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Findings Stage 1 - How well does the current scheme meet the key objectives set out in the Eastbourne Urban Area Local Transport Plan (EUALTP) This part of the consultation looked at how well the current scheme meets the objectives set out in the Eastbourne Urban Area Local Transport Plan. This includes residents being able to park near their homes and reducing illegal and inconsiderate parking in the town centre. It also considered other readily available data, such as traffic and congestion levels, to assess how successful the scheme has been.,. The results suggest that the current scheme is broadly meeting the key objectives: Many residents finding it easier to park on the street near their home. There is a significant perception that illegal and inconsiderate parking has reduced. There is general satisfaction with the level of charges for permits (however, many residents also believe that pay and display charges are too high). Shoppers and visitors continue to travel to Eastbourne by car. There is also good evidence of evidence of modal shift towards more walking and bus use (increase in bus use is also supported by the Stagecoach’s own figures). Bus users believe that bus punctuality has improved. Traffic monitoring shows that peak time traffic levels have reduced in line with other coastal towns since the controls were introduced. However, views and perceptions among the business community respondents were generally less supportive. 60% of businesses that responded believe it is now more difficult for both employees and customers to park near their premises (compared with 23% of residents). Overall the business community respondents were generally less positive about the scheme. Stage 2 – Review of existing parking controls in the town centre area This stage looked at the current town centre parking controls and asked respondents for comments and suggestions about: • the days and hours of control • the length of permitted stay • seafront pay and display charges • possible changes to the layout and types of controls in their area. Hours of control The findings show that there are mixed views on the current days and hours of control: • More residents but fewer businesses are in favour of the current hours of control (8:00am to 6:00pm).
• Fewer residents but more businesses would prefer the controls to start or finish at different times. • Some respondents would like the controls to start or finish earlier and some would like the controls to start or finish later. Days of control A majority of residents and an even larger number of business respondents are satisfied with the current days of operation (Monday to Saturday) but a significant number of residents would like controls to operate on a Sunday. These were generally from streets closest to the town centre main shopping areas. Maximum length of stay • Many residents but a smaller percentage of businesses, think that the maximum stay of 2 hours in some areas is about right. • A significant number of residents (40%) and an even greater percentage of businesses (60%) believe that 2 hours maximum stay is too short. However, evidence from pay and display ticket sales data suggests that 60% of sales are for one hour or less and even in areas where 4 hour parking is permitted (excluding the seafront) only 13% of ticket sales are for more than 2 hours. Relaxing seafront controls There was an overwhelming majority from both the business and resident respondents, 77% and 74% respectively, in favour of making seafront parking controls either cheaper or free in the winter. 58% think they should be free. Changes to layout Both residents and businesses requested additional parking provision. This included residents bays, shared permit bays, loading bays (residents wanted less, businesses wanted more), coach bays, disabled bays, pay and display bays and more time limited free parking outside shops from businesses. In addition there were requests for changes to the layout of existing parking bays and yellow line markings. This included removing double yellow lines and loading restrictions (kerb ‘blips’) and allowing short term parking outside shops (single yellow lines or time limited parking). Summary of findings for Stage 1 & 2 Existing Town Centre Controlled Scheme Significant demand for relaxation of seafront controls in winter. Demand for increasing the maximum length of stay to 4 hour parking in some areas... Requests for changes to days and hours of control. Requests for additional residents’ bays, loading bays, shared used bays and time limited bays. Requests for changes to road markings and layout of bays.
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