Pavement Parking

Road Safety, Accessibility and the Future of Local Enforcement

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Pavement parking is rapidly moving up the policy agenda across England. With the Department for Transport signalling its intention to devolve enforcement powers to local authorities, councils are increasingly preparing for a new phase of responsibility and decision-making.

For many authorities this is no longer a theoretical debate. Pavement parking raises complex questions about road safety, accessibility, street design, enforcement capacity and parking strategy. Addressing it effectively will require more than simply deploying civil enforcement officers - it will require coordinated policy thinking and a clear implementation framework.

This webinar will explore how local authorities can approach pavement parking as part of a broader road safety and street management strategy.

Rather than treating pavement parking purely as an enforcement issue, the session will examine the wider spatial, safety and accessibility challenges it creates, and how councils can develop practical and defensible approaches to reform.

Through expert insight and real-world experience, the webinar will examine:

• The national policy context and what the DfT’s direction of travel could mean for local authorities

• Why pavement parking is fundamentally a road safety and accessibility issue, affecting wheelchair users, visually impaired pedestrians, children and older residents

• How pavement parking links to wider transport initiatives such as 20mph schemes, School Streets and active travel policies

• The parking strategy challenges created by historic street design and the growth in vehicle sizes

• Different policy models available to councils, from blanket bans to targeted interventions

• The operational realities of implementing change, including TROs, signage, enforcement resourcing and political considerations

The session will also explore how authorities can navigate the political and public sensitivities that often accompany pavement parking reform, particularly concerns about parking displacement and residential capacity.

The webinar will conclude by presenting a structured implementation framework that authorities can use to assess risk, develop policy and introduce enforcement in a practical and evidence-led way.

Live polling during the session will allow delegates to benchmark their authority’s current position and share insights across the sector.

Who should attend

This webinar will be relevant to professionals involved in parking management, road safety and transport policy, including:

• Parking Managers and Heads of Service

• Road Safety Officers

• Highways and Traffic Engineers

• Strategic Transport Leads

• Civil Enforcement Managers

• Transport policy and strategy teams

• Senior officers and elected members responsible for transport portfolios

Format

The webinar will run for 75-90 minutes, including expert presentations, live polling and an interactive Q&A session.

Registration 

Click here to register for this webinar.

This webinar will be hosted on Zoom.

We recommend downloading the Zoom platform if you wish to participate in the interactive sections.

The session will be recorded and shared with all registered delegates via the Landor LINKS Live YouTube channel.