Attachment F - Carparking Evaluation -Noosa Carparking Study - McGagney report

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Noosa Council
                                                                                                                                                                                 Noosa Car Parking Study 2017 - 2032
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Final Report


Table 5-1: Parking Demand Management Options
                                                                                                                                                                       Efficiency                Effectiveness
  Parking
                           Key features                              Potential benefits                                 Potential risks                                                        Short-     Long-
  Strategy                                                                                                                                                  Benefits     Costs       Value
                                                                                                                                                                                                term       term
               The implementation of parking             Very effective method of controlling         When implemented in isolation, prices may
                costs priced by length of stay             parking demand                                encourage a shift in clientele to other town
                                                          Encourages higher turnover of parking         centres (and thus may be opposed by local
                                                           spaces                                        business owners). This risk may be mitigated
Priced
                                                          Allows for flexible demand                    by coordinated local and regional                  Average     Average     Average   Average      High
parking
                                                           management                                    implementation of priced parking.
                                                          Charges cost of parking directly to user     May be politically difficult to implement unless
                                                          Priorities for higher priority users          strong existing parking demand justifies it
                                                          Discourages long term visitors
               Time limits on parking to increase        Encourages higher turnover of parking        Stringent parking controls may discourage
Time Limits     turnover, supported by parking             spaces                                        high value visitors
and other       enforcement                               Can be used to target specific user          Results in additional enforcement costs and
                                                                                                                                                            Average      High       Average     High     Average
Priority                                                   groups (i.e. visitors, service vehicles,      higher rates of infringement notices, requiring
Controls                                                   mobility impaired)                            a certain degree of punitive revenue gathering

               Provide information on the location       Allows drivers to identify the nearest       Management burden placed on Noosa Shire
                and availability of parking resources      available parking facilities and evaluate    Requires passing installation and maintenance
                (either real-time or static)               the relative value associated with            costs to developers
Directional    Placed on key access roads to              different parking areas
                                                                                                                                                              Low         Low         Low       Low      Average
signage         inform drivers of the locations,          Reduces the distance travelled by
                availability, and the price associated     vehicles looking for a car-park
                with the parking facilities               Encourages more efficient utilisation of
                                                           existing supply
               Reduces need for individuals and          Lower parking (and associated traffic)       In an environment with limited public
                business to have access to private         requirements                                  transport (as in Noosa), implementation must
                vehicles                                  Potential reallocation of parking spaces      be led by private companies and Noosa
               Potential for collaboration between        to more productive purposes                   Council, as opposed to a market-led solution
                businesses / government                                                                  for private use
Car-share                                                                                                                                                   Average       Low       Average     Low      Average
                organisations for vehicle supply                                                        Will require accompanying travel behaviour
                efficiencies                                                                             change programs to assist transition to car-
                                                                                                         sharing
                                                                                                        Requires an initial momentum / catalyst for
                                                                                                         successful uptake




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