Street parking restriction design

[MCC on Eng Tips]

This is a petty/personal issue, but it has me rather incensed and looking to present a logical solution to my Council. My two-block long street is 28ft wide terminating at another residential access on one end and residential collector on the other, sidewalk on one side only. Recently, it was "identified as a high priority" street to ban parking adjacent to that sidewalk on the South side of the street and require parking only on the North side of the street where there is no sidewalk. I did seek information from the Council how they identified this street as part of a priority and was instead referred to the Street Dept. When I spoke to the director (new, within 6 months to the City from a much larger area) and asked how the determination was made, there was a rustling of paper (like someone literally wrinkling a paper on a desktop, lol) and was told, the dept wasn't sure. I asked if any services had complained (trash co, City depts, bus co - though it hasn't used the street as a route in the 16 years I've been there - no purpose) and was again told, no information. I asked if any residents complained, but have since verified directly with everyone that no they didn't. It impacts the mid-block and single driveway neighbors more than me; they ALL oppose it. In fact, we would have all gone to resist at the Council meeting if any agenda or notice had been posted. It was passed as a package recommendation with no discussion by the Council and no statement by staff other than "here are the identified high priorities". Reading through the streets restricted, some where high-traffic/problematic, two or three seemingly served no purpose.

Granted, when the street happens to have two cars at the curb directly across from one another (a very rare occurrence), it does indeed make it a one lane road, but our non-resident traffic count has to be less than 10 vehicles per day; there's just no origin or destination for other cars. It's also great tacit speed control though all the neighbors have young children too and keep eyes peeled. Potential commercial services complaining I wouldn't be able to understand, there are miles of other streets the exact same size and vehicle density; same with street department folks; "my" street isn't unique in the slightest except for the two blocks long. The only thing that I can guess at is there is an unpublished/stated drive towards one-side-parking-only City-wide by the Street Department.

Why the rant, why the post? I offered to provide (if I can) the Council and thus the street department, with a type of decision matrix / flow chart taking in to account, street width, traffic count, driveway size (single, double), house type (single fam, multi fam), sidewalk location (I emphatically believe parking should be encourage AT the sidewalk, not the opposite side of the street). While I'm somewhat familiar with APWA standards, I'm not familiar with street parking / design or references. If anyone has some references they could share, I would appreciate it. If maybe there is a municipal engineer on here that has something similar that you'd be willing to share, that would be excellent. I believe "my" street was basically selected randomly, or in error. I want to give the council tools to examine these recommendations rather than rubber-stamping them; to avoid situations like me.

TBH, yes, it affects me negatively. I've parked in front of my house for 16 years without any hitch or issue. I now park in front of my neighbors house under an at-risk silver maple if I don't wedge in on top of the sidewalk on my side. Thank you all for any input. Mods, if this is inappropriate here, please feel free to delete.