Council Awards Contract for Downtown Traffic Study

Following through with its earlier decision to hire a consultant to perform a comprehensive study of Orinda's downtown parking situation, on Nov. 3 the City Council awarded the contract to TJKM, a consultant experienced in local transportation matters. With an amendment to cover extras not included in the original request for proposal (principally an assessment of Americans with Disabilities Act parking needs), the total contract award is $51,155.

The study will identify current parking patterns, restrictions, and enforcement, as well as the overall demand for parking and proposed solutions. The council has stressed that it wants an "action-oriented plan" that spells out concrete steps to address Orinda's downtown parking problems.

Three proposals were received in response to the RFP. The selection process was designed to prevent bias toward any bid, and factored in the bid prices only after other considerations were assessed. TJKM was selected as the most qualified bidder in part because it had previous experience consulting on traffic matters in neighboring localities.

To kick off the study, TJKM will hold an initial meeting with stakeholders, including representatives from the business community and affected neighborhoods near the downtown. There will be opportunities for public input at later stages of the process.

The study is expected to take about six months to complete.



		print story Before you print this article, please remember that it will remain in our archive for you to visit anytime. download pdf (use the pdf document for best printing results!)
		Comments
		Send your comment to: info@lamorindaweekly.com Reach the reporter at: victor@lamorindaweekly.com

		This article was pulished on Page A6:

Quick Links for LamorindaWeekly.com
Home Archive Advertise send artwork to: ads@lamorindaweekly.com Classified ads Lamorinda Service Directory About us and How to Contact us Submit Letter to the Editor Send stories or ideas to: storydesk@lamorindaweekly.com Send sports stories and photos to: sportsdesk@lamorindaweekly.com Subscribe to receive a delivered or mailed copy Subscribe to receive storylinks by email	Content Civic Lafayette Moraga Orinda MOFD Life Sports Schools Business Food Our Homes Letters/Opinions Calendar
Copyright Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA

Tweet !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+'://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');

Tweet