09-25-18 Press Release - City Council Public Hearing Regarding Diagonal ParkingSender Name: City Clerk
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City Council Public Hearing Regarding Diagonal Puking
Staff from the City of Kalispell Plamivy, Police, and Poblm Works as wen as represembovcx form the Business
Imprmcmert District BID) and a represerzfatice from the Montana Department of Transportation conducted a field
ra�me%, of the cementparking space configurations coal the BID. The goal of the review was m exchange ideas
and identify potabral locations to improve parking within the BID- The additionsi parking would potentially
prmide spaces fen itwors, as wen as business employees wines the BID. Due idea discussed was converting some
locations, where meet widths would allow, from parallel parking to dagonal parking. Potential locations were
arulvzed by Public Works Eammemale Stag' and twn location was mnmmend d as viable projects for me
comersron from parallel parking to diagonal parking.
Area 1-5th Street West (1st Ae Westto Main Street);and
Ama 2-3rd Stl Eau (2nd Ave Haatm 3rdAe East)
Adding diagonal persons on Area I wosbd ivaease an street Parking by four parking stuns. In Area 2, diaboanl
parking would add as padding stand.
The Kalispen City Council is considewg converting these on -meet par am loations within the Kalispell Business
rmprm,ement Disaict (BID) man Parallel Parking to diagonal Parking to mcmase available public parking spaces m
the dovmtown dommit. Members of the public are invited to proside testimony on this matter among apubnc hea^^g
to be held by the City Corral during their regular mretivg on Monday, October T 2018, at 7:00 p no in the City
Comcd Chambers at City Hall a 201 First A-emee East Myone may appear to provide common regarding the
proposal Public comment on ads proposal can also be asserted to cam.