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PARKING

Parking management includes rules. The local area economy and poses an opportunity to
identifying a large area either of a becomes the focal point where the regulate parking prices to create
legal binding or of similar land use plan is prepared as per the mode a greater turnover of spaces. The
or an area around certain transit. type demand so that its users revenue through the parking can
A thorough assessment of the get comfortable access (cars/2- be utilised to fund people-centric
entire area including all the streets wheelers/buses, pedestrians, programs. (Horsham Parking
is done. Map all existing transport cycling, etc.). The land use is Management Plan).
and parking provisions, land use, enhanced by addressing its The benefits of parking
issues and opportunities, hawking, users (commercial, residential, management plans are manifold;
off-street parking, demand is recreation) and street utility is it brings in improved quality
noted and analysed. Based on base optimised in an equitable, fair and of service by providing better
analysis, a set of strategies are laid transparent manner. The marking information, increasing consumer
out linking proposed changes to of where on-street parking is options, reducing congestion
the broader transport and land use allowed and prohibited is decided and creating more attractive
system. These form the precursors and designing of parking spaces and facilities. Parking management
to the detailed parking design plans signs is taken up, limiting access to strategies generate revenues
for implementation (Auckland certain groups, prioritising parking that can fund parking facilities,
Transport Integrated Network Plan for certain groups, loading and transportation improvements,
document on On-Street Parking unloading areas, pick-up & drop-off or other important projects. It
Management - An International areas, setting time limits, enforcing reduces land consumption and
Toolkit). compliance with all of these requirements helping to preserve
The objective in carrying out a arrangements and monitoring greenspace and other valuable
parking management plan is to success, etc. In some cases it is an ecological, historic and cultural
address parking in decentralised opportunity to create pedestrian- resources. It supports mobility
areas, rather than painting the only areas as an outcome of No management and encourages
entire city with the same set of parking or time based regulation efficient transportation patterns,

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