Open up Wonthaggi parking

WONTHAGGI businesses are campaigning for long term parking in the CBD.

Staff of small businesses are affected by the lack of long term parking and are forced to take up valuable customer parking at the front of the shops.
A survey undertaken by Bass Coast Shire Council earlier this year suggested there was a 51 per cent occupancy rate during peak hours in the Wonthaggi CBD.
Council has acknowledged its survey was undertaken during a quiet period in the year, and another survey will be done over the summer.
Once the second survey is completed a future plan can be developed to provide better parking.
Wonthaggi Business Association conducted a survey of its own, asking CBD business owners if the parking affected their business and what the ideal parking limit would be for their business.
One hour was the most popular time restriction recorded.
Business owners also raised other concerns, claiming Graham Street was dangerous for drivers and pedestrians with cars reversing, cars pulling across the wrong side of the road and pedestrians hiding in between cars.
Concerns were also raised about monitoring disabled parking and taxis taking up to three customer parking spaces.
A fully pedestrian area was endorsed by the business owners, as it would create a wonderful vibe and give people a place to spend more time and money.
WBA acknowledged each business is different but welcomed the opportunity to work together to achieve a feasible solution to create a business vibrancy in Wonthaggi.

In action: former Wonthaggi town manager Hannah Quilford helped local businesses secure long term parking in Wonthaggi’s CBD. With Hannah’s departure new business liaison officer Leah Montebello will be assisting in this survey.

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Posted by Tayla Kershaw on Oct 6 2015. Filed under Business. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry