Page 920 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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Land—sales
Ms Berry (in reply to a supplementary question by Mr Coe on Thursday, 20 February 2020):
The SLA does not have blocks available for purchase priced at $1,100 a square metre in Throsby.
Parking—Braddon
Mr Steel (in reply to a question and supplementary questions by Ms Lawder and Miss C Burch on Thursday, 20 February 2020):
The implementation of zoned parking in Lonsdale Street and Mort Street occurred in 2018.
Zoned parking areas apply uniform parking controls across an entire area. This is communicated to users by signage at all entry points to the zone. The benefit of this approach in high use areas, such as Lonsdale and Mort Streets, are simplicity and consistency, as well as that signage of individual bays can be removed, reducing clutter.
Motorists entering Lonsdale Street from Eloura Street pass the ‘Parking Area’ signs, either on the approach to the roundabout with Mort Street (when coming from Northbourne Avenue), or as you exit the roundabout at Eloura Street/Torrens Street.
Zoned parking has the advantage that it requires far fewer signs as the zone parking restriction applies to all parking spaces that are not otherwise signed.
Prior to converting Lonsdale Street and Mort Street to zoned parking, both these streets had a large number of restrictions and signs, which created obstacles on the adjacent paths and can be unsightly. The zone system has significantly reduced the number of signs in this area. No further changes have been made to parking in Lonsdale Street and Mort Street since the zone scheme was introduced.
Prior to any change to parking restrictions, Transport Canberra and City Services ensures that consultation with affected residents and businesses takes place. The change to parking in Lonsdale Street and Mort Street in 2018 also included parking ticket machines and so the consultation for the proposed changes was undertaken by Parking Operations in Access Canberra.
Municipal services—public toilets
Mr Steel (in reply to a supplementary question by Ms Lee on Thursday, 20 February 2020):
The request for a new accessible toilet at Hackett shops will be considered in future capital works programs. There are no immediate plans to upgrade the Hackett shops.
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