Session: 5
Room: Regent Room
Session Title: Parking and Business Viability
Format: Discussion
Presenter Name: Patel
Summary
Traders want car parking. An intercept survey found parking concession does not impact availability.
DoT focuses on the reuse of the parking assets than replacement.
Commercial pricing of the parking may be decided by the preference of or the parking value of people.
One of third of the parking space reduction went unnoticed in a busy business area.
Parking permits also delay and increase the expenses of the business.
Dynamically allocation of parking is also important. Sharing the right message to the community or politicians would also promote a change of thinking and understanding that the cost of living increases more with more parking spaces.