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Proposed parking changes in Wadestown - what we consulted on
Parking in the Wadestown area has been under pressure for years. There have been repeated community calls for action to address this.
In response, we’re proposing a new-style parking scheme for Wadestown, with a mix of unrestricted parking and P120 permit-exempt spaces within two parking zones - Wadestown east and Wadestown west.
We are also proposing to install new 'no stopping' lines on a number of streets to limit where people can park, so buses, emergency vehicles and rubbish/recycling trucks can get through, and these streets are safer and easier for everyone.
Parking would be removed as part of the proposal to install an uphill bike lane on Blackbridge Road and Wadestown Road between Churchill Drive and Wadestown shops. The parking scheme would apply to the parking that remains on this section of Wadestown Road in the Wadestown west zone. Blackbridge Road would be outside the proposed parking scheme area.
There will also be a new mobility park and more short-term parking spaces in the bus turnaround area at the Wadestown shops, and changes to time restrictions on some of these short-term parks.
The parking scheme would prioritise residents and visitors looking for short-term parking. It would change where people can park and for how long within the two parking zones.
The changes should:
- make it easier for residents in households with one vehicle who aren’t able to park off-street, to park nearer to their homes
- make it harder for households with more than one vehicle and no-off-street parking
- encourage households that have off-street parking to use it instead of parking on the street
- improve access to shops and businesses in Wadestown village for short-term visitors and people who have mobility parking permits
- provide short-stay parking for tradespeople and visitors
- discourage commuters parking for extended periods.
It's proposed about 50 percent of the parking in Wadestown west zone would become P120 (permit exempt) and 30 percent in Wadestown east. Mobility and other special purpose parking spaces would mostly stay where they are. The scheme would replace the existing resident parking on Grosvenor Terrace.