[Durham INC] New Downtown Durham Parking Garage Info Session May 4

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CITY OF DURHAM
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Durham, NC 27701

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For Immediate Release: April 18, 2017


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New Downtown Parking Garage Information Session May 4
Input Sought on Schematic Designs

What:              New Downtown Durham Parking Garage Community Information Session

Who:               City of Durham General Services and Transportation Departments

When:             Thursday, May 4, 2017, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Where:            Durham Armory
220 Foster Street
Durham, N.C. 27701

Fast Facts:
*        Construction of a new downtown parking garage is set to begin later this year and the City of Durham is holding a community information session next month to get input and ideas on the schematic design progress.

*        The $23 million project, to be located on a 1.2-acre site bounded by Rigsbee Avenue, West Morgan Street and North Mangum Street, will be a mixed-use parking deck with approximately 650 parking spaces. The garage will also contain approximately 16,000 square feet of commercial/retail space and 5,000 square feet for a centralized parking office. The project is anticipated to be under construction in fall 2017 with a completion date in January 2019.

*        The new garage is necessary due to an unprecedented demand for parking in City-owned public parking facilities. The City's off-street parking garages (Chapel Hill Street Garage, Church Street Garage, Corcoran Street Garage, and the Durham Centre Garage) are at capacity for monthly permit holders. As a result, the City is not able to accommodate requests for monthly parking permits from individuals or businesses.


*        For residents and stakeholders unable to attend the community visioning session, updates throughout the course of the project will also be available on the project website<http://durhamnc.gov/761/New-Downtown-Parking-Garage>.


*        Any person with a disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in this session by contacting the City's ADA Coordinator at (919) 560-4197 or by email<mailto:ADA at DurhamNC.gov> no later than 48 hours before the meeting.


*        Questions may also be directed to General Services Project Management Team Leader and Project Manager Henri Prosperi<mailto:henri.prosperi at durhamnc.gov> at (919) 560-4197, ext. 21253.

About the City of Durham General Services Department
The General Services Department<http://durhamnc.gov/733/General-Services> creates, manages and maintains City properties to provide best value to the Durham community. The core business functions include: Administration/Business Services, Facilities Operations, Landscape Services, Urban Forestry, Real Estate, Project Management, Cemeteries, and Keep Durham Beautiful. As guided by the City's Strategic Plan<http://durhamnc.gov/183/Strategic-Plan>, General Services serves as a steward of the City's physical and environmental assets. Through annual and long-range facility planning activities, the department plans, provides, and maintains the City's facilities infrastructure, which supports the community's quality of life and serves as a foundation of a healthy economy.

About the City of Durham Transportation Department
The Transportation Department<http://durhamnc.gov/1002/Transportation> is responsible for a broad range of transportation services, which include traffic signs and signals, transportation planning, parking operations<http://parkdurham.org/index.html>, street lighting, taxicab administration, and bicycle and pedestrian planning. The department also oversees GoDurham<http://godurhamtransit.org/> and GoDurham ACCESS<http://godurhamtransit.org/access> as well as leads planning functions for the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization<http://www.dchcmpo.org/> (DCHC MPO), which is the regional organization that is responsible for planning and programming state and federal transportation projects in the urbanized areas of Durham, Orange, and Chatham counties. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan<http://durhamnc.gov/183/Strategic-Plan>, the department helps to strengthen the foundation, enhance the value, and improve the quality and sustainability of neighborhoods that are necessary for a strong and diverse community.

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