Newington Parking Scheme

Stage Two Consultation

What did we hear?

Following on from and in response to previous community consultation in early 2019, the City of Parramatta Council proposed to install ‘2-hour parking 10am – 10pm’ (Permit Holders Excepted) zones in certain streets in Newington.

Two areas were proposed for possible parking restrictions:

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the proposed Resident and Visitor Parking Scheme (RVPS). The consultation period closed at 9am on Monday 6 April 2020, with 337 submissions received via an online survey.

From the online survey, 57.9% of respondents opposed the introduction of the proposed parking scheme in Area 1, while 56.4% of respondents opposed the proposed parking scheme being introduced in Area 2.

Council’s Traffic Engineering Advisory Group (TEAG) at its meeting held on Thursday 11 June 2020 considered a report regarding the outcome of the Stage 2 Community Consultation. Councillors at the Council meeting held on Monday 13 July 2020 considered the TEAG recommendation and resolved:

That a Resident and Visitor Parking Scheme (RVPS)notbe installed in Newington and that Council notify the survey respondents.

As such, the proposed parking scheme will not be proceeding.

For further detail on what we heard throughout the consultation period, please click on the image below.

Stage One Consultation

The Newington community has told us of their frustrations around on-street parking.

In March 2019, City of Parramatta asked for your feedback on two proposals that aim to discourage motorists from parking in Newington while attending events at Sydney Olympic Park.

By installing either a Resident and Visitor Parking Scheme (RVPS) or a Special Event Parking Scheme (SEPS) in the area identified on the map (see Frequently asked questions below), Council intends to increase on-street parking for residents and their visitors.

Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback. A majority of you supported the introduction of timed parking restrictions to limit parking associated with events at Sydney Olympic Park, and supported the introduction of annual parking permits for residents to provide exemption to parking restrictions.

For those who supported annual parking permits for residents, a majority preferred the Resident and Visitor Parking Scheme (RVPS). For more information about the proposed parking schemes, please refer to the 'Frequently asked questions' section below.

Based on your feedback, the area proposed for where the parking scheme would apply was adjusted to only include the area bounded by Newington Public School, Newington Boulevard, Avenue of Oceania and Hill Road, and south of Newington Public School.

Further community consulation will be undertaken with residents in the coming months. Click on the image below to see more information on what we heard during stage one engagement.

 

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