Why is a Good Parking System Important

Any town needs to have its limited number parking bays used several times each day. This allows a town, with for example 500 parking bays, to cater for over 4,000 vehicles (8x) entering the town each day. This is achieved through taking payment for parking, which limits the use of each bay and is the primary goal of a good parking management system.

Informal parking attendants tend to loiter on-street which brings the associated litter and disregard for by-laws and common decency. Introductions of a formalised parking system removes the benefit of quick cash (through motorist tips) for informal parking attendants, thereby discouraging them from remaining on-street.

A Parking Marshal parking management system is a great asset to the community as it provides employment for people with low skill levels. When new parking marshal system is introduced the first group of people who are recruited for the operation are the existing informal parking attendants who meet the employment criteria.

Historically, introducing a formalised parking marshal system has reduced criminal activity on-street. Parking marshals, equipped with radios, are able to report any suspected criminal behaviour to the parking operator’s office. Over time criminals become aware of this connection, between the parking operator and local law enforcement, which reduces on-street petty crime to almost zero.

Human nature is to park as close to the place of interest as possible. By creating a turnover of parking bays, motorists will readily find parking availability close to their places of interest in the city. A good parking management system will ensure that parking bays are available to be used several times per day which in turn will encourage more people to come into the city for business purposes.

There is nothing more rewarding for a council to see its CBD revitalised and commercially active. A well-managed parking system will greatly assist in achieving this goal. If the correct parking operator and parking system is chosen, the benefits of the system will multiply the returns to the city and will restore pride to all stakeholders of the City.

Once implemented a good parking system will change the usage of the city allowing investors to see a clear path for the future of the city. Over time this will attract material investment into the CBD further securing benefits for all the stakeholders and community at large.

A well-managed parking system with the correct tariffs and a fair share for the city will allow the parking operation to be financial viable. This will allow the operator to pay all the costs and salaries of the operation, make a reasonable profit for the efforts and investment and will provide the City with an additional source of income each month.