CRT 2016 #65 · Communication to the City Council · Dec 5 2016

ATTACHMENTA City of Cambridge 0-17 IN CITY COUNCIL September 12, 2016 COUNCILLOR DEVEREUX COUNCILLOR MAZEN WHEREAS: The City of Cambridge has an interest in promoting healthier and cleaner forms of transportation, such as walking, biking, and public transportation; and The City of Cambridge actively promotes such options when feasible to reduce vehicle WHEREAS: miles traveled while alleviating traffic congestion and emissions; and WHEREAS: The fee structure for resident parking permits is outlined in Municipal Code Chapter 10.12; and WHEREAS: The fee for resident parking permits was raised in 2011 from $8 to $20 with a built in raise to $25 in 2013, where the rate currently stands; and The fee is waived for senior citizens and persons with disabilities; and WHEREAS: WHEREAS: The Vehicle Trip Reduction Ordinance, Municipal Code 10.17, directs all fees collected by resident parking permits towards efforts to reduce vehicle miles traveled by encouraging walking, biking, public transportation, and other alternatives; and WHEREAS: Despite a population increase, the number of parking permits issued has declined in the past decade as residents are opting for using alternative forms of transportation; and As the number of parking permits issued declines, the fees collected from their sale WHEREAS: also decline, providing less funding for the critical vehicle trip reduction efforts; and WHEREAS: Despite the decrease in parking permits issued, single-occupancy vehicle use must be further reduced and alternative forms of transportation promoted to continue to alleviate traffic congestion and harmful emissions; and WHEREAS: A gradual increase in parking permit fees over time to maintain or increase the city's budget towards reducing driving and parking would help provide funding towards the city's goals of reducing single-occupancy vehicle use while promoting healthier an leaner forms of transportation; now therefore be i

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to consult with the Tratic and REFERRED TO THE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE ON THE MOTION OF MAYOR SIMMONS

ATTACHMENTB ORDINANCE NUMBER 1336 Final Publication Number 3227. First Publication in the Chronicle on September 30, 2010. City of Cambridge In the Year Two Thousand and Ten AN ORDINANCE In amendment to the Ordinance entitled "Municipal Code of the City of Cambridge" Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Cambridge that Chapter 10.17 entitled "Vehicle Trip Reduction Ordinance" be amended as follows: 1. Within Section 10.17.070 Strike out the words "eight dollars per permit per household" and replace them with the words "twenty dollars effective with the 2011 permits and twenty-five dollars effective with the 2013 permits and thereafter per permit per household." 2. Add at the end of Section 10.17.070 the following sentence: «The Traffic Director shall provide notice to residents that any person who destres to make a contribution in excess of any amount of the fees required by this section may do so and such contribution shall be appropriated as set forth in Section 10.17.150." 3. Within Section 10.17.060 B delete the first sentence which provides that: "Beginning on the January first following the effective date of this provision, each residential visitor pass issued by the Traffic and Parking Department shall be designed to display a calendar for the year during which it is valid." In City Council October 18, 2010. Passed to be ordained as amended by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 8; Nays 1; Absent 0; Present 0 Attest:- D. Margaret Drury, City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- D. Margaret Drury City Clerk

ATTACHMENTC CITY OF CAMBRIDGE Traffic, Parking and Transportation Resident Parking Program The City of Cambridge provides a variety of permits to ensure that residents and their guests can park near their homes. Resident Permit stickers cost $25, which includes one Visitor Permit placard per household. There is no charge for residents over 65, or for those with a disability plate/placard. The Resident Permit allows a vehicle to park anywhere in the City marked Parking by Permit Only, while Visitor Permits may only be used within the designated area contained on the back of the Permit. Households with no registered vehicles may pay $25 to obtain the Visitor Permit, and residents with more than one vehicle may purchase additional Resident Permits for $25 each. All permits expire on January 31 each year. Resident Permits per Year 36,000 35,682 35,400 35,286 35,500 E Number of Resident 35,000 34,901 34,80₴ Permits 34,500 34,000 2013 2014 2015 2016 2012 2016 Resident Permits per Household • 1.0% -0.2% -0.1% 4.4%→ • 1 17,515 • 2 5,929 235% = 3 1,093 ::4 245 ₴ 5 50 70.55 # 6+ 29

Total Revenue $1,000,000 $916,800 $905,788 $888,818 $862,464 $900,000 -$750;252 $800,000 $700,000 $600,000 $500,000 = Total Revenue $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 50 FY12 FY 15 FY 13 FY 16 FY 14 Each year, the City offers residents the opportunity to make a voluntary contribution to the City's climate change initiatives. During the 2016 Resident Parking renewal season (November 1, 2015- October 31, 2016), the Department collected $5,204.00 in donations.