Question 12: Have you any concerns over the following parking issues? (345 respondents)
Responses
| ISSUE |
strong No |
mild No |
maybe |
mild Yes |
strong Yes |
| Parking on yellow lines |
22 (6.4%) |
41 (11.9%) |
44 (12.8%) |
45 (13.0%) |
123 ( 35.7%) |
| Parking on pavements |
28 (8.1%) |
39 (11.3%) |
48 (13.9%) |
47 (13.6%) |
123 (35.7%) |
| Parking on Prospect Road/Station area |
19 (5.5%) |
17 (4.9%) |
41 (11.9%) |
70 (20.3%) |
151 (43.8%) |
| Parking on Station Road |
13 (3.8%) |
18 (5.2%) |
36 (10.4%) |
61 (17.7%) |
185 (53.6%) |
| Lack of enforcement of parking rules |
21 (6.1%) |
23 (6.7%) |
44 (12.8%) |
52 (15.1%) |
129 (37.4%) |
Analysis of “Parking Concerns”
| Suggestions |
Entries |
| Employ traffic warden (either regularly or on random visits) to ensure illegal parking is penalized. Included are comments about enforcement, already in question 8 |
13 |
| Reduce yellow lines for more parking |
4 |
| Introduce time limited parking |
4 |
| Drivers ignore yellow line restrictions/park illegally |
4 |
| Parking on pavements |
3 |
| Introduce resident permit parking |
2 |
| Limit parking to one side only of Station Road |
2 |
| Overnight and weekend parking of commercial vehicles on residential streets |
2 |
| Reinstate missing “No Cycling” signs on snickets |
2 |
| More parking bays for disabled |
2 |
| Congestion caused by deliveries (to Co-op) |
1 |
| 12 hour limit on West Terrace car park is a problem |
1 |
Note:
Some of the comments about more parking or pedestrian difficulties arising from parking have already been picked up in the previous analysis. They reinforce the volume of comment under question 10, traffic danger spots.