Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTES
TUESDAY 28 AUGUST 2012
DETAILS:
Proposed amendments to Parking Restrictions
1. Railway Parade
Observations of actual usage indicates the majority of the 9 available parking bays in
Railway Parade, between Kerr Street and Hamilton Street bridge are vacant most of the
time. Statistical information from the operation of the ticket machine in this location (Railway
3) clearly supports theses observations.
Financial year Parking per hour Yearly income Average weekly income
2010 - 2011 $1.50 $1,791.50 $35.13
2011- 2012 $1.50 $1,085.30 $20.87
These 9 bays currently have the out-dated two hour football parking restrictions with
residential parking permits permitted.
The reasons for the very high vacancy rate may be that:-
• The time restriction is too short;
• There is little demand for short term on- street parking;
• Cheaper on-street parking is available nearby in City of Subiaco.
Long term parking is in high demand in this area. The 10 hour paid parking zone
immediately to the east (between Hamilton Road bridge and Kimberley Street) is well
patronised and the available parking bays are regularly fully occupied. As this area
develops, the need for short term parking may increase; however, in the shorter term, these
parking bays could be better utilised for longer term parking.
Accordingly, it is recommended that the parking restrictions be amended to "10 hour Ticket,
7am to 10pm, all days - Residential Parking Permits Exempted"; and "No Parking on verge".
In accordance with the Council's Fee Schedule, the parking fees for this area would be
$1.20 per hour or $8.00 for 10 hours.
2. Oxford Close
The standard recommended for short term ticket parking within the Town is 2 hours. This
period is practical to manage and give motorists the option to purchase a shorter period if
desired. A two hour restriction is also practical in terms of surveillance and enforcement
activities.
In terms of ticket machine operations, the instructions on each machines advises motorists
to purchase tickets from adjacent machines when a ticket machine is out of service. This
has often caused problems in Oxford Close as there have been numerous occasions when
motorists have parked in the One Hour zone and have had to purchase a ticket from a ticket
machine on the opposite side of the street. On many of those occasions, the motorists have
inadvertently purchased a Two Hour ticket for use in a One Hour zone.
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