frequently used by your employee(s) and #7 being the least frequently used.

 Most frequently 123456Least frequently 7
Drive
Car pool
BART
Bus
Bike
Walk
Other
Don't know

13. For those employees who drive, where do they most frequently park?

14. Within a 5-minute walk of my business, vacant parking spaces for customers (including metered parking and paid parking lots) is....?

15. Is safety for yourself or your staff coming to and from work an issue or concern?

16. If so, does this influence your mode of transportation?

17. What is the maximum length of time allowed by the parking meters in front of your business?

18. Do you think the maximum allowed time to park should be:

19. Do you think having parking meters:

20. Do you think Oakland's parking meter rates of $2.00 per hour are...

21. Would you be supportive of raising parking fees, if a percentage of the parking meter revenue was reinvested into improvements for that commercial district's needs determined by a local business improvement district or other merchant based organization?

22. If yes, what kinds of local projects and programs should be supported with parking meter revenue? (check all that apply)

23. Some cities are using "market based" pricing, which adjusts meter rates by block or area to achieve and occupancy rate of about 85% (so there are always a few vacancies available on each block). Would you be in favor of a similar system, which could result in higher or lower rates, depending on location?

24. Does your commercial district have inadequate availability of parking in the evening hours?

25. If yes, do you think it is because?

26. If your district has an evening parking issue, what possible actions could help provide parking for business?

27. Do nearby residents complain about overflow parking from commercial uses into their neighborhoods?

28. Are the parking meters on the block in front of your business broken?

29. Have you reported broken meters to the City? (510) 238-4954

30. If you have reported a broken meter, is the meter repaired within a reasonable time?

31. Signage
Do you have adequate signage for parking in your area? For example, street sweeping hours, clearly posted public parking lots or garages, parking time limit, etc.

32. Parking Enforcement
Do you feel parking violations are enforced:
(mark all that apply)

33. Please write in any questions, comments, or concerns you have about parking issues in Oakland.

34. Please provide your information.

35. What commercial district are you in?

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS SURVEY.
We hope to see you at the Parking Forum on June 23, 2010. City Hall, Hearing room 4, 8:00 am - 10:00 am.