Aligning Champaign's Parking Policy with Champaign's Planning Goalds

Abstract

This report attempts to provide guidance to the City of Champaign’s Planning Department as it undertakes its first comprehensive review of the Zoning Ordinance since 1996. Specifically, this report seeks to build a foundation of evidence upon which the Planning Department can make thoughtful and informed decisions about changes to its parking regulations. By comparing the range of parking policies employed in peer cities and analyzing the effect of Champaign’s parking regulations on recent real estate development, this report is able to offer recommendations for policy changes that support repeatedly stated planning visions: a Champaign that is more walkable, a Champaign that is less dependent on the automobile, and a Champaign that is more affordable.