134 the Ipswich City Centre, at schools, parks and sporting schools, at City Centre, the Ipswich do not have spaces The majority of these facilities. within specific parking areas however time restrictions as necessary. time limited are City Centre the Ipswich the by use for available generally are spaces These no charge. public and have and stations railway Hospital, the Ipswich at facilities and offices. facilities government such specific people, by use for dedicated are these others while within a shopping centre, as customers of these in some Parking public use. for available are charge park operators other car while is free, facilities their use. for fees Existing Situation Parking On-Street servicing Ipswich throughout parking is located On-street schools, areas, industrial and residential centres, activity facilities. and other community parks, sports centres or of charge free parking is provided on-street Typically, City Centre. in the Ipswich low-cost at parking car of 2,200 on-street formal is in the order There of which City Centre within the Ipswich marked spaces with time limits parking meters by managed are about 700 many also are one and nine hours. There between ranging are that City Centre within the Ipswich spaces kerbside metered. and/or time restricted marked, not formally parking is usually car on-street City Centre, In the Ipswich Friday, to 8am and 5pm, Monday between time limited 8am and 11:30am on a Saturday. and between time and/or marked spaces on-street also are There facilities the city near across on other roads restricted schools, (e.g. arrangement demand justifies a formal where stations). railway sporting facilities, churches, shops, local Parking Off-Street car parking includes: Off-street 1. in parking facilities car and operated owned Council and operated owned Government Queensland 2. Some of facilities. and operated owned Privately 3. Land use patterns (parking is a key link between link between (parking is a key patterns Land use use); and land transport streets; Amenity of local and use; transport Public and active congestion. and traffic of car-dependence Levels who have gotten where they want to be but are be but are to they want who have gotten where park.” to a place looking for cruising around Donald Shoup Donald and author academic Economist, “ Our streets are congested, in part, by people in part, by congested, are Our streets “ Introduction the affect policies considerably Parking and mature. cities operate way discussion of passionate a topic Car parking is always a park close get to likes Everyone in the community. the for pay to and not have go to want they where to privilege. affect: policies can Parking භ භ භ භ who businesses for especially issue, is a sensitive Parking Council So as the city evolves access. on customer rely the to approach strategic a more take will need to ensure and pricing of parking to management provision, This future. transport with a sustainable it is balanced area with local a parking strategy includes implementing in the works and pedestrian improvement streetscaping ensure to centres and other activity City Centre Ipswich people invite that places and accessible attractive are they in them. visit and invest to parking policies of Council’s the focus In the short term, out which will then roll City Centre, will be the Ipswich and Centre Town (the Springfield centres other activity to such as railway facilities then other community Goodna) and sporting venues. schools stations, d r orwa ch F F wi pswi psw ng I I vi Movi GO: i 3 33 133 iGO: Moving Ipswich Forward Ipswich iGO: Moving 133 1 13 136 was was was developed in 2011 to in 2011 to developed was Downtown Ipswich Parking Strategy Parking Ipswich Medical Precinct CBD Core North Ipswich Precinct Ipswich Parking Strategy Parking Ipswich Legal/Government Figure 23 Ipswich City Centre Parking Precincts Parking City Centre 23 Ipswich Figure provide a coordinated way forward for Council to address address to Council for forward way a coordinated provide of parking in Ipswich. and management the supply Ipswich Parking Strategy Parking Ipswich The of the The main premise nine parking across on-street priority to a user assign to as outlined in Figure City Centre in the Ipswich precincts guide to helps p. 137, 32, outlined in Table 23. The hierarchy, and location the particular for best suited are which users precinct. that for allocation the kerbside informs for identified 50 actions also Strategy The Parking have actions number of these A large implementation. out of new This includes the roll been completed. parking of detailed and the preparation parking meters in the Ipswich precincts various for plans management City Centre. and Strategy Parking on the Ipswich information Further on request. Council from is available its implementation CBD Fringe Top of Town Top Education Precinct Education West Ipswich West Parking Surveys