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ContentsContentsPage NumberTransport Powers and Processes 31Local Transport Plans 31Transport powers 32The Authorities responsible 32Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 33Road Traffic Act 1991 33Traffic Management Act 2004 33Road User Charges and Workplace Parking Levies 33Parking charges 34Additional parking charges 34Use of surplus funds 34Residential parking 35Residents’ Parking Permits 35Chapter 4: Preparing a Parking Strategy 37Introduction 37Requirements of a Parking Strategy 37Political support 38Timescale 39Responsibility for preparation 39Involvement of planning authorities 40Joint Parking Strategies 40Consistency and co-ordination between parking providers 40The scope of a local Parking Strategy 41The Steps to producing a Parking Strategy 42Step 1: Identify the strategy area 42Step 2: Determine the main issues 42Step 3: Establish working groups and forum 43Step 4: Research and data gathering 43Step 5: Identify problems and opportunities 45Step 6: Identify and agree the causes of problems 47Step 7: Set objectives and targets 47Step 8: Devise potential schemes and policies 47Step 9: Assess the impact of potential solutions 48Step 10: Prepare the finance and business plan 48Step 11: A programme of intervention 48Step 12: Specify a monitoring regime 49The next course of action 50Section 2: Objectives and Measures 51Chapter 5: Defining Parking Objectives 53Introduction 53Key Issues 53Parking as an influence on Trip Generation: 54Patterns and Modal Choice