Wednesday, November 26 2008
Transport planner and engineer JMP has prepared a car parking strategy linked to a regeneration plan for the pretty Cumbrian harbourside town of Whitehaven, which is seeking to increase its tourism appeal.
The town has about a dozen car parks, two of which could disappear in the regeneration programme, and JMP has considered existing and potential off and on-street parking capacity and the need for any additional parking provision.
The work has been carried out for Copeland Borough Council, Cumbria County Council, a regeneration company West Lakes Renaissance and Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners, which owns a number of the off-street car parks.
Among its recommendations JMP has included an option for a fee differential between long and short-term car parking, which does not exist at present. It has also analysed the extent of illegal on-street parking.