Feedback from each group identifying key ideas, concerns and questions.
Minutes:
Following roundtable discussions, a member from each group fed back the main points, these included:
· Introduce cheaper charges for short term parking, maybe £1 for first hour, £2 for two hours.
· Increase the charges in other towns and reduce the rate in Salisbury to bring it in line with the rest of the county.
· Close the Petersfinger Park & Ride (P&R).
· Freeze the maximum rate at £7.90 for 8 hours.
· Increase the use of P&R, introduce late evening running times and include more stops.
· Charge concessionary bus pass holders for using the P&R.
· Concern relating to the air quality in the city centre.
· Local people were creating more CO2 by travelling out of town.
· Outlying car parks could have cheaper rates.
· Encourage people to come to Salisbury by other means.
· If free parking for the first hour was introduced, there were concerns that this could encourage people to park for an hour, then go and move their car for a second free hour.
· The report did not look at the surrounding areas to Salisbury. Salisbury has a large catchment area; the surrounding community areas such as Amesbury, Southern Wiltshire and South West Wiltshire have a different demographic and higher car ownership.
· There would soon be an increase in military personnel returning to Larkhill and Bulford.
· Introduce pay on exiting car parking systems.
· Introduce a yearly parking permit which could be purchased in advance.
· Parking in Southampton and Winchester was cheaper than Salisbury. People go there rather than come to Salisbury.
· Culver Street car park could be cheaper to attract more use.
· Do away with short stay restrictions.
· Introduce 50p an hour parking to reduce the impact on residents parking.
· Salisbury charges were too high at present.
· Everyone should pay the same across Wiltshire.
· Downton Park & Ride at Britford should incorporate a stop at Salisbury District Hospital.
· Parking could be free from 3 or 4pm.
· There could be a free day once a week.
· Salisbury charges were too high at present.
· Blue badge bays should be closed to the shops or amenities but should be chargeable.
· Car parks should be handed over to parishes for local control.
· The first hour rate was too high.
· Why does Park & Ride close on Sundays?
· Culver Street car park should be free all of the time as there was a history of this car park never being well used.
· The Consultation document was not friendly and contained errors.
· Ask the people of Wiltshire if they would like free parking funded by an increase in Council Tax.
· Local businesses had suffered due to the increase in parking charges since 2009.
· Trowbridge was not good at managing car parks.
· Introduce a coach parking lay down fee on Maltings car park.
· Increase short term car parking within the city.
· Salisbury was losing retail footfall due to high car parking charges.
· Different charges for different car parks, the underused ones should be cheaper to increase use.
· Promote green alternatives, car share, walking or cycling.
· A priority should be to get the Park & Ride to work, opening later in the evening.
· Evening charges for parking in the city centre could be introduced.
· Salisbury Train Station parking needs to be factored in as the station car park is full by 8.30am.
· Salisbury residents should be able to have a year permit system, similar to the New Forest scheme.
· Salisbury is a high cost but low income area, so there is a problem with high charges for all day parking.
· Lack of services in some villages means that rural dwellers need to come in to the city for their sevices.