First of all, thank you very much to the people of Christchurch ward for electing me as their new town councillor. I have already started work on a couple of projects to help improve life for people in the town, and I am interested in hearing experiences (good and bad!) of on-street parking facilities in Ware (specifically Christchurch ward, though I am happy to help other people too). I am especially interested in hearing from people living in the Cross Street/Raynsford Road/Vicarage Road area as those streets are particularly saturated at certain points with parked cars. While canvassing this election, I heard a number of stories from local residents about their inability to park near their home on some days. Because of this, I am trying to arrange a meeting with the relevant people at East Herts to see if any measures can be taken to help relieve the situation as much as is realistically possible.
I have visited a number of problem sites to take photos for an evidence file for a report I am creating on this matter, therefore any feedback on on-street parking issues in Ware would be much appreciated. I am particularly interested to hear feedback on the following Ware on-street parking issues:
- The successes (or otherwise!) of the Gladstone Road/Crib Street Residents Parking Scheme
- Commuters parking outside local residents' homes, congesting residential streets
- The availability of long stay car parking places in Ware Town Centre (not strictly on-street, but additional long term car parking bays might relieve parking congestion from town centre workers on nearby residential streets)
- The adequacy of parking provision for new developments (residential and/or commercial)
You can also connect with me via my council twitter account @aja_curtis or email me at alex.curtis@waretowncouncil.gov.uk
Thanks to all in advance,
Alex
Cllr Alexander Curtis
Ware Christchurch