Post in Residents Parking

2007 Mar 17 11:29 UTC

Jumping in for the first time!

When I moved into Southville 3 years ago, there were so many parking spaces
available  -night and day. Now, still a non-car owner despite the terrible
public transport system, I am shocked by how full the streets now are with
cars, especially in an area that is so close to the Centre.

A few stones for the pond to see what they draw:

1) I think that each house should be allowed one resident's parking permit per
car for their street.  The rest of the cars have to hunt for spaces.

2 If we move to residents' parking permits, I believe that residents should
also pay for visitors' parking permits (e.g. packs of 20 for 20) but that
people who do not own cars should be given 2 free visitor permit books per
year.

3) I think all of us in Southville who walk, cycle and try to use (slightly
better but still too infrequent and undependable) buses should do mass
'walk-ins' along Coronation Road once a month, with advanced warning through
the media.  This would demonstrate just how much worse the gridlock would be if
we too all gave up and bought and/or used cars.

What thinks thee all?