NEWPORT PARKING: If you want to help Newport traders – and yourself – sign our petition (From South Wales Argus)
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NEWPORT PARKING: If you want to help Newport traders – and yourself – sign our petition
10:21am Thursday 29th November 2012 in News
By Kevin Ward - Editor
THE decision to launch our Keep City Parking Free campaign today has not been taken lightly.
I understand absolutely the financial pressures facing all parts of the public sector, including local councils.
But Newport council’s decision to scrap free parking at its city centre car parks is just wrong-headed.
Footfall has increased because of the two hours of free parking offered to shoppers.
Some city centre businesses are dying on their feet. Friars Walk is years away. In the meantime, everything that can be done to help Newport traders must be done.
You can find our petition in today’s newspaper and online. Hard copies will soon be available at our offices and other outlets in the city.
If you want to see free parking remain in Newport then sign up and make sure the council hears your voice.
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Comments(3)
PaulHalliday
says...
4:18pm Thu 29 Nov 12
PLease join us at http://www.facebook.
com/KeepNewportsFree
Parking”
Bobevans
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8:17am Fri 30 Nov 12
Perhaps the most sensible system would be some kind of loyalty card system on which your would gain parking points when you spent money in local shops taking part in the scheme. Lets say for each £10 you spend you get 1/2 hours free Parking.
This way only people spending money in the town get Free or reduced rate parking others have to pay.
This sort of scheme also minimises the costs to the taxpayers.
The only problem I guess is the machines in the car parks but Iam sure there is a low cost solution to that problem
Dai37 says...
12:04pm Thu 29 Nov 12