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Edinburgh reinstates on-street parking charges

Mark Moran
06 July 2020
 

Charges for on-street pay & display parking have resumed in Edinburgh. City of Edinburgh Council suspended the enforcement of pay & display spaces in March to protect workers and help key workers to make essential journeys.

In line with the Scottish Government’s phased approach to lifting lockdown measures, pay & display parking enforcement was reintroduced on 22 June.

Enforcement is designed to support the city’s economic recovery by encouraging the turnover of parking spaces and, therefore, visitors to shops, cafés and restaurants when they reopen.

Enforcement is also seen as central to a package of measures facilitating safer walking, cycling and wheeling as restrictions are eased, by limiting congestion and obstructions on the road.

The council issued warning flyers, notices on ticket machines and used social media to remind drivers that charges were returning.

Council leader Adam McVey said: “This has been an extremely challenging period, and as we begin to emerge from it, we need to adapt the way we manage the city. We’re already seeing an increase in traffic on the roads so it’s essential that we respond to this. As businesses begin to reopen, and footfall to certain streets rises, parking enforcement is crucial, not only to encourage a turnover of visitors to shops, restaurants and other businesses, but also to create a safer, more welcoming environment for the many people travelling by foot, bike or wheelchair.”

Depute leader Cammy Day said: “We want to make it as easy as possible for people to walk, cycle or travel by public transport while maintaining physical distancing. By reintroducing pay & display parking charges we will be able to ensure our streets are obstruction free while also managing demand on some of our busier thoroughfares.

“Dispensation for residents who have a valid residents’ parking permit to park in pay & display parking places in their own zone will continue, helping people who need to work from home. We are encouraging drivers to pay for pay & display parking using RingGo and contactless payments to limit the use of cash, though coins will still be accepted by ticket machines.”
The city council has introduced measures to encourage people to travel around the city on foot, bike or public transport. Changes include temporary segregated cycleways, widened pavements and bus gates and are being delivered using £5m funding from the Scottish Government’s Spaces for People programme, via Sustrans.
The next phase of improvements will focus on the city centre and other town centres across Edinburgh, helping people to visit these areas while maintaining physical distancing, without having to resort to private car use.

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