Ease of movement around West Malling, Part 2 Car parking
From Sustainable Community Action
< Malling Action Partnership, < MAP Transport and Accessibility group
Worksheet T3, Part 2 Car parking
[edit] Q9. Parking:
- How many short and long-term car park spaces (including park and ride), coach parks, off street parking and disabled parking spaces are available?
- Where are they?
- How well used are they, and does this vary according to the time/day /season?
- What restrictions/charges are in place?
Method Compare the number of free spaces at different times/days /seasons (e.g. 11.00am on a weekday, market day and Saturday, and in summer and winter).
Starting points for information
- Car park operators
- District Council
- Survey
Observation & Snapshot Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council have retained Peter Brett Associates (PBA) Consultants to undertake Parking Studies and this data is available in Transport Snapshot
Note (Worksheets EN1 Q9; EC7 Q7,16 S7 Q2 also refer to transport access)
[edit] Q10. Are the majority of short-term parking places within 400 metres of the main shopping area?
Method The easiest method is to set out the 400m area on a map on which you have marked the car parks.
Starting points for information
- Car park survey
Observation & Snapshot PBA study referenced before should provide information needed
Worksheet T1
- Travel to and from the West Malling area, Part 1 Travel by car
- Travel to and from the West Malling area, Part 2 travel by public transport
- Travel to and from the West Malling area, SWOT analysis
Worksheet T2
- Access to services in the West Malling area, Part 1 Timetabling and accessibility of public transport
- Access to services in the West Malling area, Part 2 Alternatives to private cars and public transport
- Access to services in the West Malling area, SWOT analysis
Worksheet T3
- Ease of movement around West Malling, Part 1 Traffic management
- Ease of movement around West Malling, Part 2 Car parking
- Ease of movement around West Malling, Part 3 Ease of access
- Ease of movement around West Malling, Part 4 Cycling and walking
- Ease of movement around West Malling, SWOT analysis