Parking of parking usage surveys conducts regularly Council survey The last City Centre. in the Ipswich and turnover on- demand for the peak in 2015 indicated undertaken times at that This indicates 69%. was parking spaces street parking still many on-street are demand, there of peak the that indicated also results The survey available. spaces was 81%. parking spaces off-street demand for peak car a number of on and off-street were there However maximum demands greater reported that parking areas efficient for the threshold which is considered than 85% to be required may measures of parking.use This indicates include may Measures locations. these demand at manage introducing the time restrictions, or altering introducing where the fee of increasing paid parking or consideration exists. paid parking already Thorn St Thorn Limestone St Bremer St The fee required. required. The fee St East Issuing of permits; and Issuing Maximum parking duration allowable; allowable; Maximum parking duration Times that a vehicle can park in an area; can a vehicle Times that Type of vehicle that can use a parking space; use can that of vehicle Type භ has been established in the parking area A regulated this Map 22). At present, (refer City Centre Ipswich restrictions has no time generic parking area regulated time a blanket allow to Council by in place but is kept in the future. required if ever be introduced to restriction භ භ භ Regulated Parking parking on on-street regulate has the ability to Council The regulation roads. and State-controlled both Council parking is being that ensure parking is important to of car and public safety to ensure possible, as as efficiently used the effective for and allow turnover promote amenity, and passengers. of goods loading include: can regulation Parking භ Brisbane St Quarry St Ipswich Planning Ipswich allows a reduced car car a reduced allows St Darling Brisbane St Brisbane that prescribes minimum acceptable parking minimum acceptable prescribes that Ipswich Planning Scheme Ipswich parking rate for some land uses in the Ipswich City Centre, City Centre, in the Ipswich uses land some for parking rate with the assist to and Springfield Ripley Rosewood, where in locations viability of developments economic change. behaviour travel promote and to applicable Ipswich Planning Scheme Ipswich car parking off-street owned of privately The supply by is controlled developments with new associated in the provisions through Council Scheme use, land on the subject development’s based rates supply size and location. The Area Regulated Parking City Centre 22: Ipswich Figure 135 iGO: Moving Ipswich Forward Ipswich 135 iGO: Moving 138 also Ipswich City Centre City Centre Ipswich is outlined in Table 33. is outlined in Table Ipswich City Centre Commuter Commuter City Centre Ipswich and its implementation is available from from is available and its implementation Ipswich City Centre Commuter Parking Strategy Parking Commuter City Centre Ipswich Opening existing parking areas on Bremer Street and Street on Bremer Opening existing parking areas use; commuter for (Nerima Gardens) Queens Park at in Marsden commuters park for car a new Constructing and Parade; on-street short stay under utilised Converting and undertaking a public long stay to parking spaces campaign. education the Ipswich for Pricing Strategy a Parking Developing City Centre; park in the to commuters for Establishing an area parks; and car Park existing Limestone and facilities Installing pedestrian mobility and safety the ‘outer’ between shuttle bus service a possible and Limestone parks in Queens Park car commuter in the Ipswich destinations employment and key Park City Centre. Free parking has a high direct and indirect cost (i.e. cost and indirect parking has a high direct Free parking); is no such thing as free there of options range a be offered should Commuters of the Ipswich parking on the fringes free from varying locations parking in closer pay user to City Centre City Centre; of the Ipswich within the core parking away (commuter) long stay encourage To pedestrian precincts, and Medical the CBD Core from such as lighting facilities and ancillary security access, must be provided; and parking options provided on travel Information their prior to and available be improved is to users to park; and car a long term driving to – including walking, access all options for Promote and public transport. cycling A summary of the outcomes from the from A summary of the outcomes Strategy Parking Commuter The identified a number of actions for implementation. As a implementation. for identified a number of actions of paid parking arrangements the introduction to response in the CBD park (located car City Square in the Ipswich have the strategy from actions the following Core), been implemented: භ භ භ include: the strategy from actions Future භ භ භ on the information Further Strategy Parking on request.