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The Belmont Center Parking Study Committee was established by the Board of Selectmen to study opportunities to create additional parking in the Belmont Center area and make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen. It is a temporary committee.
It is the responsibility of the Committee to consider and make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on a proposal to create in Belmont Center the maximum number of parking spaces, at the lowest reasonable cost, while considering issues of traffic and pedestrian flow and preserving, to the greatest extent possible, the beauty and “small town feel” of the Center.
As directed by the Selectmen, the Committee is doing the following: 1.) Becoming familiar with the current research and practice in the field of parking space development and management; 2.) Incorporating into the Committee’s analysis, decisions made by the Board of Selectmen relative to the location of a fire sub-station on the Alexander Avenue parking lot site and the preliminary parking analysis conducted by the firm of Edwards and Kelsey; 3.) Serving as a conduit to elicit, receive, and incorporate public input; and 4.) The Committee is in the midst of preparing a formal, written report documenting the Committee’s findings and recommendations for the creation of additional parking in Belmont Center. This report is considering the following: 1.) Location and design of parking; 2.) Current and future need for
additional parking in Belmont Center; 3.) Use for additional parking (e.g., employees, shoppers, and commuters); and 4.) Cost for and funding of parking.
The Committee plans to make a formal presentation of the Committee’s report to the Board of Selectmen and at other appropriate public forums.
Respectfully submitted,
Kevin Foley, Chair
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