A second chance for parking bays
People living in streets plagued by parking problems are being consulted again about introducing residents' parking bays.
Leicester City Council is this week sending out letters to all houses on the west side of Narborough Road, in the West End area of the city.
Problems in the West End's residential streets have been getting worse for years as more commuters park there to save on paying in the city centre.
Two years ago, residents' bays were introduced on streets to the east side of Narborough Road, but people on the west side narrowly voted against having their own scheme.
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Now, some residents living on the west side are pressing to have another chance to consider parking bays.
Upperton Road Area Residents' Association organised an online petition, which amassed 247 signatures, calling for the scheme to be extended.
Assistant city mayor Sarah Russell, who is also a ward councillor for the area, said, despite the earlier vote, the council had agreed to hold a new consultation.
She said: "The west side did vote against residents' parking and normally we'd say that was that, but people who voted against it then, want it now.
"We have received a series of petitions, such as the one from the Upperton Road Residents' Association, and they clearly show a new consultation is the way forward.
"Letters are being sent out this week and we want people to let us know what they want to happen."
Coun Russell said letters were being delivered to all households between Hinckley Road and Westleigh Road, and the streets between Narborough Road and Fosse Road South.
Marcus Cooke, 42, of Upperton Road, said: "I know from speaking to people here that most of them want to have residents' parking introduced.
"Sometimes I have had to park four streets away from my house."
Terry Gray, 42, of Bruce Street, said: "It has got so bad we have to plan our life around the fixture lists of Leicester City and the Tigers.
"If they are home we just can't go out. It is crazy.
"We hope the consultation will show the majority of people want the residents' parking restrictions and they are introduced."
The consultation process ends on March 29.
5 Comments
by pullingteeth
Saturday, March 09 2013, 9:19PM
“@georgeisafish- No doubt you are a Leicester City supporter and the introduction of Permits would affect you greatly. A suggestion, get the bus or use the park and ride Sir”
by georgeisafish
Saturday, March 09 2013, 9:05PM
“living in a house, with no off road parking will always be a problem for car owners. move to more suitable accommodation.”
by pullingteeth
Thursday, March 07 2013, 6:56PM
“As a resident also I agreed with the proposal.. I did it on line within 5 minutes of receiving the letter..£25 is more than reasonable (per year). I am sure I spend at least £25 per year driving around and around the block looking for a car parking space..
Come on residents please vote the scheme in!”
by telephone7
Thursday, March 07 2013, 4:57PM
“As a resident I also hope the residents parking scheme comes into force. On my road there are driveways blocked and dangerous parking on a daily basis. These roads become incredibly busy in the mornings as the commuters use the whole area as a car park, not to mention football and Rugby. This really is an opportunity for the reidents to make a positive difference for this area, hopefully will encourage some familys back to the area. Selfishly, it would also be nice to park within half a street of the house as well.”
by bikerdan82
Thursday, March 07 2013, 12:13PM
“I received my letter 2 days ago and needless to say, I agreed with the proposal!
For me this isn't about commuters, they may cause minimal problems for local residents but I think it's more about the council ensuring they can take more money from their city centre car parks. The inconvenience they cause to local residents is minimal (after all, most people park up when the residents have left for their working day anyway).
The reason I agree with the proposal is due to the home match fans that park dangerously, carelessly and incredibly selfishly around the west end! My street has had a white van stuck at a cross junction, unable to make a right hand turn, because cars were parked back to back on all 4 corners. There's no visibility for adults looking for oncoming traffic, let alone children! If parking wardens were in place on match days, ensuring this didn't happen, I wouldn't have agreed with the scheme.”