16th European Parking Conference Dublin City Dublin City Michael Phillips Director of Traffic/City Engineer 12 nd September 2013
Parking in Dublin – What does it mean Municipal Authority - pop 520,000 Dublin region (4Cos) - pop 1.2 million Greater Dublin Region - pop 1.6 million National Economic Impact - pop 5 million Capital of Ireland
Population of 5 million
Driving the Successful City Cultural Economic Environment Movement Urban Form Social People
College Green 1946 Stillorgan QBC
O’Connell Street
Open SpacesCity Centre Pedestrian access Pedestrian Dispersal St Stephen’s Green
Dublin Bike Scheme
Picture Traffic control Room Traffic Control and Incident Response Room
On – street Parking On Street spaces : 30,000 Annual Revenue: €25 million (~14.5m tickets) 85% revenue from 1092 machines 15% Revenue from cashless systems
Parking Tariffs & Zones – hourly rate -Demand Category: - Very High (yellow) € High (red) € Medium (green) € Low (orange) € Suburban Villages (blue) € Sunday (core City Centre) €1.40
Core City
Residents Parking Permits Cost : €50 p.a. Or €80 for 2 yrs Eligibility: - 2 per house (single unit) - 1 per unit in converted house (max 4 permits) - Purpose built apts. – not eligible Permits issued: ~18,000
Cashless Parking Payment System “Parking Tag” Launched in million transactions to date 32,000 members 30,000 (ave) transactions per week €80,000 (ave) income per week 2012 – instant registration introduced 2013 – Expanded to all 4 Dublin Local authorities
Cashless Parking Payment System “Parking Tag” ANPR enforcement technologies Barcode Tag no longer required Annual Discounted promotions Retail payment solution (pay in shop) Card only P & D machines on trial in core city area
Parking Enforcement Enforcement policies and objectives Enforcement Contractor (Dublin St. Parking Services) Promoting sensible parking Cost v Income
Parking Enforcement 60,000 enforcements per year (40,000 non repeat) €80 declamp fee – set by law Relocations and removals Appeal process – 2 stage (Contractor, Dcc) Independant Parking Appeals Officer
Recent Developments August 2013 : First On –Street Car Club licence awarded Parking Tag Phone App currently in testing. Alternative procurement policy being implemented to ensure modern meter stock
The Future ? Further development of user friendly payment systems Increased demand for alternative uses for on street parking spaces Potential for limited business parking permit system
Thank You.