CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance amending Section 11-2B of the Naperville Municipal Code to eliminate commuter parking permits and expand daily fee parking
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William Novack, Director/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
On August 15, 2023, the City Council conducted the first reading of the ordinance changes that would convert all quarterly commuter parking permit spaces to daily fee spaces.
This ordinance change is being pursued to address the changing commuting patterns since the COVID-19 pandemic. Commuting has resumed, but not to the same levels as before the pandemic. Eliminating quarterly permits would also address many of the inefficiencies of commuter parking.
Commuter parking at the Metra Stations in the City of Naperville has consisted of a combination of renewable quarterly permits and daily fee spaces for decades. However, these two options are not efficiently meeting the needs of the commuter population.
August 2021
In August 2021, in response to the 2020 survey results, as well as the continued impact of the pandemic on commuter parking, the City passed two commuter parking principles to guide future commuter parking improvements. These principles were meant to guide the City as it modifies its approach to commuter parking to address long-term challenges with the way the current commuter parking program is structured. These principles established the overarching goal for commuter parking and address overall access to the station.
Principle 1
The City will provide commuter parking programs that maximize the use of the existing total parking supply by providing flexible parking options and fair privileges to all commuters.
Commuters currently have two options for parking at the Naperville and Route 59 stations: a renewable quarterly permit or daily fee. Quarterly permits allow a permit holder to park in a specified ...
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