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WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEW

WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEW. PRESENTATION TO OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 5 December 2013. In partnership with. Declining Town Centre Economies Reduction in Car Park Income CSR Savings & Efficiencies. THE NEED FOR A STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEW Main Drivers.

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WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEW

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  1. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEW PRESENTATION TO OVERVIEW & SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 5 December 2013 In partnership with

  2. Declining Town Centre Economies • Reduction in Car Park Income • CSR Savings & Efficiencies THE NEED FOR A STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWMain Drivers

  3. Determine current and future asset requirement - fit for purpose • Maximise efficiency and optimise use of assets • Contribute positively to local economy • Alignment with Local Objectives WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWDesired Outcomes

  4. Largest, most comprehensive review of Car Parking undertaken to date • Part of a Joint Review between WDC & SCDC • Multi-Strand Working Group, comprising: • WDC & SCDC Officers • WDC & SCDC Portfolio Holders • WN & SCS Officers • NPS Officers • Separate WDC & SCDC Action Plans WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWScope and Brief #1

  5. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWScope and Brief #2 INCLUDED IN REVIEW 1. Analysis of Locations and Usage • Charged Parking • Uncharged Parking • Residents’ Parking • Concessional Schemes 2. Planned and Potential Developments/Infrastructure Improvements 3. Future Trends • Technological • Social Change 4. Potential to Increase/Decrease Capacity

  6. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWGeneral Considerations • Car Park Charges are ALWAYS Contentious • Average Motorist Pays £50 p.a. in Car Park Charges BUT £1,600 p.a. for Fuel (RAC Foundation) • A Business or Service? • Lack of Substantive Evidence of effect on Local Economy • Council Budget Pressures WDC Budget Gap (Subject to Local Government Finance Settlement) 15/16 £2.05m 16/17 £3.03m 17/18 £4.44m • Chicken and Egg – Reasons for Parking

  7. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWCost of Providing Car Parking Services • No Free Lunch – Council Taxpayers Fund Uncharged Parking • All Car Parking Costs & Requires Management • Surfacing, Signage and Lining Maintenance • Ticketing Machine Consumables, Maintenance and Cash Handling • Building Maintenance and Utility Costs • Enforcement of Car Parking Rules and Regulations • Business Rates • Loss of Revenue due to Concessionary Schemes • Car Parking Services Management

  8. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWDiversity of Locations/Uses • 50 Individual Car Parks Across 7 Towns/Villages • 1 Multi-storey Pay & Display Car Park (330 Spaces) • 1 Multi-storey Pay on Foot Car Park (541 Spaces) • 29 Surface Pay & Display Car Parks (25-340 Spaces) • 18 Uncharged Surface Car Parks (6-200 Spaces) • 1 Residents Surface Car Park (25 Spaces) • 2 Ticketing Systems/60 Individual Ticket Machines • 56 Parkeon Pay & Display (30 Car Parks) • 4 Parkeon Pay on Foot (Battery Green) • Permit/Season Ticket schemes

  9. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWReview Process • Create Baseline Data from April 2010 to date • Benchmark across Waveney and against available Information • Car Park Site Visits/Assessments • Evaluate Potential Benefits versus Impacts (Car Park Specific and Wider Economic Factors) • Consultation on Options and Report Back to Overview and Scrutiny Committee/Cabinet • Implement Future Strategy and Options

  10. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWBaseline Data Analysed • Detailed Pay and Display Ticket Machine Data (May 2012 to date) • Summary Pay on Foot Ticket Machine Data (From July 2011 to date but with gaps in data) • Excess Charge Notices (ECNs) issued (April 2010 to date) • Season Ticket Sales/Permit Issues (April 2010 to date) • Uncharged Car Park Usage Reviews (June/July 2013) • WDC / WN Finance Records (April 2010 to date)

  11. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWAnalysis of Pay and Display Tickets • All Ticket Sales Data in Excel Pivot Table • 18 Months of Data from May 2012 to date • Enables Filtering by: • Car Park Location • Individual Ticket Machine • Length of Stay Purchased • Time of Day Ticket Issued • Day(s) of Week

  12. Example of Monthly Ticket Sales Report from Parkeon MyParkfolio Program (Sept 13) All Car Parks Filters for more detailed analysis of data Tariff Band Free Tariff Band 1 Hr 3 Columns/Tariff No of Tickets Value of Tickets Overpayments Car Park Locations

  13. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFurther Analysis • Excel Pivot Tables are 30MB per month • Monthly summaries used to collate individual car park sales • Data to be available on WDC Shared Area • Prior to May 2012, cash takings records used to establish 42 month base period • Analysed for seasonal variations/medium & longer term trends

  14. Example of Individual Car Park Sales Prepared from Monthly Report Clapham Road

  15. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWComparable Usage Measures • Actual Time Sold per Month = No. of Tickets per Tariff x Maximum Tariff Stay • Time Available = No. of Spaces x Charging Hours • % Usage = Actual Sales / Available Notes • No allowance for over/under-stay • Can be distorted if significant long stay usage as “>4 hour” & “> 90 minute” tickets treated as maximum stay

