City HallFriday, November 13
Savannah City Council tables the Midtown paid parking zone indefinitely
The Daily Savannah team
Savannah City Council voted Thursday to table a proposal for a paid parking zone in Midtown. Alderman Kurtis Purtee wrote on Facebook that council tabled the ordinance revision "indefinitely," so meters near Forsyth Park, Thomas Square and the Starland District aren't coming from this vote.
The proposed zone ran from Gaston Street to Victory Drive
| Zone edge | Boundary |
|---|---|
| North | Gaston Street |
| South | Victory Drive |
| West | Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard |
| East | East Broad Street |
Source: WJCL
Mayor Van Johnson said the city got significant feedback after trying to engage the community, and called it a good showing of representation. At a Monday press conference, he said he'd heard both "we need parking" and "we don't want meters," and that he believes meters are the solution.
- Zone: would have covered Forsyth Park, Thomas Square and Starland
- Rollout: phases over more than one year
- If approved: residential permits through parking services
- Study input: neighborhood associations and SCAD
The tabled plan by the numbers
- $1.50
- an hour, or any fraction of an hour
- 2 hours
- maximum stay per space
- 18 months
- of planning behind the Parking Matters study
- 4
- mapped areas for the first meters
The draft would have let the mayor and aldermen set a different rate or time limit by resolution.