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CEDAR RAPIDS — Nearly every driver knows the frustration of circling the streets of downtown on a busy Friday night and finding nearly every parking spot filled.

Now, Cedar Rapids city leaders are wondering if there is a way to measure that experience and if there’s anything they can do to help.

The city this winter began drafting its Strategic Parking Plan to better understand and address residents' parking needs. The plan covers a swath of downtown Cedar Rapids in hopes of improving the customer experience, expanding downtown mobility, and enhancing economic development.

“Our consultants use the phrase that parking should be convenient and accessible and take the ‘experience’ out of parkin

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