  16. Example of Car Park Average Daily Sales (August 2013) All Lowestoft Car Parks Note Variable Sunday Usage

  17. Example of Car Park Time of Day Sales Graph (August 2013)

  18. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWComparison of Usage by Location & Type MAIN THEMES • Lowestoft Shopping • Lowestoft Sea Front • Lowestoft Other • Market Towns • Seasonal Resorts • Other Note: Individual Figures Combined to Graph Usage by Area

  19. Car Park Sales Graph by Location/Type (April – September2013) Free 1 Hour Trial Usage of Car Parks

  20. Car Park Sales Graph by Location/Type (April – September2013) Free 1 Hour Trial Usage of Car Parks

  21. Car Park Sales Graph - (April – September 2013) Lowestoft Shopping Areas Spare Capacity!

  22. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFurther Evidence Gathered OTHER INFORMATION EVALUATED • Uncharged Car Park Usage Surveys & Anecdotal Evidence • WDC Council Websites – Car Parking Services, News & Planning • National & Other Local Government Websites • Car & Other Parking Research in General • Staffing / Other Costs of Car Park Management • Season Ticket Sales • Excess Charge Notices Issued and Cancelled CAR PARK SITE VISITS • Nearby Attractions & Amenities • Surface, Line Marking & Signage Condition • Alternative Nearby Car Parking • On-Street Parking Availability, Restrictions and Level of Enforcement • Proposed Changes & Developments

  23. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWAnticipating Future Changes • Riverside Road Development and Council Staff Relocation • Lake Lothing & Outer Harbour Area Action Plan • Pedestrian / Cyclist Bridge • Peto Square / Commercial Road Improvements • Lowestoft Northern Spine Road & A12 Re-routing Away From Town Centre • Third River Crossing

  24. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWKey Review Findings Car Park Service Provision has not Kept Pace with Economic, Technical, Social, Demographic & Legislative Changes – Major Changes Required! • Reduced Demand for Off-Street Parking • Increase in Legal On-Street Parking • Increase in Incorrect (previously illegal) On-Street Parking • Lack of Resources for On-Street Enforcement • Changes in Shopping/Tourist Habits • 88% of Car Park Income Generated by 15 Car Parks! • Changes in Retail Attraction have left Waveney with Significant Over Provision of Car Parking Spaces • Structural Repairs Required at Battery Green MSCP • Loss of Revenue from 1 Hour Free Parking Trials in Bungay and Halesworth £12k & £42k p.a. • Advances in Automated Enforcement Methods

  25. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWGeneric Review Conclusions • Frequent and Ongoing Future Reviews Required • Preferred Common Strategy and Policy • Enhanced Responsibility for Car Park Management Delegated to Partnerships • Permit and Season Ticket Management • Methods of Enforcement • Security and Maintenance • Explore Opportunities for Civil Parking Enforcement (On-Street) to be undertaken by WDC • Evidence Required into “Benefits” of Concessionary Car Parking Schemes

  26. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWSpecific Review Conclusions • Evaluate Automated Enforcement Systems, Principally Automatic Number Plate Recognition • Review Options for Uncharged Car Parks • Review Options for Disposal or Re-Development of Under-performing Charged Car Parks • Improve Road Signage – e.g. Britten Centre MSCP from Clapham Road

  27. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWOptions for Uncharged Car Parks Lowestoft • Christchurch Plain • Albany Road • Melbourne Road • St Margaret’s Plain • Links Road • Commodore Road • All Saints Road (and/or Pakefield Street/Road) • Whapload Road (aka The Denes) Wrentham • Southwold Road Bungay • Boyscott Lane • Bridge Street Beccles • Quay North • Quay South • Waveney Meadow • Kilbrack Road Southwold • Ferry Road North • Ferry Road • Market Place Cobbles • Harbour West

  28. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWOptions for Charged Car Parks Lowestoft Other • Battery Green MSCP • Belvedere Road • Whapload Road • Adrian Road • Kirkley Cliff • Pakefield Road • Pakefield Street Oulton Broad • Nicholas Everitt Park (Coach Park) Halesworth • Angel Lane South

  29. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWBelvedere Road - Issues 160 CAR SPACES & 10 COACH/LORRY • Marooned by Sunrise Scheme Road Changes • No Right Turn into Car Park when Approaching from Horn Hill (Traffic from A12 South & A146 West of Town) • Signage all Directed at Commercial Traffic rather than Cars • Despite this, Little Commercial Usage

  30. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFuture Development? Belvedere Road New Affordable Housing?

  31. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWThe Next Steps ....... Review Deliver & Implement Brief O&S Committee Continuous Process External Consultation Internal Consultation Cabinet Decisions Options to O&S

  32. Car Park Sales Graph - (April – September 2013) Lowestoft Shopping Areas

  33. Car Park Sales Graph - (April – September2013) Lowestoft Shopping Areas Excluding Battery Green MSCP Still Spare Capacity!

  34. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFuture Aspirations? Whapload Road Battery Green MSCP

  35. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFuture Aspirations? Battery Green MSCP Castle Mall Images to Same Scale Chapelfield

  36. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFuture Aspirations? A Familiar Local Site .............

  37. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWFuture Aspirations? Spot the Difference?

  38. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWAnd Finally ...... The Sunrise Mall? Before and After ....... Food for Thought?

  39. WDC STRATEGIC CAR PARK REVIEWAnd Finally ..... Thank you for your attention ANY QUESTIONS?

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