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Introducing parking charges in two North Somerset towns could help boost footfall for traders, councillors have said. A working party at North Somerset Council has been considering bringing in fees along the seafront at Clevedon and Portishead, and its fi ndings will be published later this month. The chairman of the group, Clive
Webb, said parking charges in Weston- super-Mare had boosted footfall and were proving ‘quite popular’. Both Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon town centres have suffered from low visitor numbers, but the example of Weston, and its successful implementation of charges, had caused councillors to rethink parking policy. ‘For Clevedon the reason for
A success story… members of the Glasgow traffi c, parking and projects projects group watch the buses run smoothly
City centre congestion and motorists’ compliance have improved in the six months since Glasgow City Council introduced Scotland’s fi rst bus lane enforcement programme. Following the success of that operation, it is now looking to extend its CCTV system to cover further arterial routes around the city.
Drawing on the experience of major cities
like London, offi cers from Glasgow City Council joined forces with counterparts at Aberdeen City Council and the City of Edinburgh Council to help the Scottish Government develop the appropriate legislation for bus lane enforcement. Michael Brady, assistant group manager
of traffi c, parking and projects at Glasgow City Council, said: ‘Until now, without
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relevant legislative powers, we haven’t been able to harness new technologies to clamp down on widespread mis-use of bus lanes. But it was very refreshing to be directly involved in helping to develop the new legislation. Our new system has helped to relieve congestion and improve journey times in peak periods – not to mention its positive contribution to our concerted sustainability agenda!’
The council worked with parking solutions company ICES to ensure that the bus lane enforcement process was integrated with the existing ICES 3sixty° parking enforcement technology – the parking enforcement aspect of traffi c management is now operated by ACCESS, a partnership between the council and Serco.
introducing charges is to help the traders, by and large. The problem is we can’t afford to enforce the restrictions without having a charge,’ said Webb. There is a mixed reaction among traders, however, with some traders saying that parking fees could put off shoppers, while others believe it could free up spaces for visitors looking to pop to the shops. Parking charges would also stop the practice of commuters leaving their cars along these roads all day.
CORRECTION In the March issue of Parking News, Eddie Lewis, the parking services director for Ontime Parking, wrote an article, ‘What are the consequences?’ In it he said: ‘regulations require that a certain amount of bays must be set aside for the use of disabled drivers’. The author would like to clarify that this should have said ‘guidelines’ not ‘regulations’ and he apologises for any confusion caused.
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