away parking requirements and increasing housing supply. Hurtubise said that
he was intrigued by what Champaign, Illinois did based on population
similarities. Stanton asked why the parking deregulation option with the
boundary was around the campus area. She stated that in Minneapolis that
was one of the first areas for parking regulations to be eliminated. Tim Acklin
stated the boundary was based off feedback from developers and landlords.
Acklin stated there are requirements from financial lenders that require
developers to provide parking. He also stated that many developers know that
parking spaces make their developments more desirable. Bagniewski stated
that one of the articles stated that the number of young people with drivers
license is significantly down. He stated this could indicate the desire and
ability for people to get places without a car.
CM Trost stated this ordinance would not prohibit the one-to-one ratio but
would give people the choice.
Stanton stated that there may be people without access to other modes of
transportation whose only option may be using a car. She asked if this could
push them to move to a different surrounding municipality.
CM Goggin stated that tenants are not offered less rent if they don't take the
available parking spot. CM Goggin stated she is worried that the streets are
going to get congested.
CM Trost stated she asked a City of La Crosse Traffic Engineer and they stated
they have no problem with cars parking in the streets.
Geary stated he was in favor of the different zones for off-street parking
requirements.
CM Trost reminded Commissioners what the options are for deregulating
off-street parking requirements.
Stanton stated that she was in favor of the ability for developers to reduce their
off-street parking based on transit-oriented criteria (e.g. additional bike
racks/storage). Bagniewski suggested moving forward with option two or three.
Hurtubise stated that a combination of two and three might be interesting and
a good place to start.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm.
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above scheduled meeting to gather information about a subject over which they have
decision-making responsibility.
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Neighborhood Revitalization Commission Members:
CM Jennifer Trost, CM Larry Sleznikow, Jessica Stanton, Jim Bagniewski, Greg Clark, Ralph
Geary, Robert McDonnell, Sean Hurtubise, Steve Nicolai, Will Kratt