Agenda item

Sheffield Parking Strategy

Minutes:

7.1

The Committee received a report from the Executive Director, Place, which had formed the basis of the Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability’s decision to approve the Sheffield Parking Strategy.  A copy of the draft Sheffield Parking Strategy was appended to the report.

 

 

7.2

The report was supported by a presentation on the Sheffield Parking Strategy given by Councillor Jack Scott (Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability), which covered the need for a strategy, changing needs and priorities and working with local people.  In addition, Councillor Scott highlighted five areas of work which focused on the City Centre, residential and local centres, improving air quality, the customer experience and enforcement.

 

 

7.3

Also in attendance for this item were Tom Finnegan-Smith (Head of Strategic Transport and Infrastructure) and Mark Whitworth (Interim Head of Sustainability).

 

 

7.4

Members made various comments and asked a number of questions, to which responses were provided as follows:-

 

 

 

·                The issue of parking in residential streets adjacent to the Park and Ride sites would be looked at.

 

 

 

·                In relation to parking in residential streets around Dore Station, consideration would be given to reducing the time for the introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order so that more could be done.  There was also a need to have an objective as to who was to be helped.

 

 

 

·                The dates, frequency and patterns of work of the Traffic Wardens was being reviewed.

 

 

 

·                The signage relating to Controlled Parking Zones was regulated.

 

 

 

·                The approach to pavement parking needed to be pragmatic and sensible, with consideration being given to better protection of verges and the narrowness of some of the pavements in the City.  It should be noted that the Police could not enforce parking on the footway and that regulatory authority was required to erect signing to prevent this.

 

 

 

·                Appendix ‘A’ to the draft Strategy set out the key principles, which included parking bays being of mixed use and that no time limits would be used.

 

 

 

·                A standard tariff for parking charges would be used, with users now being able to pay by phone and consideration being given to the upgrading of the payment machines.

 

 

 

·                There were no statutory guidelines regarding making off-street parking a priority.

 

 

 

·                Councillor Scott would look into the issue of the number of privately operated on and off-street parking spaces within Sheffield City Centre which were on Council land and report back to Councillor Paul Wood who had raised this matter.

 

 

 

·                It was important to have a robust, transparent system with regard to priorities and take time to get the right information.

 

 

7.4

RESOLVED: That the Committee:-

 

 

 

(a)       thanks Councillor Jack Scott (Cabinet Member for Transport             and Sustainability), Tom Finnegan-Smith (Head of Strategic             Transport and Infrastructure) and Mark Whitworth (Interim Head of Sustainability) for their contribution to the meeting;

 

 

 

(b)       notes the contents of the report and presentation and the responses to questions; and

 

 

(c)        requests that the Cabinet Member for Transport and Sustainability sends usage, occupancy rates and prices for each of the Park and Ride sites in the City to the Policy and Improvement Officer for circulation to Committee Members.

 

 

(NOTE: In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 26 of the Council’s Constitution and the provisions of Section 100(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the Chair decided that the above item be considered as a matter of urgency in order for the report to be considered at the earliest possible opportunity, although it had not been possible to give five clear days’ notice that the item was to be considered.)