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Parking for Employees
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One of the challenges of the Port Macquarie Town Centre is balancing the parking needs of employees or workers with the needs of the visitors and consumers who support these businesses. Do you think there should be special provision for employees parking and if so who should be responsible for providing that parking, Council or the employers?
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Comment 1 5 Aug 2010, 1:35 PM
In the CBD it is an impossibility for employers to always provide adequeate parking for employees. The exception would be situations such as Country Energy on Buller St in a purpose built building which incorporated parking from day one. The remaining employers are in limited spaces and are not in a position to provide parking for multiple employees.
The owners of the business premises in town have for many years paid parking contributions to Council when initially building and subsequently expanding their premises. These contributions were thought to be for the purpose of providing public and/or employee parking.
When Port Central was more…
Comment 1.1 30 Aug 2010, 11:11 AM
My understanding is that when Port Central was built, all of the top layer of parking was designated as all day parking. However, this was changed a few years ago to limit the all day parking spots to approx. 200 (less than half of the top). Typically all of the all day spots are full by 8.30 am, and the rest of the spots on top are rarely used - probably other than employees having to park there.
The full use of the top as all day parking would assist in alleviating the CBD parking problem, all day users and then short term users.
Comment 1.2 30 Aug 2010, 1:48 PM
Peopl who work in the CBD have no option but to park somewhere close. At this stage so many are forced to park over the bridge in Hollingsworth Street and beyond. The most obvious solution would be to provide secure paid parking station/s at a reasonable distance to the CBD which were well lit and had good pedestrian access. Cost would need to be reasonable but I believe such a facility would be welcomed and have a high uptake by local workers.
Comment 2 5 Aug 2010, 4:15 PM
How about Council start policing some of the real estate agents that use public parking facilities as their own private car spot.
It's not hard to see some of them - they have the agency name emblazed on them - and are parked in the same spot for an eternity.
Sure, they will argue they need to be parked close to their offices so they can transport prospective buyers around - but there is nothing to stop them walking to their car and driving around to their office to pick up their clients.
Moreover, they are depriving other businesses in the area of potential customers - but that doesn't seem to faze them.
Comment 2.1 9 Aug 2010, 10:53 AM
Most businesses have to provide adequate on-site parking for staff and customers. The number varies, depending on the size and nature of the business. If the required number of parking spaces can't be provided, Council will often permit the business to utilise public parking, providing the business pays a 'contribution' to the Council. The amount varies, depending on the location, but is around $20,000 per space.
Comment 3 13 Aug 2010, 9:22 AM
What has happened to all the Sec. 94 contributions from developers who could not provide adequate parking for their development? My understanding was this is the pool of money that Council could use to provide monies to purchase land and erect a multi storey car park in close proximity to the CBD. So in a number of instances the employers have already paid for something to happen, they have already paid Council. Council should bite the bullet and build a multi storey car park to cater for the projected demand for parking which will only increase in the next 20 years
Comment 4 30 Aug 2010, 10:28 AM
Sell the Glasshouse and build a multi storey car park on the Murray/William St site. The Glasshouse, as it exists at present, is an enormous burden on the community and impacts negatively on Council's ability to provide necessary infrastructure like adequate parking.
Comment 5 2 Sep 2010, 2:03 PM
No i do not believe there should be special provisions for employees parking. If the employer requests this provision then it should be at their cost.
