❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Planning regarding future parking needs in Perth, particularly concerning the Elizabeth Quay development and its adherence to parking policies. The Minister's response outlines existing policies and guidelines, deferring final bay numbers until development approvals.
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CAR PARKING — PERTH
288. Hon
SALLY TALBOT to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
I refer to a recent media report ''Parking
will cover Perth in concrete'' that predicts that Perth will need 3.9 million
new parking bays by 2040.
(1) Does the
Minister for Planning agree with sustainability expert Peter Newman that such
assumptions are conservative; and, if so, what is the minister's
estimate?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Has the final
number of parking bays for residential and commercial developments at Elizabeth
Quay been determined?
(4) If yes to
(3), what details can the minister provide and how do these determinations
accord with the Perth parking policy and the Elizabeth Quay design guidelines?
(5) If no to (3), when does the
minister expect the final number to be determined?
(6) With
reference to the prescribed requirements, are any of the residential and
non-residential developments at Elizabeth Quay being considered with lower
amounts of or no on-site parking?
288. Hon
SALLY TALBOT to the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
I refer to a recent media report ''Parking
will cover Perth in concrete'' that predicts that Perth will need 3.9 million
new parking bays by 2040.
(1) Does the
Minister for Planning agree with sustainability expert Peter Newman that such
assumptions are conservative; and, if so, what is the minister's
estimate?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Has the final
number of parking bays for residential and commercial developments at Elizabeth
Quay been determined?
(4) If yes to
(3), what details can the minister provide and how do these determinations
accord with the Perth parking policy and the Elizabeth Quay design guidelines?
(5) If no to (3), when does the
minister expect the final number to be determined?
(6) With
reference to the prescribed requirements, are any of the residential and
non-residential developments at Elizabeth Quay being considered with lower
amounts of or no on-site parking?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
(1) The
government has in place the Perth parking policy for the CBD through the
Department of Transport and is working closely with a number of councils to
ensure proper demand management for traffic and parking is in place.
(2) Not applicable.
(3)–(4) The
Elizabeth Quay design guidelines require parking to be accommodated within
buildings in a manner that will not have a negative impact on the public realm.
They also set a maximum ratio of parking bays for commercial and residential
developments to the site area and number of units, respectively. Commercial
bays are capped at 435 bays under the Perth parking policy and residential
parking bays are limited to 0.7 bays per dwelling.
(5) The final
number of bays will be determined when development approvals are in place for
each private development site.
(6) Both
residential and non-residential requirements are maximums and any ratios below
the maximum will be encouraged.
of the question.
(1) The
government has in place the Perth parking policy for the CBD through the
Department of Transport and is working closely with a number of councils to
ensure proper demand management for traffic and parking is in place.
(2) Not applicable.
(3)–(4) The
Elizabeth Quay design guidelines require parking to be accommodated within
buildings in a manner that will not have a negative impact on the public realm.
They also set a maximum ratio of parking bays for commercial and residential
developments to the site area and number of units, respectively. Commercial
bays are capped at 435 bays under the Perth parking policy and residential
parking bays are limited to 0.7 bays per dwelling.
(5) The final
number of bays will be determined when development approvals are in place for
each private development site.
(6) Both
residential and non-residential requirements are maximums and any ratios below
the maximum will be encouraged.
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