DOWNTOWN DISTRICT PUBLIC PARKING— PHASE 1
PARKING UPDATES A Downtown Parking Study was completed in February 2019. The report included short-term, mid-term, and long-term recommendations. The short-term recommendations being implemented this summer include: • Allowing overnight parking on streets next to Main Street (for example, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Streets on either side of Main Street)
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• Adding on-street parking in areas like State Street south of 2nd Street and angled parking on 2nd Street north of Overman Park • Providing free on-street parking choices of 2, 3, and 24 hours, and 15 minute drop-off/pick-up zones throughout downtown The city is also conducting a parking study in the College Hill area, which kicked off in March with an online survey, data collection, and stakeholder meetings. A public workshop was held on May 13; initial findings, observations, and survey results were presented, followed by a Q&A with attendees. Recommendations from the study are expected to be finalized in June and announced at a public meeting in July. You can view the final report of the Downtown Parking Study and stay up to date with the College Hill Parking Study by visiting the “Parking” section (under “I Want To…”) at www.cedarfalls.com.
NEW DOWNTOWN BUS SHUTTLE In cooperation with Mayor Jim Brown’s on-going effort to alleviate parking concerns, city staff has been working with MET Transit to provide a shuttle service in downtown Cedar Falls. This service will run for a three month period from June 6–August 31, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 6–9 pm. This will be a 15-minute loop through downtown Cedar Falls to the Gateway Park parking lot. There is no cost to use this shuttle service while visiting downtown Cedar Falls. To follow the downtown shuttle or any MET route, a real time map service is available on your smartphone or computer at www.mettransit.org/realtime.