Winchester City Council now plan to impose parking restrictions
in more of Weeke including the following roads:
| This
is not a solution to the problem. |
Imposing the proposed
parking restrictions will only move the problem further
into Weeke estate.
This is not scare mongering, it is exactly what happened
when restrictions were imposed in Lynford Avenue. |
| Any
parking issues there may be should be addressed by Peter
Symonds College. |
The parking problems
are caused by students of Peter Symonds College (See
photographic evidence).
The College have a part to play in solving these parking
issues.
One resident suggests that the college should make
a deal with the Council to include Peter Symonds on
the Park
& Ride route. |
| These
parking restrictions are NOT necessary throughout large
parts of the year. |
When the college is
not open, there isn't a problem (See photographic
evidence):
- Half terms (a total of three weeks)
- Summer Holiday (six weeks)
- Christmas (2 weeks)
- Easter (2 weeks)
- Every Saturday and Sunday
That's 169 days of the year when there is no parking
problem.
The restrictions will apply throughout the
year except on Sundays. |
| These
restrictions apply to the residents and their visitors
as well as the college students. |
If parking restrictions
are introduced, there will be less space to park and we
will all be searching for the nearest available space. |
| There
are safety implications for the children at Weeke School. |
St. Matthews Road is a
safe(ish) place for parents to stop to drop their children
off for school in the morning. This is because the children
do not have to cross the much busier Stoney Lane to get
to school. The proposed restrictions will remove that
safer dropping off point. |
| The
proposed restrictions are too severe. |
The proposed restrictions
apply from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
This will impact on those residents who arrive home
from work before 6 pm (most families with children)
and have implications at weekends when residents are
most likely to have visitors.
If restrictions really need to be imposed, limiting
the restrictions from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday
would solve the problem and be much fairer to the residents.
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