What evidence exists to support the introduction of paid parking?
The Trust has conducted parking and traffic research in the Headland Park area since these sites were open to the public in 2003. In June 2008 the Trust commissioned the traffic consultants Urbanhorizon to conduct detailed parking and traffic surveys at Headland Park and prepare a parking management plan for the area. Their key findings and recommendations were: • that duration of stay was excessive, and in some locations, 50% of motorists were staying longer than the prescribed time limit; • that car space turnover (the number of cars using a car space over an average day) is poor. Many spaces are occupied by the same vehicle for up to 8 hours, blocking them for use by other visitors; • that existing or planned paid parking at neighbouring sites (operated by Mosman Council and National Parks and Wildlife Service) will place further pressure on Trust car parks if Trust parking areas remain free; • that the number of parking exemptions should be minimised due to the overall lack of spac
