About 20 residents attended a workshop on how to expand parking in Nevada City. City Staff is now looking at 14 locations that would add 214 additional spaces over a four-year period. And City Manager Mark Prestwich says there were a lot of good ideas…

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The city staff proposal, titled “ParkEasy Nevada City”, includes angle parking and adding onto existing lots. But Prestwich says they’re also looking at creating a 42-space lot on vacant, city-owned property at Sacramento and Clark Streets, with some restrictions…

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Prestwich says this lot would be connected by a footbridge built from the old Maybert bridge in the town of Washington that was donated by the county. The proposal also includes 200-plus shuttle options and 20 new bicycle spots. The Planning Commission will discuss the issue at its meeting on the 16th, with the City Council possibly agendizing it at a meeting in March.