Politics & Government

Parking Study Shows Shortage of Residential Parking Spaces in Dormont

It's something residents have discussed for years, but a study from CMU proves a shortage of residential parking spaces, and offers recommendations.

It’s something Dormont residents have thought true for years, but a study by Carnegie Mellon University graduate students proves it—there’s a shortage of residential parking spaces in Dormont Borough.

A team from Carnegie Mellon University completed a parking study in Dormont, and the findings and recommendations are now available on the Dormont Borough website

The survey includes two immediate conclusions:

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  • In total—not including off-street parking such as driveways, parking pads and garages—for every ten houses there is a shortage of roughly five parking spots.
  • Dormont households surveyed reported a satisfaction rating of 2.59 out of four, indicating that on average, households are generally dissatisfied with the current parking situation.
More detailed numbers and explanations can be found in the report.

In February, Dormont Borough was awarded a Community Sustainability Project grant from Carnegie Mellon University to study parking issues within the community.

Three Carnegie Mellon graduate students, each with expertise in planning and architecture, surveyed 2,000 randomly selected households, business patrons and Dormont Junction transit riders and studied parking scenarios in the area.

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Borough manager Jeff Naftal said the typical response rate for a survey of this size is between 10 and 15 percent—the response rate for the parking survey in Dormont was 35 percent.

The report generated by the CMU team includes seven recommendations, and borough council will review the recommendations and decide where and when to take action. The report is available on the Dormont Borough website, and will be discussed at upcoming public meetings.

The study was done at no cost to the borough.

A public meeting on the study will be held Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. at Dormont Municipal Center. The report and a PowerPoint detailing recommendations from the CMU parking study can be found on the Dormont Borough website.


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