As developement continues on Washington, traffic and parking problems in Rice Military are on the rise. The neighbors forming the Rice Military Civic Association have approached the city wth a plan for parking permits on select streets. Here are the preliminary recommendations for the parking restrictions by the Traffic Engineer for the Rice Military permit parking application:

800 Lester – 18’ wide street: too narrow

900 Lester EAST ONLY – 19’ wide street: south of Driveway only

700-800 Reinerman – 700 No objection

– 800 North half of west side is not developed and

cannot be designated as permit parking

900 Reinerman WEST ONLY – No, commercial property, cannot be designated as

permit parking

600-700 Roy – Under review

900 Roy – Under review

600 Sandman WEST ONLY – Under review

700-800 Sandman – 700 east side; north half of block and west side south

half of block

– 800 15’ wide street, no parking

5000-5400 Lillian – 5000 Remove landscaping boulders

– 5100 17’ wide – north side only – can place no parking

on opposite side

– 5200 south side only – can place no parking on

opposite side

– 5300 south side only – can place no parking on

opposite side

– 5400 south side only – can place no parking on

opposite side

5000-5100 Floyd – 5000 South side only –no place to park on north side

– 5100 No roadway too narrow and steep open ditches

not conducive to parking. Would consider making no parking.

4900-5000 Rose – 4900 No objection

– 5000 No objection

5100 Rose NORTH ONLY – No objection

5200 Rose – No objection

In general, it is traffic’s recommendation that any area not allowed for the RPP and not commercial should be considered for no parking along the roadway.