Residents of Fountain Hills and frequent visitors, it's time to voice your opinions on parking downtown. In an effort to revamp its parking environment, the Town has kicked off a comprehensive study with the help of an engineering firm to craft a much-needed parking management plan. This initiative follows the directions outlined in the recently approved Fountain Hills General Plan 2020, which highlighted parking analysis as a key aspect for improvement.
The town folks are now invited to play an active role in this parking saga. If you've ever had to spin your wheels looking for a spot in Downtown Fountain Hills as a visitor or while punching the clock, your feedback is being sought urgently. It's your chance to finally inform how you manage to not to find, a place to park on both an ordinary day or during the frenzy of big Downtown events. Town officials have made the task easy – a simple click on a link or a fast scan of a QR code is all it takes to drop a pin and air your grievances or sing your praises on a virtual map of the parking terrains of Fountain Hills.
Participants need only a smartphone to join the survey and are encouraged to rotate their device into landscape mode to capture the full breadth of parking options on the interactive map. The town is banking on these collective insights to inform a data-driven plan that will improve parking for everyone, alleviating congestion and confusion that often accompany the task of finding a spot in bustling downtown areas.
For those constantly circling the block or trekking what feels like a marathon from their car to their destination, this is a prime opportunity to influence future parking recommendations and stake their claim in what could possibly shape to be a more navigable Downtown Fountain Hills. The engineering firm, contracted by the Town, is set on collecting in-depth parking data, engaging with stakeholders, and projecting future demands to develop a set of well-grounded recommendations. All this, to ensure that your next trip downtown might be less of a parking puzzle and more of a breeze.
