04/25/2024
This document details the process used by city council to determine the parking strategy for the downtown Milwaukie area.
https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/code_compliance/page/46661/2022_downtown_parking_study_and_coparative_analysis.pdf
On page 9 (SS53) of this document, written March 1, 2023; the consulting group hired by the city to study parking availability (Rick Williams consulting) specifically recommended city council to “Explore and evaluate residential parking permit programs, as may be requested by neighborhoods abutting the downtown commercial district.” This was a step that was simply skipped over by the inept city council.
City officials have absconded on their duty to properly consider downtown residents in their deliberations when crafting this outrageous “block rule” policy. They expect local homeowners and residents to give up their rights to travel freely to/from their homes during business hours. Egregious doesn’t even begin to describe the vacuity of this decision.