The City of New Rochelle, New York (“City”) seeks an experienced and capable consultant team to perform essential studies and tasks for the performance of an updated Parking Management Strategic Plan (“PMSP”) for its downtown core. The PMSP will reflect current and future needs for the regulation and utilization of the City’s municipal garages, public lots, and on-street parking, including policy recommendations to balance time-of-day needs of retail businesses and local residents. The PMSP will update the underlying assumptions of existing parking regulations and fully embrace the notion that parking policy is an essential factor in the creation of a vibrant downtown core. The PMSP will assess all policy and planning aspects affecting parking supply, including privately owned and operated parking for public use in new development and redevelopment projects. In addition, the PMSP will be forward looking in assessing and embracing options for future technology innovations and usage trends in electric vehicle charging infrastructure, vehicle and ride-share providers, and micro-mobility alternatives. The City is requesting a detailed Parking Management Strategic Plan (“PMSP”) for its downtown core that will reflect the current and future needs for the regulation and utilization of public parking, as well as providing future opportunities to incorporate parking as an asset in the continued development of New Rochelle. Services should include, but are not limited to: Survey existing parking supply and demand for each district in the DOZ, including municipal garages, off-street lots, and on-street spaces, measured in comparison to existing density and projected development scenarios. Survey and assess the current pricing structure for transient parking and permits in all municipal garage facilities and parking lots, as well as spaces available to the public in private facilities for each district in the DOZ. Survey and assess privately owned and operated parking supply to inform policy and optimize regulations to accommodate future growth and needs. Assess the usage of residential parking permits in municipal garage and parking lot facilities relative to current and projected housing density within 1,000 feet and recommend pricing strategies in tandem with the availability of privately developed parking spaces.
