Uptown Transportation Study CHAPTER 7: PARKING - OKI

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Uptown Transportation StudyPart A: Uptown Transportation Planoffice building from any level of the garage at entrances located near the Patient tower entrance.Patients are directed to enter the hospital at the courtyard Atrium entrance to reach admitting, testingor surgery.The Christ Hospital offers valet service to guests, patients and visitors. The hospital engagesParking Solutions to offer valet parking services at $3.00 per transaction. This service is availablefrom 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Cars are not parked after 4 p.m. so all vehicles can be returned by 6:30p.m. There is no charge for self-service parking.Alliance Business Center (Health Alliance)Employee ParkingPhysicians and their staff who rent or own office space in either professional building are authorizedfor garage parking. Access is available to all associates and consultants working at the ABC after1:30 p.m. or third shift. All visitors, and associates from other Alliance business units conductingbusiness at the ABC, are directed to park in the garage.The ABC does not charge employees for parking.Visitor ParkingFree parking is granted to individuals presenting a stamped (validated) parking ticket upon exitingthe garage. ABC managers may validate parking tickets for free parking. Numbered stamps,authorizing free parking, are issued to department directors, and senior members of managementhaving offices at the ABC. The Security Department issues the validation stamps. Clergy,volunteers, Senior Care Preferred members, and gift shop patrons may receive free parking.Anyone parking in the garage without a validated parking ticket is charged for parking based uponlength of stay.Good Samaritan Hospital (TriHealth)At the time of this writing, the 10-story Dixmyth Tower patient care expansion is underconstruction, and is expected to be complete in early 2007. This new patient care tower expansionas part of a $122 million plan to expand or renovate a total of 250,000 square feet of patient carespace. It includes both new construction and extensive renovation of 75,000 SF of existing area.This tower will house a new critical care unit, medical-surgical unit, high-tech diagnostic equipmentand new treatment areas. Thus, normal parking assignments are disrupted by construction at GoodSamaritan Hospital. Emergency Department, Maternity and Breast Center patients continue to parkin the Clifton Top Deck parking lot, and outpatients continue to park in the Upper Dixmyth Garage,as before the current project.Most Visitors and inpatients now park in the Lower Dixmyth Garage. Also, patient drop-off hasbeen moved to Level 1 in the Lower Dixmyth Garage.The remainder of parking in both parking structures and on the nearby surface lots is intended foremployees, but as parking assignments are almost impossible to enforce, cross-parking occursfrequently.Uptown Transportation Study 7-4 URS CorporationNovember 2006
Uptown Transportation StudyPart A: Uptown Transportation PlanAt the present time, all parking for patients, visitors and employees is free.It is not known if paid parking will return following the completion of the ongoing constructionprojects.Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical GardensParking remains at $6.50 per private vehicle. School buses are parked for free. Premium or Goldmembership may include free parking. Because the park remains open during inclement weather,the Zoo offers no refunds or rain checks.The Zoo does not charge employees for parking.Parking peaks are noted to occur at the following times:• Spring peak is generated by school trips that may require the parking of 50 to 1 00 schoolbuses in one day plus parents vehicles.• Summer peak occurs from Memorial Day to mid-August, typically on Thursdays throughSundays.• Winter peak occurs during the Festival of Lights, which is held from Thanksgiving thruJanuary 1st. This is a highly publicized and highly attended event, with approximately22,000 visitors at peak.The University of Cincinnati (UC) is perceived by the Zoo as a natural parking partner in thesummer. The Zoo tried a local shuttle pilot program with UC. Road congestion impeded the shuttleschedule in the trial run.7.1.2 Parking SupplyAn inventory of on-street and off-street parking supply in Uptown is described as follows.On-Street Metered ParkingMetered parking is available in Uptown with 30-minute, one-hour, two-hour, and four-hour. Thepredominant fee is $0.25 per hour with a $2.00 maximum. The following table presents the locationof parking meters in Uptown. There are approximately 700 metered spaces in Uptown.Uptown Transportation Study 7-5 URS CorporationNovember 2006
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