Carl Walker Inc. is currently completing a Comprehensive Downtown Parking Study for the City of Eau Claire.  As a part of the study, they are asking for input on the downtown parking experience.  If you travel downtown daily, weekly, monthly, or annually, your feedback on parking is important.  This short on-line survey is available now through November 16, 2014.  The survey is in a multiple choice format and asks questions such as:

• What best describes your interest in downtown Eau Claire?
• How often do you visit downtown?
• What distance is acceptable to you to walk to your destination from where you park?
• In your opinion, who should pay the cost of building and maintaining public parking facilities?

The link to the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Study Survey is:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EauClaire_WI

The parking survey is set up to allow one survey response per computer IP address.  If other family members or friends would like to complete the parking survey but don’t have an additional computer for access, they can visit the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library at 400 Eau Claire Street or the City Public Works Department at 203 S. Farwell Street to fill out a paper copy of the parking survey.

As the City looks to improve parking in the downtown area, it is vital to take the citizens, business owners, employees, and all downtown visitors into consideration.  Please use this chance to tell us how you feel about parking downtown.  Any questions regarding the parking survey can be directed to Leah Ness at 715-839-4934.  The survey results will be incorporated into the Comprehensive Downtown Parking Study, which will be completed in December 2014.