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• Listening Session
  • January 29, 2026 from 5:30-7:00PM in Sausalito City Hall Council Chambers 
  • The session will include a brief introduction to three conceptual alternatives, followed by an opportunity for attendees to provide input on improvements to the parking lot. This feedback will be synthesized to help guide the project’s next steps, including a draft presentation to the City Council in February.
  • View January 29th Meeting Materials - This document presents three scenarios that will be used for discussion during the listening session. It is shared in advance for the public to review and to help prepare comments or questions. 

Project Description 

Parking Lot 1 is a key asset connecting downtown Sausalito to the waterfront and ferry terminal, and serving residents, visitors, and local businesses every day. Its aging asphalt, uneven surfaces, tree impacts, and uncertain subsurface conditions, however, have created both functional and visual challenges. The City, together with its consultants, is exploring how to transform this essential space into a fully functional, future-ready, and distinctive parking area: one that is practical, inviting and unique, at the same time. As part of this process, consultants assess existing conditions and develop three design alternatives. Each option carefully balances critical considerations, including overall implementation cost, parking capacity, tree management, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular circulation, ecological and green infrastructure opportunities, surface quality and materials, climate resiliency and sea-level rise, aesthetics, and more.

Project Timeline

On July 15, 2025 the Sausalito City Council approved an expanded scope to address three concept alternatives for a redesign of Parking Lot 1 and prepare construction documents that maintain existing parking supply. Following the authorization of a contract with CSW|ST2 consultants for this work on September 16, 2025, the project began and aims to follow the timeline below. 

Project Elements

At the July 15, 2025, Sausalito City Council approved a scope of work that contained the following project elements:

• Prepare Three Concept Alternatives.
• Prepare Construction Documents that maintain the existing parking supply, in coordination with the Sausalito Improvement District
• Deliver the improvements with a budget of no more than $2.5 million, including both soft and hard costs.
• Maintain a fee of no more than $250,000 and re-design if costs exceed the $2.5 million budget.
• We understand that phasing of improvements over time is desired.
• The community engagement includes a public workshop and two meetings with the Council.

Project Documents

• July 15, 2025 - Council approves expanded scope of Parking Lot 1 redesign and construction.
• September 16, 2025 - Council approves a Professional Services Agreement with CSW|ST2 for the development of conceptual designs and construction documents. 

Project Contact 

The Department of Public Works is the main contact for the Parking Lot 1 Design & Reconstruction Project. Sara Khorshidifard is the Public Works Project Manager that is leading this project. For questions please contact Sara at skhorshidifard@sausalito.gov.