FINAL DTP
- 1. Downtown Parking -Bend, Oregon-
- 2. Thesis We believe that the current downtown parking system in Bend, Oregon is not suitable to meet the needs of the business owners in that area, or their customers. We used Rothwell’s Standard Agenda to compare and contrast possible solutions.
- 3. The Standard Agenda Reflective Thinking: A set of logical steps that incorporate scientific methods of defining, analyzing and solving problems Effective and structured method for decision making Six Steps : 1) Problem Identification: What’s the Question 2) Problem Analysis: Causes and Effects 3) Solution Criteria: Setting Standards 4) Solution Suggestions: Generating Alternatives 5) Solution Evaluation and Selection: Deciding by Criteria 6) Solution Implementation : Follow-through
- 4. Step 1 - Problem Identification Is parking in downtown Bend meeting the needs of both local businesses and customers?
- 5. Step 2 - Problem Analysis How serious is the problem? What harm or effect does the problem produce? What causes the problem?
- 6. Step 3 - Solution Criteria Proximity, Convenience, Cost to Tax Payers, Aesthetics, Ecosystem, & Safety Not enough downtown parking space for customers and local business owners/employees given Bend’s growing tourism Lack of parking meters Lack of strong public transportation No specified local business owner/employee parking without purchasing parking permits Parking tickets
- 7. Step 4 - Solution Suggestions Install parking meters - no 2 hour free parking Implement new raft, bike and bus public transportation system Construct separate parking space for local business owners/employees Implement more effective parking ticket reimbursement system Construct more parking garages/ parking space for customers Establish system/structure that encourages walking
- 8. Step 5 - Solution Evaluation and Selection 10 10 10 10 10 TOTAL 5 5 2 4 2 Local Business Owner/ Employee: NO 0 0 3 1 3 Local Business Owner/ Employee: YES 5 5 3 5 1 Customer: NO 0 0 2 0 4 Customer: YES Do you feel that the overall current downtown parking system is strong, safe, fair and effective? Do you think the city of Bend needs to invest in more resources for public transportation? Do you think it would be beneficial for employees of downtown businesses to have their own specified parking? Do you think the city of Bend investing in parking meters is a good solution for the current downtown parking situation? Do you feel that the current downtown parking system negatively affects the revenue and clientele of local businesses?
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- 14. Step 6 - Solution Implementation 9 16 15 17 11 TOTAL 2 3 3 3 1 Safety 1 3 3 4 3 Aesthetics/Ecosystem 3 5 5 5 4 Cost to Taxpayers 3 5 4 5 3 Proximity/Convenience Stronger Ticketing Reimbursement System Separate Parking for Store Owners and Employees Increase Public Transportation Add More Parking Parking Meters