THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE PARKING STRATEGIES FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE

Parking policy is fundamental to the development of sustainable transport policies. Many authorities have started to change the emphasis from the provision of commuter parking to short stay parking but most do not want to apply the policy too rigidly for fear of losing trade to competitors. Local Authorities frequently face the problem of reducing the quantum of long stay parking as such space is often not in public ownership and has been granted planning approval without appropriate planning conditions. The influence of PNR (Private Non Residential parking) is much greater than has been recognised. Whilst estimates of PNR at 50% of parking stock within a town centre is common place in reality PNR can frequently account for 80% of all commuter space. Park and ride is not a sustainable transport solution if its success requires town centre car parks to be under-utilised. Sustainability is about the maximising of existing resources. The author proposes the following actions: (1) local authorities should not relinquish the policy control of car parking within their area; (2) a national approach to the establishment of parking standards needs to be adopted; (3) local authorites should encourage the development of parking spaces into other uses; (4) parking spaces should be taxed through the application of the business rate; (5) a national initiative should be launched to develop company transport plans.

• Corporate Authors:

  JMP CONSULTANTS LTD

  172 TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  W1P 0NA
• Authors:
  • EASTMAN, C
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Local government agencies; Park and ride; Parking; Policy; Standards
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 192: Local authority; 958: Park and ride; 955: Parking; 173: Policy; 187: Specification (standard); 311: Town centre; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00747525
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 28 1998 12:00AM