Strategic Parking Review Questionnaire

Why are we doing this?

The Council is currently undertaking a review of its parking service and, as part of
this process, would like to hear from the public with their views. In addition to three
‘road shows’ held in Calderdale in early February 2009, we have also produced this
questionnaire to give you the opportunity to give us your views on parking and what
direction this review should be going in / what issues it should be looking at.

About this questionnaire

In this questionnaire we have tried to ask specific questions which will provide
information on travel and parking patterns and then break your responses down into
the different ‘groups’ of parking restrictions. This will help us to focus on the more
general concerns. In addition, we have also left space for additional comments
which you are welcome to complete as well. We value everyone’s opinion but we
are looking at the Council’s parking service at strategic level and how it can be
improved for the future rather than looking at very specific issues. e.g. “we need a
resident parking scheme in West Vale” is not an issue we can specifically look at as
part of this review.

Whilst you may not use all the parking facilities we ask about in this questionnaire,
please answer as fully as you can. If you have any problems regarding this
questionnaire or need it in a different format, please do not hesitate to contact us on
01422 392171.

You can download this questionnaire on-line at

Calderdale.gov.uk/council/consultations/engage

All questionnaires should be returned to the address shown at the end of the
questionnaire no later than 28th February 2009.

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Questionnaire:

1) Which of the following is your main mode of travel?

(Please tick one for ‘Monday-Friday’ and one for ‘Weekend’)

Monday - Weekend
Friday
Motorist
Car passenger
Pedestrian
Cyclist
Public transport user

2) What postcode do you normally start your journey from?

(The last 2 letters are not required e.g. HX2 6, OL14 3 will be sufficient)

If you don’t know your postcode, enter your local town or locality

3) What is your usual destination?

(Please tick one for ‘Monday-Friday’ and one for ‘Weekend’)

Monday - Weekend
Friday
Brighouse
Elland
Halifax
Hebden Bridge
Sowerby Bridge
Todmorden
Other (please specify)

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4) Do you use or park in the following?
(Please tick ALL that apply)

Never Daily Weekdays Weekends Occasionally

Resident Permit Zone

Disabled Bays in Car Parks
Disabled Bays on Street
Pay and Display Car Parks
Free Car Parks
Pay and Display on Street
Limited Waiting (free on
Street)
Loading Bays
Unrestricted on Street
Motorcycle Bay
Private car parks

Comments:

5) Please indicate the main reason that you use the following:
(Please tick ALL that apply)

Resident Work Shopping Leisure Other

Resident Permit Zone

Disabled Bays in Car Parks
Disabled Bays on Street
Pay and Display Car Parks
Free Car Parks
Pay and Display on Street
Limited Waiting (free on
Street)
Loading Bays
Unrestricted on Street
Motorcycle Bays
Private car parks

Comments:

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6) Are you able to find a space to park without too much difficulty?
(Please tick ALL that apply)

Yes No Sometimes Not

Applicable
Resident Permit Zone
Disabled Bays in Car Parks
Disabled Bays on Street
Pay and Display Car Parks
Free Car Parks
Pay and Display on Street
Limited Waiting (free on
Street)
Loading Bays
Motorcycle Bays

Comments:

7) If you answered ‘No’ or ‘Sometimes’ to Q6, which areas are you referring to?
e.g. Ripponden or King Cross is sufficiently accurate

8) How would you rate the overall quality of the parking areas that you use?
(Please tick ALL that apply)

Good Adequate Poor

Resident Permit Zone

Disabled Bays in Car Parks
Disabled Bays on Street
Pay and Display Car Parks
Free Car Parks
Pay and Display on Street
Limited Waiting (free short stay on
Street parking)
Loading Bays
Motorcycle Bays

Comments:

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9) Do you think the parking enforcement officers inspect the areas listed below
frequently enough?
(Please tick only one box for each area)

Not Just Too No

enough enough Much opinion

Resident Permit Zone

Disabled Bays in Car Parks
Disabled Bays on Street
Pay and Display Car Parks
Free Car Parks
Pay and Display on Street
Limited Waiting (free on
Street)
Loading Bays
Yellow line Restrictions
School (zig zags)
Motorcycle Bays

Comments:

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As part of the review we are looking at what our priorities need to be. The
following section is designed for you to rate the priorities listed in order of
importance.

10) We cannot be everywhere at once so which areas listed below do you think we
should pay most attention to?
(Please number in priority, 1 is highest priority and 9 is lowest. Use each priority
number once only)

Priority 1-9

Road Safety at Schools

Other safety issues e.g. parking on bends etc
Keeping traffic moving (e.g. Bus lanes / Yellow lines)
*Turnover of parking spaces to help balance supply
and demand (e.g. Car parks / Limited waiting)
Protecting residents parking spaces from all day
commuter parking
Loading bays (deliveries to and from businesses)
Bus stops
Disabled bays
Evening patrols (e.g. localised hotspots where evening
parking can be a problem)

(*Without enforcement, spaces are often permanently occupied by long stay parkers,
meaning that spaces are not available as freely as they should be)

Comments:

11) What is most important to you when choosing where to park from the list below?
(Please number in priority, 1 is highest priority and 4 is lowest. Use each priority
number once only)

Priority 1-4

Quality
Convenience
Cost
Security/safety

Comments:

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12) One of the difficult aspects of providing and managing parking is trying to
balance the needs and desires of all our users and the community at large.

What is most important to you from the list of aims below?

(Please number in priority, 1 is highest priority and 3 is lowest. Use each priority
number once only)

Priority 1-3

Economic vibrancy e.g. encouraging shoppers into

town centres
Plentiful all day parking for commuters / traders
Reducing congestion (and pollution) and improving
the environment

Comments:

13) How should the Council use parking income?

(Please number in priority, 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest. Use each priority
number once only)

Priority 1-5

Better quality parking e.g. CCTV/lighting

Cheaper parking
Assist in improving public transport
Reduce Council Tax
Invest in new schemes to improve services e.g.
park and ride
Other (please specify)

Comments:

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14) How do you think the parking service should pay for its running costs /
maintenance? (Please answer all questions)

Agree Disagree

All users should pay for the cost of providing the

facilities they use
The Council should subsidise car parking provision
from the Council tax
Non car users should not subsidise parking
provision
Any surplus income should be used to improve the
parking service
Any surplus income should be used to improve
roads and road safety
Any surplus income should be used to preserve
other essential Council services

Comments:

15) If there are any other priorities or issues you think that the parking review should
be looking at, please tell us in the space below

Comments:

About you

None of us like to be categorised but the following questions will help us to know
about you and how views expressed are linked to personal circumstances.

16) Are you male or female? (please tick one below)

Gender Tick
Male
Female

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17) What is your age? (please tick one below)

Age Group Tick

Under 25
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75+

18) Do you consider yourself to have a disability that influences your parking needs?
(please tick one below)

Tick
Yes
No

19) Are you a disabled badge holder? (please tick one below)

Tick
Yes
No

20) Do you own or have access to a vehicle? (please tick one below)

Tick
Yes
No

21) To which of these groups do you consider you belong? (please tick one below)

Tick
White
Asian
Afro-Caribbean
Mixed/dual heritage
Chinese
Other (please specify)

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 Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire

Completed copies of this questionnaire should be returned via the post box
available at the roadshow or using the envelope provided.

If you have downloaded this questionnaire from the Council’s website, you will
need to print it, complete it and return to:

Engineering Services
Northgate House
Northgate
Halifax
HX1 1UN

using a stamped addressed envelope.

If you wish to contact us regarding further parking issues or advice on

parking, please email us at parking@calderdale.gov.uk.

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