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

                                                                                                                                                                                                              Noosa Council
                                                                                                                                                                                         Noosa Car Parking Study 2017 - 2032
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Final Report


5.4           Parking Demand Management Areas for Specific Study Areas
Parking demand management measures evaluated above have also been considered for their applicability to specific study areas within Noosa, as shown in Table 5-4.

Table 5-4: Parking Demand Management Options for Study Areas
                                                                                                                                                           Parking Demand Management Options
                Study Area
                                                                                  Observations around Current and                              Time
 Study Area     Planning            Current Parking Environment                                                                      Priced   Limits /               Travel
                                                                                                                                                                              Overflow
                                                                                                                                                                                            Park N'   Directional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Additional
                                                                                  Predicted Future Parking Demand                                        Car-share            parking                                Parking
                Classification                                                                                                      parking   Priority               Plans                   Ride*       signs
                                                                                                                                                                               plans                                 Supply
                                                                                                                                              Controls


 Cooran         Village Mix
                                    The majority of parking within the study
                                    area is designated as unrestricted parking,
                                    with some restricted parking out the front
                                                                                  Currently at 22% utilisation. No non-peak
                                                                                  parking pressure up to 2031.
                                                                                                                                              
                                    of local businesses.


 Cooroy         Business Centre
                                    The majority of parking within the study
                                    area is designated as 2-hour parking, with
                                    some 1/4hr parking outside businesses
                                                                                  Currently at 71% utilisation. No parking
                                                                                  pressure up to 2031. Weekend markets
                                                                                  provide sharp temporal spikes in parking
                                                                                                                                              
                                    and unrestricted parking on side-streets.     demand
                                                                                  Currently at 93% utilisation. Current parking
                                    The majority of parking within the study      supply fully utilised by 2026. Between 66-147
 Hastings
 Street
                Business Centre
                                    area is designated as restricted 2hr
                                    parking, with some unrestricted parking
                                    along Noosa Parade.
                                                                                  additional carparks required by 2031 (to
                                                                                  achieve 85% - 100% utilisation). Beachgoers
                                                                                  provide sharp temporal peaks in parking
                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                  demand.
                                                                                  Currently at 69% utilisation. Combined parking
                                                                                  supply fully utilised by 2031. Between 0-41
                                                                                  additional carparks required by 2031 (to
                                    The majority of parking within the study      achieve 85% - 100% utilisation).
 Noosa
 Junction
                Visitor Mixed Use
                                    area is designated as 2hr parking, with 1hr
                                    and 1/4hr parking along Sunshine Beach        Significant variation in parking utilisation                
                                    Road, and 3-4hr parking in the                within the study area - Highly occupied along
                                    Bottlebrush Avenue carpark.                   Bottlebrush Ave (>90%) & the 3-4hr carpark
                                                                                  (97%) but lower utilisation along Lanyana Way
                                                                                  and in adjacent carparks (<70%), and along
                                                                                  Sunshine Beach Road (~50%).
                                    The majority of parking within the study

 Noosaville     Business Centre
                                    area is designated as unrestricted parking,
                                    with some 2hr restricted parking out the
                                                                                  Currently at 73% utilisation. Between 0- 5
                                                                                  additional carparks required by 2031 (to                    
                                    front of local businesses along Thomas        achieve 85% - 100% utilisation).
                                    Street (Mary St - Gympie Terrace).




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