Thanet residents and businesses are being invited to give their views in the first of two phases of public engagement around parking in the district.
Launching today (January 29) and running for five weeks until 3 March , external consultants are running two surveys to be completed by residents or people who own or manage a business in Thanet.
The surveys mean people can share their views of parking on-street or in council-owned car parks around their home, high street or business. The aim is to hear how people feel about parking facilities across Thanet and to inform the council’s review of parking.
The council is developing an updated parking strategy aimed at addressing the needs of the community as well as visitors to the area.
Both surveys can be found on Your Voice Thanet, the council’s online engagement site. While access to the surveys doesn’t require registration, further engagement such as commenting on or suggesting ideas or voting in polls in the future will ask people to sign up with the option of email updates as the project progresses.
Appointed consultants Ethos, who specialise in transportation and highways projects, are hosting a drop-in session on Tuesday 6 February at Droit House, Margate from 2pm to 7pm.
Cllr Heather Keen, Cabinet member with responsibility for parking said: “A review of parking for the district is critical for us to be able to plan for the future. I’d encourage everyone who lives or works in Thanet to make the time to participate. Hearing from the local community will help to give us a better understanding of everyone’s needs.”
There will be a number of further engagement opportunities when the second phase begins in May.
Thanet District Council owns or manages a number of car parks across the district. It currently provides free parking every Saturday at the multi-storey car park in Margate (Mill Lane), Cannon Road in Ramsgate, as well as at Harold Road Car Park, Cliftonville and St Peter’s Park Road Car Park in Broadstairs.
Your Voice Thanet: https://yourvoice.thanet.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/review-of-parking-in-thanet
