The council's proposed new parking strategy is part of an effort to encourage motorists to use multi-storey car parks and unclog city streets.
The City of Melbourne could introduce “demand-led” pricing of street parking in different areas and times of the day as part of an effort to encourage motorists to use multi-storey car parks and unclog city streets.
Cities around the world including New York, Madrid and Auckland use demand-based pricing, and report it reduces congestion and encourages availability and vehicle turnover, leading to more visitors patronising local businesses.In San Francisco, which pioneered the model, prices vary between 50c and $9.25 an hour in normal times and prices are revised up or down by 25c every three months based on demand.
Parking meters are $7 an hour in the city centre and $4 an hour outside it, which compares to around $10 to $30 an hour in commercial CBD car parks during weekdays.Chris Hopkins The council’s draft parking plan says it will simplify signage and, where possible, the same rules will apply consistently across different times of the day and week. Parking fines should fall about 10 per cent by making signage less confusing, the council said., said accessibility was a major deterrent from visiting the CBD which businesses wanted addressed.
City of Melbourne has removed about one in five parking spots across the municipality since 2011 and replaced them with wider footpaths, trees, bike lanes and new tram stops. Parking spots were also turned intoLord Mayor Sally Capp says the City of Melbourne wants to hear from the public on the issue of parking.
Lord Mayor Sally Capp said the council wanted the parking system to be simpler and fairer, while helping people understand their options for finding the easiest park.
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