| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:The introduction of CPZ's means fewer parking spaces | |
| Posted by: | Simon Foster | |
| Date/Time: | 05/04/13 10:38:00 |
| Think yourselves lucky, in a few months time I probably won't be able to park at all as Adelaide Terrace/York Parade will have the only permit free parking in the immediate area so the cab companies, local businesses and residents will all be competing to park there. The council's solution, sell us residents permits to park in the streets where there there won't be enough spaces anyway. Mark my words it's going to be a nightmare while the council or thier contractor makes money hand over fist from residents who end up parking "illegally" because they have no choice. I'm fed up with being a cash cow for the local and national government just because I own a car it's about time we called for a meeting with our rather shy local authority representatives so they can tell us how they propose to GUARANTEE parking within a certain distance of your front door. Maybe they could give a refund of parking charges when you can't. As far as I can tell, CPZ's serve two main purposes firstly they attempt to discourage car ownership by making it too much trouble/expense to own a car and therefore satisfies the "green" conscience that we're all meant to have and secondly parking provides a very nice income stream for the council. If they were genuine about the CPZ's being for the residents benefit they would ensure that sufficient parking spaces are provided for the number of permits issued. On a related point: It's intriguing that this debate is being had at the same time as around the country a number of towns have abolished parking restrictions in thier town centres and found an increase in trade as a result. If Hounslow are truly commited to the regeneration of Brentford maybe they should be looking at way of encouraging people to come into the area by making parking easier/cheaper/free not ways of discouraging or charging them for the privilege |