Town of Telluride (Town) issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from experienced and qualified consulting firms to perform the Town of Telluride Parking Analysis (“Parking Analysis”). This RFP contains instructions for submitting Statements of Proposals, describes the Project, outlines mandatory requirements that must be met to be eligible for consideration, and identifies the services and products to be contracted.
Background
Set in the end of a box canyon amid forested peaks in the Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, the Town of Telluride is a former Victorian mining town that has become a year-round destination resort community. Home to approximately 2600 full-time residents, the Town swells to approximately 8000 during peak visitor periods (e.g., Christmas, summer festivals). Similar to other mountain resort communities, Telluride experiences considerable parking demands from visitors, residents, and commuters. The Town’s current parking program intends to:
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ensure adequate parking for visitors, residents, businesses, and commuters while balancing the desire to maintain a pedestrian-oriented community,
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minimize vehicular congestion and associated air quality impacts, and discourage unnecessary use of private vehicles through promoting transit ridership and use of commuter lots,
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mitigate localized parking impacts on neighborhoods resulting from trip attractors such as the commercial core, Telluride-Mountain Village public transportation gondola, and local schools
The current parking system and facilities have been implemented over time, resulting in an evolved complexity that can be difficult to enforce and communicate to visitors and residents. Presently, the parking program is comprised of three primary components:
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pay-to-park in the commercial core (approx. 450 spaces on-street and underground facility),
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resident and business parking permits (approx. 1450 active permits), and
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free commuter/public parking lots (approx. 450 spaces shared with other uses) served by free, regular in-town transit service
Additionally, parking requirements for new development on private property are applied through the development review process. Enforcement is performed by the Telluride Mashall’s Department, and the Town has recently deployed the T2/Velocity/Up Safety system in pay-to-park areas and replaced on-street Parkeon meters with T2 Luke Cosmo pay stations. Other factors affecting or influencing on-street parking supply and parking patterns are complications arising from snow plowing and storage, deliveries, and summer festival needs. In the future, the Town desires to
