car parking

Why do we live to park: and why free parking may damage, rather than benefit, our high streets

The idea that free parking is a ‘basic’ for the future success of high streets is like insisting that: 'The more you park, the more you spend'. Which, of course, is not just mostly tosh, but entirely tosh. The longer I live, the truer the following statement by the New Urbanist, John Norquist, seems to become: 'It often seems as though the chief end of human endeavour is to park'. By John Dales

Pavement parking ban mooted

February 25, 2011 - Vehicles parked on pavements can cause particular problems for people in wheelchairs or with visual impairments and those with pushchairs. The Minister has today written to councils prompting them to use their powers to prevent parking on the pavement where it is a problem. more >

National planning restrictions requiring councils to limit the number of parking spaces in new residential development scrapped

January 4, 2011 - Limits on car spaces for new homes and guidance encouraging higher parking charges are being abolished ending the so-called 'war on motorists'. more >

Survey shows that 62 percent of householders – even those with no car – rate garage/off street parking as 'important'

May 24, 2009 - Experiences of, and attitudes towards, parking – based on results from the December 2008 Opinions (Omnibus) Survey undertaken by the Office for National Statistics – show that 62% of respondents who had moved home in the last five years considered the availability of garage/off street parking to be very or fairly important when choosing somewhere to live. ... more >

New scheme aims to spread 'pay as you go' car clubs across UK

July 5, 2008 - 50,000 people in the UK are now enjoying the benefits of using a pay as you go car club scheme and this number is growing at an amazing rate of 200 per cent a year. These people have none of the hassles of looking after a car, finance and servicing, they use the car club like you use taxi or bus and pay for it by the half hour. They can even borrow a people carrier or van when they need it. more >

Community takes direct action to prevent problem parking

June 5, 2008 - The Hampden Park and Willingdon Trees Area Panel in Eastbourne have taken direct action to prevent problem parking in Fletching Road by installing a long line of concrete bollards.The grass verge and pavements that run alongside Northumberland Court have been historically used by motorists to park their vehicles, causing considerable damage and creating problems for passing traffic and pedestrians... more >

Bespoke house types add quality and character

Bespoke house types add quality and character

The South Devon College Campus regeneration scheme, Torquay, features bespoke house designs and an integrated public realm that balances the needs of traffic and parking, says Christopher Wilson

'Pay-for school run parking bays' pilot in London to 'cut congestion, reduce emissions and encourage youngsters to walk'

April 25, 2008 - A scheme in which parents are charged to drive their children to school could be rolled out by local authorities across the UK.Richmond council in south-west London is proposing a scheme in which parents would pay up to £75 a year for a parking permit to allow them to use special bays outside schools.The council said it wants to cut congestion, reduce emissions and encourage youngsters to walk.Th... more >

The problem of appropriate parking provision

The problem of appropriate parking provision

The way we currently provide parking more often than not encourages travel patterns that are genuinely unsustainable and produces streets, spaces and places that are unattractive, and sometimes hostile, to movement other than by car. By John Dales

Car parking in planning and design: two months of UK workshops

October 30, 2006 - The manner in which housebuilders plan car parking can affect the lives of residents and have a significant impact on our public realm. The toolkit Car Parking: what works where, published May 2006 by English Partnerships and Design for Homes, is now the subject of a series of country-wide workshops being hosted by English Partnerships. The toolkit is available from English Partnerships. more >
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