New York City asks bankers to assist in maximising parking revenue
New York City officials have recently issued an Expressions of Interest document, calling on investors to identify ways to extract more revenue from city assets, including its parking meters and garages, real estate and infrastructure, while reducing costs. The EOI is seeking ideas on how to develop new sources of revenue and restrain costs, as […]
Parking meters: Brisbane City Council expands system into suburbia
Brisbane has been increasing the number of metered spaces throughout the city and suburbs, with an additional 3,704 spaces added this year. This brings the total number of metered spaces in Brisbane to 8,500. The council has been driving the installation of the meters, recognising that they are the most effective means to manage competing demands […]
Traffic Management Plan proposed for Parramatta Road
The NSW road lobby group presented a plan this week with the aim of turning Parramatta Road – one of Sydney’s most congested roads – into a public transport corridor. The plan, developed by the NRMA and one of Australia’s leading urban planners, Ed Blakely, wants to remove most of the traffic and put it […]
Electric storm on the way
An opinion piece published in the Sydney Morning Herald’s ‘Drive’ section (written by Top Gear’s former ‘Stig’) explores and reports on test drives carried out on electric vehicles and sports cars. The article contains interesting comments on the technology and supporting infrastructure of the electric car, but we were mostly struck by the apparently inevitable […]
A car park minus the cars
A new Federally-funded car park in Fisher Street, Cabramatta, in Sydney’s West, is top of the range – with electronic parking displays, well-lit, polished and coloured interiors, landscaped gardens, native hardwood exterior panelling, and a 200-panel solar system feeding into the electricity grid. However, according to a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald, it […]
Car-dependent suburbs may be the slums of the future
A report released in the journal Australian Planner warns that our nation’s current transport and urban policies need a radical overhaul, with the prospect of increasing reliance on oil resulting in a spiralling trade deficit. One of the authors of the report, Peter Newman of Curtin University, said that: “Urban sprawl is finished. If we […]
Urban planner Jan Gehl discusses Sydney’s potential
The City of Sydney recently hosted a series of ‘City Talks’ at the Sydney Town Hall, exploring how the city can become a better place to live in for all residents. This included a presentation by Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of New York City’s Transport Department; as well as a panel discussion and debate on how […]
Study on parking space management finds Europe leads the way
A study released late last year by the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy in New York has found that ‘parking management is a critical and often overlooked tool for achieving a variety of social goals.’ The study, titled ‘Europe’s Parking U-Turn: From Accommodation to Regulation’, cited improved air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced […]
If you think the current flu epidemic is a worry, what is happening to parking and traffic congestion levies?
On Tuesday May 26, the Western Australia State Government announced an increase in the annual CBD car bay license fee. Owners of commercial car parks in Perth are facing a $1 per bay per day increase from 1st July. This is an increase of $365 on the existing levy of $221, meaning that car park […]