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Works and Facilities Agenda (14/11/06, 8766kb) - Eurobodalla Shire ...

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DELEGATES REPORT TO WORKS AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING<br />

HELD ON TUESDAY <strong>14</strong> NOVEMBER 20<strong>06</strong> Page 26<br />

W<strong>06</strong>/<strong>11</strong>5 NSW ROADS CONGRESS – DELEGATES REPORT 98.2473<br />

Bronwyn Kelly, Director of Corporate & Technical Services Waverley City Council<br />

Development of a Parking Enforcement Strategy as a Tool to Implement a Transport<br />

Policy<br />

Waverley City Council covers only 9sqkm <strong>and</strong> takes in Bondi Beach.<br />

• 2500 parking spaces under parking meters<br />

• 2001 Council takes over parking from NSW Police<br />

• 2002 Transport Plan developed:<br />

- aim to shift people out of cars into other modes<br />

- $8M of engineering works to reduce speed <strong>and</strong> limit vehicular movement<br />

- enforcement officers increased from 4 to 38<br />

- fines increased from $2M pa to $12M pa (over 99/00 to 05/<strong>06</strong>), now making up 25%<br />

of Council’s revenue<br />

- targets set<br />

• 2003 DCP put in place to limit the provision of off-street parking on private property to<br />

discourage car ownership<br />

• 2004 – green links program providing pathways, etc <strong>and</strong> car sharing <strong>and</strong> other projects<br />

encouraging change in behaviour<br />

Outcomes:<br />

• target set harder to bring to reality – require specific strategies to try to reach targets set<br />

• Waverley has now set new Strategic Plan with parking <strong>and</strong> traffic management being<br />

the number one issue<br />

• 1997-2005:<br />

- car ownership grew by 17%<br />

- visitation to Bondi grew by 10% (now 6M pa)<br />

- day visitors grew by 65%<br />

- Westfield Shopping Centre underwent a major upgrade – now 21.3M people pa<br />

- State Government increased the value of fines<br />

- h<strong>and</strong> held devices for parking officers greatly increased their efficiency of producing<br />

fines<br />

- illegal parking increased, as residents squeezed out of spaces in their local streets<br />

resulting in many residents being fined <strong>and</strong> bringing a backlash from the community<br />

• review undertaken:<br />

- implemented a more educative approach (eg “move on” protocol – if you move on<br />

when asked, no fine imposed)<br />

- widespread education on parking regulations stressing road safety benefits (eg illegal<br />

parking around junctions)<br />

- recognise balance needed in enforcement with enforcement to be based on safety <strong>and</strong><br />

amenity<br />

- staff performance monitored to ensure balanced approach<br />

• over four year period:<br />

- accidents down 26%<br />

- pedestrian accidents down 54%<br />

- significant credit to engineering treatments implemented <strong>and</strong> enforcement of illegal<br />

unsafe parking

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