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

                                                                                                                                                                                                    Noosa Council
                                                                                                                                                                               Noosa Car Parking Study 2017 - 2032
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Final Report


                                                                                                                                                                     Efficiency                Effectiveness
  Parking
                            Key features                              Potential benefits                                Potential risks                                                      Short-     Long-
  Strategy                                                                                                                                                Benefits     Costs       Value
                                                                                                                                                                                              term       term
                Help to address issues affecting how               Encourages a travel behaviour      Must be supported by AT and PT
                 people choose to travel, such as          change towards more sustainable               infrastructure / service improvements,
                 company cars and free parking in          transport                                     ineffective in isolation
Green Travel     commercial environments                                                                More effective in conjunction with priced
                                                                                                                                                            Low         Low       Average   Average    Average
Plans           Catalyst for implementation of                                                          parking to allow commuters to accurately
                 improved AT & PT services (i.e. end-                                                    gauge parking costs
                 of-trip facilities, personalised travel
                 plans, PT passes, parking cash-out)
                The provision of parking at public         If used in conjunction with PT, can        Requires direct, frequent, and fast PT service
                 transport stops and stations                supplement constrained parking at           between the Park N' Ride location and the
                Encourages people living in areas           high-demand locations                       destination
Park N' Ride     outside a walkable or cycle-able PT /                                                  Additional cost for supporting PT services
                                                                                                                                                            Low        High         Low       High     Average
(permanent)      parking station catchment to drive                                                     Requires abundant land.
                 to a nearby station and complete                                                       Requires a major concentrated commuter
                 the remainder of their trip on public                                                   destination with parking costs and/or
                 transport                                                                               significant congestion
                The temporary provision of or              Manages risks associated with high         Requires good connectivity between the
                 reallocation of parking to meet peak        temporal peak demand (i.e. beach            spillover location and the destination
Park N' Ride     temporal demand                             markets, weekend tourists)                 Additional cost for supporting PT services
(temporal       Supported by peak only                                                                                                                   Average       Low       Average     High       Low
peaks only)      (government or private sector
                 funded) public transport services or
                 by AT infrastructure
                The provision of additional parking        Can be used to target specific user        Requires abundant land at a low price to be
                 supply to meet existing / future            groups (i.e. visitors) through pricing      financial viable
Additional       excess parking demand                       incentives and priority controls           Reduces amenity in the pedestrian
Parking                                                     Reduces congestion and circulation          environment / car accessibility                  Average      High         Low       High       Low
Supply                                                       time by vehicles looking for a car-park    Requires supporting road infrastructure to
                                                                                                         cater for increased vehicle traffic




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