| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:CPZ Consultation in Brentford | |
| Posted by: | Michael Brandt | |
| Date/Time: | 04/08/09 10:09:00 |
| Half of Brentford is already in one CPZ or another. Unfortunately it is a mix of local and commuters who jam up some streets but this is becoming concentrated because of the CPZs. Of course it is the same for Brentford residents who drive to wherever they may work too. If you drive to work you are a commuter, the same if you take the bus or a tube, even if it is just one or two stops. The biggest blow for local workers and commerce was in the Butts which once had more than enough space to accomodate trade in the high street. It is still perverse that such a wide street does not have angles parking available when neighbouring streets with barely enough space to negotiate a mini have had to endure the fall out. Stop and shop with a 2 hour max would be far better there. What we do not want is another scheme like the Butts which addresses exclusivity first and practicality second at the expense of other streets. From my experiences the biggest problem is parking in the evenings and I cannot see what a CPZ will achieve as the vast majority of vehicles parked after 7pm are those of residents. They will all be entitled to a permit but there may well be less spaces. Those with permits who work late hours will have to park on yellow lines and then have to get up early to move their cars when the enforcement hours start in the morning. Or risk a ticket or being towed. That is seriously detrimental to the quality of life for quite a few people in this district. There would need to be an exemption for permit holders parked on yellow lines unless parked in such a way as to block a junction etc. Try living in Fulham with a car. After just a few days and it becomes a life based around the clock, packed with angst and paranoia. Not here in Brentford, not like that. It must be far more flexible. |