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2.1.10

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Making transport a priority

The plan will suggest creating a nice and safe network of city streets and investing in public transport networks and services. These might include making the Metro bigger, new fast buses, improving normal bus services and a system to manage traffic, parking and streets. This report has choices for these transport priorities. It also asks for ideas to expand digital and communications technologies (such as phones and computers).

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PRIORITISING TRANSPORT

The plan will propose transport priorities which will include the creation of an attractive and safe network of city streets and investment in public transport networks and services. These might include extensions to the existing and currently proposed Metro services, new bus-based rapid transport (BRT) services, enhancements to the conventional bus services and a dynamic traffic, parking and street management system. This report contains options for these transport priorities. It also seeks ideas for the expansion of digital and communications technologies.

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4.4.1

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Controlling car parking is a vital tool for controlling traffic. Some parts of Birmingham city centre currently have too many parking spaces, so some of these sites could be built on. We are working on a new plan for parking in the city, and will soon ask the public for their opinions. This will include plans for park and ride and how parking connects to improvements in other ways of travelling.

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The control and management of the parking supply is usually a vital tool in influencing traffic levels. In Birmingham city centre, however, there is currently an over-supply of publicly available parking in certain areas. This allows us to think about the possibility of developing on some existing car parking sites. A city parking strategy is in preparation, for consultation. This will consider parking provision in the wider context of improvements in other modes of transport, the control of parking and the potential for more park and ride capacity.

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4.9.2

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We already have some cycle paths, but separate paths are difficult to create in a packed city centre, so we need to think of other ways of making cycling safe and easy.   One way is to link together a series of streets designed to slow down cars and vans and  be safer for people on bikes. We can also add cycle parking into more areas, with some including  shower facilities. This will need to part of the Parking Strategy.

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The city already has a set of core cycling routes, but segregated paths are difficult to create in a dense urban area so the issue is what other improvements can be made to develop a comprehensive network of continuous, safe routes. One approach is to develop a connected network of cycle-friendly streets with an emphasis on reducing traffic speeds and road danger on those streets. In addition, public realm improvements and street upgrades could give cycling a higher priority, with cycle parking as an integral feature. New development should provide safe and secure cycle parking and should include suitable shower facilities. Cycle parking requirements will be included in the Parking Strategy.

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Question CON4

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How much car parking should the new developments in the city centre have? Should we make all new developments ‘car free’ (no parking provided) unless there are to be used not just by commuters?

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How much private car parking should be provided for new developments in the city centre? Should we require any or all new development to be ‘car free’ (i.e. no parking provided) unless otherwise justified for non-commuter purposes?

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Question CON5

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How and where should we have off-street parking (car parks) for the public? How much long-stay (such as for workers) and short-stay (such as for shoppers) parking should we have? Should we make the controlled (metered, on-street) parking zone bigger?

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How, where and in what numbers should publicly available off street parking be provided? What should be the balance between long stay (commuter) and short stay (shopper) spaces? Should the controlled parking zone be extended?

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