TRC agrees to one-hour parking trial in Toowoomba CBD

A trial to increase the turnover of parking spaces throughout the Toowoomba CBD today (July 23) was approved at Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) July Ordinary meeting.

The trial of one hour parking will start on 5 August.

TRC Infrastructure Services portfolio leader Cr James O’Shea said the decision to begin a trial of one-hour parking was based on feedback received by the community and businesses owners.

“Council is eager to see local businesses thrive and continues to investigate options on how parking can be further improved across the region, including the Toowoomba CBD,” Cr O’Shea said.

“We understand the issues businesses in the CBD are facing and based on the feedback we’ve received, moving to one hour parking will be beneficial for both retailers and customers.

“The change from two-hour to one-hour parking will allow for greater turnover of customers and improve availability of parking spaces for customers and visitors.”

Under the trial, the current two-hour centre parking on Ruthven Street (between Herries Street and Chalk Drive) and on Margaret Street (between Victoria and Ruthven Streets) will be changed to one-hour. The kerbside, short-stay car parking and spaces allocated for people with disability parking permits and for other purposes, will not change.

“The change to one-hour parking is part of a broader piece of work Council is undertaking on a CBD Car Parking Strategy review,” Cr O’Shea said.

“As part of this review, Council is considering a number of options to optimise and better manage existing parking within the CBD.

“In the meantime, we ask business owners to make sure their staff are using the mix of all-day parking options which are available across the city including the Water Street car park, Chalk Lane and Chalk Drive car parks, Neil Street Bus Interchange, Station Street, Julia Street, Clifford Street, Central car park (three-hour), Neil and Annand Street car parks to ensure there are adequate spaces available in the CBD for their customers and visitors.”

For more information about the CBD parking trial go to www.tr.qld.gov.au/cbdparking

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