Parking management to improve safety and accessibility

This paper describes the methods adopted by Maribyrnong City Council in addressing issues of traffic and parking congestion, safety and accessibility for pedestrians and motorists alike within varied communities including universities, schools and hospital precincts and the Footscray Central Activities District (CAD). The paper demonstrates how we have integrated the two types of technology (hand-held computers and in-ground sensors), along with innovative traffic monitoring techniques to achieve efficiencies in managing parking supply in the CAD. It also demonstrates integrating safe travel planning strategies with parking enforcement and education strategies operating around primary school precincts. This included a holistic road safety audit of all school precincts and deploying teams drawn from local communities to engage with road users with a view to educating them about the key issues affecting safety, accessibility and amenity in these precincts. The key issues, challenges and outcomes from these strategies are discussed.

• Authors:
  • Gladwin, T
• Conference:
  • Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) National Conference, 2011
  • Location: Melbourne Victoria, Australia
  • Date: 2011-8-10 to 2011-8-11
• Publication Date: 2011-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: AITPM 2011 national conference: linking communities: growing liveability and accessibility, 10-11 August 2011, Melbourne, Victoria

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic vehicle monitoring; Driver education; Parking; Sensors; Technology
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Melbourne (Australia)
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 284: Delivery; LOCAL AUTHORITY; 1502: Penalty
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01354722
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ARRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 24 2011 7:58AM