Plaza Garage Parking

Seminar

Learning, Informing, and

Educating

• In July 2015, the Legislature directed the Department of Enterprise Services to develop a Capital Campus Parking Strategy Implementation Plan, including planned action items to improve and increase parking supply.

• DES submitted the plan

to the legislative fiscal

committees in Dec. 2015.

Legislative Directive

Strategic Parking Implementation Plan

• Parking is a valuable asset.

• It is the first and last impression of visitors

and employees of the Campus.

• Parking management can lead to a better

user experience by maximizing existing

parking assets and minimize the need to

provide more parking spaces.

1. REDUCTION (CONVERSION) OF AGENCY RESERVED STALLS

2. COST-BENEFIT OF PARKING ATTENDANTS OR ARMS

3. EAST PLAZA GARAGE PARKING CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS

4. PARKING ENFORCEMENT

July 2015 Proviso Directives

• All existing employees are assumed to

continue arriving as they do currently.

• 400 net new employees are added as

tenants of the 1063 Block Building

• 400 new employees added to the Capitol

Campus employee pool translates to 308

new vehicles seeking parking in the

available supply; an employee

auto/vehicle trip rate of 77%.

Impacts of 1063 Block Project

• Current State

– Survey data was gathered during the 2016 Legislation Session during peak times.

• Results and findings

– 236 stalls were available for use and were left unoccupied.

– The Plaza Garage was at 89% parking capacity.

– 11% of the parking was left available during the highest peak times and days during session.

Session Parking Capacity

• Restriping project increase/gain 133 stalls

• Conversion of agency reserved stalls to zone (general use) stalls

• Improved signage and wayfinding

• Increase code compliant ADA stalls

• Create a new Employee Visitor Lot for off campus state employees

• Increase visibility and widening of pedestrian pathway & repainting of all safety curbs

• Improve circulation routes (one way Vs. two way)

Changes to Plaza Garage

New 3D Map – Plaza Garage

The new map is located and can be downloaded from our parking website

http://des.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/documents/TravelCarsParking/PlazaGarageMap.pdf

New Signage

Plaza Garage Signage

Plaza Garage Signage

Increase in Safety

• Increasing 16 ADA stalls to 35 ADA stalls

to meet Federal and Statewide ADA

requirements

• Parking Office working with every ADA

parker during the project and immediate

future demands

• New *draft parking policy with emphasis

on ADA parking currently under legal

review with the Attorney General’s Office

ADA Parking

New Visitor Lot – State Employees

• Level "A" Plaza Garage adding *74 State Employee Visitor Stalls

State Employees must be authorized to park in any visitor parking lot. Speak with your agency’s parking coordinator to learn more.

Parking Enforcement

Soft Parking Enforcement

Stall Dimension

Small (Compact/Standard) Midsize (Compact/Standard) Oversize

Honda Civic Honda Accord F150, Ram 2500

Toyota Corolla Toyota Camry Vans

Location/City/Study Stall Width

Average parking space dimension US 7.5 - 10.0 7.5 - 10.00

WA State Capitol Campus 8

Washington State 8

City of Olympia 8

Salem, Oregon 8.5

Lacey, WA 8.25

Tumwater, WA 9

Burlington 8

Issaquah 8.0 (compact)

Issaquah 7 (micro)

City of Seattle 7.5 (small)

City of Seattle 8.0 (medium)

Mukilteo, WA 8

Stall Dimensions across WA

Parking in the Garage

Parking in the Garage

Plaza Garage – Parking Snapshot

• Other options are available– Vanpool

– Carpool

– Rideshare• Head to rideshareonline.com to learn more and sign up

– Public transit

– Walking

– Bicycling

– Teleworking• Speak with your Agency’s Employee Transportation

Coordinator to learn which option would best fit your needs

Commute Trip Reduction

Questions?

Head over to our website to learn more

http://des.wa.gov/services/travel-cars-parking/parking/parking-strategy-

implementation-plan

Thank you