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Central area parking policy

Introduction | Policy aims | Background information | On-street parking | Parking priorities | Managing parking and congestion

Background information

The supply of parking: There are sufficient long term parking places publicly or privately provided for approximately half the full time employees in the Central Area. This is high by international standards and close to the point where parking policies have little impact on commuter's choice of transport modes.

The following graphs show the number and main types of parking available in the Central Area:

 Central area parking 50,231
Pie chart key Public on-street 4258 Central area parking 49,360 graph
Pie chart key Public off-street 5510
Pie chart key Private operated off-street 12871
Pie chart key Private non-residential parking spaces 22121
Pie chart key Residential parking 5471

Total

50231

Source: 2007 parking survey

 Short stay (<4hrs) - Central area parking
Pie chart key Council operated off-street parking 3683 Short stay (>4hrs) - Central area parking graph
Pie chart key Privately operated off-street parking 6502
Pie chart key Private non-residential parking spaces 1965
Pie chart key Public on-street parking 4080

Total

16230

Source: 2007 parking survey

 Long stay (>4hrs) - Central area parking
Pie chart key Council operated off-street parking 1827 Long stay (>4hrs) - Central area parking graph
Pie chart key Privately operated off-street parking 6369
Pie chart key Private non-residential parking spaces 20156
Pie chart key Residential parking 5471
Pie chart key Public on-street parking 178
Total 34001

Source: 2007 parking survey