The Traders Engagement Summary Report has been released. This report summarises the outcomes of two workshops with Pakington St traders focusing on parking related issues and opportunities held in 2022. Word and PDF versions of the report can be found in the document library on this page.

The first workshop focused on discussing customer experience, current parking issues and opportunities.

The issues considered most important were supply/availability, controls, and enforcement.

Participants outlined opportunities to improve customer experience, including better controls and an improved public realm. Other opportunities related to improved signage, better public transport accessibility and increasing the supply of parking spaces.

The second workshop summarised the analysis to date, sought additional solutions and prioritised actions. The participants identified key opportunities, such as reducing the number of Loading Zones, shortening time restrictions in key locations, restricting some turning movements to ease congestion, improving safety through urban design, providing signage to parking areas, upgrading the public realm and obtaining data on parking demand on Pako. The second workshop helped to prioritise options for further investigation and implementation.

The findings from these workshops as well as community engagement in 2022 will inform the preparation of the Draft Pakington Street Public Parking Plan which is currently underway. There will be further community and stakeholder engagement on the Draft Public Parking Plan later this year.

Visit the Pakington Street (Geelong West) Public Parking Plan Have Your Say page for further information.