LTP Parking Strategy
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Review of Local Transport Plan Car Parking Strategy
What is a Local Transport Plan (LTP)?
LTPs aim to steer the development and implementation of national transport policies at the local level. The third Wiltshire LTP is currently being developed for publication in March 2011 to cover the period up to 2026.
What’s the role of a car parking strategy?
A strategy that deals with the supply and management of car parking can be one of the most useful tools available to local authorities in helping them achieve their economic, social and environmental objectives. In particular, a car parking strategy can:
- support the local economy and the vitality of town centres;
- encourage sustainable travel modes and help reduce reliance on the private car;
- enhance the look of streetscenes and the built environment;
- meet residents’ needs for car parking near their homes;
- improve journey time reliability for road users by reducing on-street parking contraventions;
- reduce wasteful competition between towns based on parking charges;
- raise revenue for the council to reinvest in transport services and measures;
- make Wiltshire a safer place through well designed and managed car parks;
- provide essential access for special needs groups and the mobility impaired; and
- improve the efficiency of the council’s parking service.
Why review the car parking strategy?
The council’s current car parking strategy dates back to 2000 and now needs to be reviewed to reflect changed circumstances. Not least of these changed circumstances is the move to Wiltshire Council and the need for parking charges and standards to be broadly consistent across the whole of the county.
What’s in the reviewed car parking strategy?
The council commissioned its consultants Mouchel to undertake the review and their main report is presented here (a reference copy is also available from all libraries). It includes chapters on parking policies, parking charges, residents’ parking zones and parking standards. The main report, background technical report, questionnaire and car parks schedule is available from the Supporting Documents tab below.
Making comments
Wiltshire Council would welcome your comments on this document - there is the opportunity to respond to specific questions and make general comments at a number of points in the document. The consultation will run from 9am on Monday 12 July until 5pm on Friday 3 September. Please note that comments will not be available for public viewing until they have been processed - if you wish to see your submitted comments please go to the 'My Account' area (see the Site Tour on the Consultation Home page for guidance).
Following Steps
The council will feedback to Area Boards between late September and mid November 2010 prior to a formal decision being made by the council’s Cabinet in December 2010. Any changes to parking charges and standards will be implemented from the beginning of April 2011.
