P-04-657 Charging for Parking and the Relationship to High Streets and Their Success
P-04-657 Charging for Parking and the Relationship to High Streets and Their Success
This
petition was submitted by Ann Dierikx, having collected 89 signatures on line
and 60 paper signatures.
Text of Petition
We,
the undersigned, call upon the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh
Government to commission research, in partnership with local authorities in
Wales, to assess fully the relationship between car parking charges and
successful local high streets.
Prof
Calvin Jones of Cardiff Business School has emphasised the negative economic
impact of car parking charges, especially in market towns. In the light of this
- and a current Ministerial study on the issue - we call upon the Welsh
Government to urge Welsh local authorities to impose a moratorium on the
introduction of car parking charges at new sites in their ownership and any
increase in parking fees until the 2017 election.
In
addition, we urge the Welsh Government to ensure that local authorities engage
proactively with relevant town and community councils, before implementing any
changes in the local car parking regime. Town and community councils should be
given the opportunity to adopt car parks in their area - as no one is better
placed to understand the dynamics of the local high street - before any other
options, notably outsourcing of management, is contemplated.
Finally,
we call upon the Welsh Government to make clear and transparent regulations
governing the procedures relating to car parking charges to be followed by
local authorities.
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: For consideration
First published: 17/11/2015