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RICE STREET DEVELOPMENT // Parking Study Alliant No. 223-0050 PAGE 7 5. Conclusions & Recommendations The following study conclusions / recommendations are offered for consideration: • The proposed parking supply of 237 stalls exceeds the anticipated range of peak parking demand of 202 to 218 parked vehicles as documented using the ITE Parking Generation Manual . o An additional 24 stalls assigned to Flameburger, which operates from 6:00am to 2:00am daily, are within the larger apartment lot and will be signed for Flameburger use only. These stalls were excluded from any comparisons and/or calculation of proposed parking supply rates. • The proposed parking supply (1.48 spaces per unit) also exceeds the calculated average of peak parking demand based on data from comparable apartments (1.40 spaces per unit). • The proposed Rice Street development is designated as affordable housing, of which most tenants are typically single driver households due to the income restrictions of affordable housing developments. • Metro Transit’s plan to construct and open the METRO G Line in 2026 and 2027, a planned arterial bus rapid transit (BRT) line, from Little Canada through downtown St. Paul along Rice Street and Robert Street will provide residents an alternative mode of transportation. o There are planned BRT stations at both County Road C and County Road B2 approximately one- quarter mile north and south of the proposed Rice Street development, respectively. Based on rates included in the ITE Parking Generation Manual, peak parking demand calculated from comparable apartments, the anticipated tenants of the proposed development, and the availability of transit options along the Rice Street corridor the proposed number of parking stalls is expected to be adequate .