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The Macon-Bibb County Commission voted Tuesday to turn over parking management to the Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority. The UDA will put together a comprehensive plan that includes getting a better handle on vehicles parked too long outside businesses.
One way to resolve that issue will be putting in parking meters on some of downtown’s busiest streets, thus creating more turnover. The comprehensive plan also will focus on encouraging people who work and live downtown to use parking decks and parking lots.
There are 1,260 on-street parking spaces and 4,600 off-street parking spaces downtown.
UDA Executive Director Alex Morrison has said it would likely take about six months to hire a firm to help manage parking services. Parking meter revenue would pay for the meters and parking management. Leftover funds would be reinvested in such things as downtown streetscape improvements.
“I’m confident (Morrison) will be happy to keep us informed and abreast of all the decisions,” Mayor Robert Reichert said during Tuesday’s pre-commission meeting.
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