There is no goal or policy within the Comp Plan that specifically refers to whether the City should financially support or invest in public parking facilities in neighborhoods. At the same time, the Comp Plan does call for adequate parking to sustain the economic vitality of commercial areas; to reduce the use of cars, particularly for commuting; and to seek balance among competing users of street space while helping to protect neighborhoods from overflow parking. Furthermore, the proposed project seeks to enhance the retail core in order to make the Admiral business district a "people place" as described in the Comp Plan. Finally, the Land Use Section of the Comp Plan also speaks to conditions that are conducive to helping communities thrive. Readers are encouraged to review the entire Comprehensive Plan for more detail.

Key Strategy 2 in the Admiral Neighborhood Plan is to alleviate traffic and parking problems. The proposal is consistent with the neighborhood plan.

The Transportation Strategic Plan (TSP), adopted by the City Council in October 1998, contains strategies designed to implement an array of parking and transportation goals. The TSP contains several related strategies on public parking in neighborhoods. For example, TSP Strategy P3 (Support Transition to Centralized Parking) is intended to facilitate the transition from auto-oriented, low-density development to compact, higher-density land uses. Accordingly, the TSP states that the City does not intend to fund the construction of parking garages. The TSP does call, however, for City efforts to explore and evaluate options for working with neighborhoods to support the development of parking solutions, including centralized parking facilities.