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5 LONG TERM PARKING STRATEGIES
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5.6 St Ives
Northern precincts
St Ives Shopping Village and the St Ives Village Green are the main
parking generators in this precinct, as well as strip shops on the
northern side of Mona Vale Road. St Ives library is located at the
northern edge of the Shopping Village. While there is extensive basement
parking provision underneath the St Ives Shopping Village, a substantial
number of spaces are also provided on the surface, partly on Shopping
Village land and partly on Council land (including Village Green Parade).
Significant parking demand in this area occurs daily, and is compounded
on Saturdays when sporting activities on the Village Green coincide with
peak shopper times.
Redevelopment of the St Ives Shopping Village would result in additional
on-site parking provision (mostly underground), and a more logical and
user friendly car park layout. Under a minimum redevelopment scenario
of the northern precincts, it is anticipated there would be sufficient spare
short-stay capacity during peak weekday times to cater for the demand.
However it is likely that the peak parking demand would arise on
Saturdays when softball in the adjacent Village Green and William Cowan
Oval overlap with the peak shopping period (typically 11am-12pm). Given
the match times are generally spaced 2hrs apart, future strategies
would be designed to permit players and spectators to attend, but also
to encourage turnover of spaces at the 2 hour interval, accepting that a
small proportion of players or visitors would stay longer than 1 match.
The minimum redevelopment scenario was also analysed under these
conditions and it is considered that while it is unlikely that there will be
significant spare capacity, the short stay parking available in the vicinity
of the Village Green and William Cowan Oval should be adequate for the
demand.
To achieve satisfactory parking capacity and utilisation/turnover, the
following parking provision and strategies are proposed for the northern
precincts:
• additional on-site retail/business parking in redeveloped St Ives
Shopping Village site, incorporating Council’s car park;
• additional on-site retail/business parking in redeveloped strip shop
sites on northern side of Mona Vale Road between Denley Lane and
Memorial Avenue;
• redesign Village Green Parade to include 24 parallel spaces on
northern side of roadway. Apply 1hr time limit. Restrictions to apply
weekdays and to 4pm on Saturdays;
• 38 at-grade car parking spaces to be retained and redesigned at
the eastern end of Village Green Parade. Allocate 21 spaces on
southern side as 1hr parking and allocate 17 spaces on northern
side as 2hr spaces. Restrictions to apply weekdays and to 4pm on
Saturdays;
• 120 at-grade car parking spaces to be retained and redesigned
at the western end of Village Green Parade, adjacent to Cowan
Road. Alternatively, relocate parking underground as part of
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Ku-ring-gai Town Centres Parking Management Plan 2010