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Appendix A
It continues that “parking controls are also significant in releasing suppressed demand for sustainable
modes, such as walking, cycling and public transport.”
It is important to recognise that the majority of households in Southwark do not have access to a car and
the needs of this majority must also be considered in the allocation of street space.
Parking is the end result of a trip. The availability of parking at a destination has a clear effect on whether
the trip is made by car or not. Existing parking controls all across Southwark already assist in improving
traffic and congestion levels.
The council has a duty 4 to provide suitable and adequate parking facilities on and off the highway as
well as securing “the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic (including
pedestrians)”.
Southwark’s roads provide a finite supply of parking space, limited by various existing measures for
example to: improve safety (eg. pedestrian crossings), reduce congestion (eg. yellow lines), improve
public journey times (eg. bus lanes) or encourage cycling (eg. cycle lanes).
The remaining space can generally be used for parking but in areas where exceeds supply the
prioritisation of that remaining kerb space becomes essential.
In practice, the council prioritises that remaining space through the introduction of CPZs as well as the
installation of local parking restrictions outside of those zones, to manage local parking and loading
requirements.
4 Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, and Traffic Management Act, 2004
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