Brighton & Hove City Council will be presenting a report to UK Parliament next week (week of Monday 23 September) to set out a city-wide parking plan.
It follows a review of city parking, requested by Brighton & Hove councillors last summer, which looked at all parking, including permits, parking zones and on and off-street car parks.
The review has helped to set out a series of objectives and actions for an improved and sustainable service in both the short and long term:
- Parking in the city is fair and simplified. This includes simplifying parking tariffs and permit rules, aligning tariffs in parks with on-street parking and adopting one model for restriction days and times.
- Optimising resources. Reviewing and reducing tariffs in some car parks to encourage use during quieter periods, optimising all parking spaces in the city, and reviewing zone types and boundaries.
- Promoting a safer, healthier and accessible city. This includes reviewing restriction times and enforcement to better support the night-time economy, explore options for ‘virtual’ visitor permits and ensuring fair and effective parking enforcement.
- Well run services. Introducing virtual resident permits and monthly payment options, review permit types to ensure they’re fit for purpose and investing in anti-fraud initiatives
Following a review of parking zones in central parts of Brighton & Hove, the council has also identified 56 additional parking spaces in zones X, Y (Central Brighton) and M (Brunswick & Adelaide) and 16 more in zone C (Queens Park area), improving availability for residents and visitors.
Cabinet member for transport, parking and the public realm, Trevor Muten, said: “The review has been needed for some time and it is now clear we need a new approach to parking in the city.
“We have more than 200 different permit tariffs and the demand for parking has rippled from the city centre to outlying areas of the city. We need to change.
“We’re taking a holistic approach to travel and transport and want to give people real choices about how they move around the city.”
Achievements and innovations in sustainable city planning will be celebrated at the third annual CiTTi Awards, which will be held on 26 November 2024 at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Visit www.cittiawards.co.uk to learn more about this unmissable event for the UK’s transportation sector – and to book your table!
