| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:CPZ in the Griffin Park area | |
| Posted by: | Jeremy Probert | |
| Date/Time: | 12/10/09 10:07:00 |
| Hi Bernadette I agree, your point of view is rather simplistic. What other people pay, in different areas, is neither here nor there. We do not know what we may have to pay because, so far, we don't even have agreement on the proposed CPZ. If people want it, and the council goes ahead, then will be the time to lobby them and attempt to get what we want. The reason that the streets have become so full in the last six months is because of the displacement of vehicles from other areas. (Well, I suppose it could be that local residents have experienced a sudden desire to purchase new cars and one big van for every three houses - but I think that's unlikely.) If a CPZ is implemented, then we will still compete for parking HOWEVER we will be competing with our neighbours, rather than the day trippers and the opportunists. If a CPZ is agreed, as I've already indicated somewhere on this thread, then - rather than sit back a let the council do what they want (one size fits all) - we will need to lobby to ensure we get the best possible scheme for us. Less yellow lines, less loading bays, less passing places - more parking spaces. In terms of 'nice fines' - don't know about you, but I've already picked up one or two - thanks to the increase in CEOs (traffic wardens as were) which seems to be in direct proportion to the increase in vehicles parking on our streets. Finally, to your point about certain people being precious about parking as close to their etc etc etc. You're right, of course, how foolish of certain people. They should enjoy the exercise - physical and mental - of parking a couple of streets away, and making their way back to their homes with three children and a couple of nice, heavy shopping bags. And then they can slump, exhausted, to the floor while enjoying the view of a dirty great LGV parked directly outside their front window. I just hate moaning minnies, don't you? This is all about making our lives (collectively) a bit better. No - no-one wants to pay for their parking. No - if there was any alternative, then we'd take it. Yes - we'll still compete for parking spaces. But we do not want to be the last free parking zone in the borough - it's already bad, it could get much, much worse. We've got an opportunity - we'd be foolish not to take it. |