Parking Meters

[duartit]

The reaction to the poll circulating by email is clear that Griffith residents dont believe that parking meters on Banna Avenue are appropriate.  If they have been proposed to reduce the flow of traffic up the main street Im sure that is the last thing that the shop keepers want.  We need better traffic flow not less.  Having the top railway crossing closed for so long has been the main contributing factor to the poor traffic flow along with blocking the crossover on Yambil Street.  Once the roudabout is open lets see what the flow of traffic is like and then maybe the next option is to adjust the parking to 45 degree as apart from the danger aspects which have been presented as a reason for a change to 45 degrees, the current configuation slows traffic abit more.  Parking meters sound simply like a money raising ploy.

Another idea, how about they pave a just some of the grassed areas that are rarely used and allow motorcycles to park on them rather than sometimes taking up a full car parking spot.

[Johanna Botman]

It seems to me that there are a few issues here.

Parking metres are revenue raisers. There is no other way to look at it. They are not about regulating parking. My attitude to them is the same as my response to traffic lights. We don't need them.

Nose in parking works in Griffith. Traffic on Banna Ave moves slowly. If it is not busy, there is plenty of parking. If it is busy, there is always someone who wants your place. It's just a matter of taking a bit of time and looking. It's not hard.

Council's attitude to roadworks is appalling. That they can keep THE main railway crossing closed for so long is inexcusable. And to block off the next best 'alternate route' - Railway St - is adding pressure on Banna Ave.

As a bike rider, I make sure that I take up a whole car park space because I can. And to get back at whoever it is who parks over the only deisgnated bike parking at the pool.

[duartit]

I agree that nose in parking does work and does provide the highest number of parking spots however with the number of large 4WD (and Im not being critical of the drivers of them) that we have in Griffith that park in the centre sections, if you are on the left of them attempting to reverse out at 90 degrees it is often dangerous.  With that said however, can anybody provide statistics on the number of accidents along Banna Av as a result of cars reversing out?

[Dolf]

I just think we are all to lazy.
Parking meters are not the answer to any problem. Parking or Congestion.
There are enough parking spaces in the main street, but sometimes we may need to park a little bit further away, from the shop we want to go to. So we might need to walk a bit further. Is that so bad?
The poll on parking meters is going well, please visit    cdcginc.weebly.com    and have your say, so Council can stop wasting time on this and focus on  something to make the Griffith and Villages better to live in.