Crackdown on pavement parking in Akld.

**pyrocam** · 17th October 2007, 10:44

ok I'll start
November 17th (sat)
the closest parking building to Whitcolls corner (I forget which one)

**Max Preload** · 17th October 2007, 10:51

Originally Posted by pyrocam

ok I'll start
November 17th (sat)
the closest parking building to Whitcolls corner (I forget which one)

Parking building? No - it needs to be in public parks in full view and the public need to be informed was to why we're doing it. But it's a last resort - who wants to deal with the council regarding policy?

**xwhatsit** · 17th October 2007, 11:45

Besides, that parking building just up from Whitcoulls corner lets bikes park for free in a little area up the top. Nothing wrong with them.

**pyrocam** · 17th October 2007, 12:27

most of the parking buildings do. I'd agree that street parking is better but in Q St's current state, would anyone expect to get a park not in a building anyway? specially this close to xmas

**sprag** · 17th October 2007, 18:27

Originally Posted by pyrocam

most of the parking buildings do. I'd agree that street parking is better but in Q St's current state, would anyone expect to get a park not in a building anyway? specially this close to xmas

May i suggest high street (and around that area), there is 30 mins / 1 hour parking all the way up there if you hit it at about 11am on a saturday when all the "cool" people are out shopping it should send a message, just pay the parking and have a little chat to other bikers on the footpath, there is even a pub on the conor, dont know if it would be open on saturday morning but you never know

**Max Preload** · 17th October 2007, 18:43

Originally Posted by sprag

May i suggest high street (and around that area), there is 30 mins / 1 hour parking all the way up there if you hit it at about 11am on a saturday when all the "cool" people are out shopping it should send a message, just pay the parking and have a little chat to other bikers on the footpath

Good thinking. That'll certainly get the message out while they circle the area in their cages.

If nobody else wants the job, I'll contact the ACC parking authority and find out what is actually up - whether it's a few rogue meter maids (who can much more easily be dealt with by throwing a sack party on a quiet back street... hahaha) or a council policy shift towards revenue and away from common sense. I'm usually about as diplomatic as a swift kick in the goulies, but sometimes that's what you need when dealing with Nazi's.

**sunhuntin** · 17th October 2007, 19:57

Originally Posted by sprag

May i suggest high street (and around that area), there is 30 mins / 1 hour parking all the way up there if you hit it at about 11am on a saturday when all the "cool" people are out shopping it should send a message, just pay the parking and have a little chat to other bikers on the footpath, there is even a pub on the conor, dont know if it would be open on saturday morning but you never know

take it easy if you guys hit the pub, otherwise you might have more than meter maids hasseling you... dont want any major tickets dished out!

**Gremlin** · 17th October 2007, 22:01

Originally Posted by pyrocam

ok I'll start
November 17th (sat)
the closest parking building to Whitcolls corner (I forget which one)

parking buildings aren't the demons... the wardens don't even ticket inside them either. Parking buildings do sorta help us, with free parking (aka, encouraging bikes... not congestion). As others have said, maximum impact is the open air, so all can see.

I personally prefer a weekday... Those that need the park for work/uni can't just go away and come back to shop later... A nice critical hour in the morning, when everyone is after a car park.

Originally Posted by awful-truth

who wants to deal with the council regarding policy?

Does it involve a bit of this? >

**Marmoot** · 18th October 2007, 09:46

Originally Posted by sprag

May i suggest high street (and around that area), there is 30 mins / 1 hour parking all the way up there if you hit it at about 11am on a saturday when all the "cool" people are out shopping it should send a message, just pay the parking and have a little chat to other bikers on the footpath, there is even a pub on the conor, dont know if it would be open on saturday morning but you never know

Tape an A4 paper on the bike with large writting saying "Because the Council won't let us park anywhere else"

**Max Preload** · 18th October 2007, 23:22

Originally Posted by Gremlin

I personally prefer a weekday... Those that need the park for work/uni can't just go away and come back to shop later... A nice critical hour in the morning, when everyone is after a car park.

Nobody who works in the city parks on the street though - the restrictive time limits see to that.

I say Saturday morning shopping and coffee drinking is the best time to interrupt and draw attention to these over zealous revenue gatherers. But not until slightly more diplomatic efforts have failed.

**raster** · 20th October 2007, 22:55

BRONZ did recieve a reply which said how good the council were and they were commited to improving things and that Brian also rides a motorbike.

also directed us to a website(below).

http://www.arta.co.nz/xxarta/news/me...9-D1CFB69AA15E

I think BRONZ will be making another submission.

**raster** · 20th October 2007, 23:09

Just been looking at the so called travelwise.org.nz website and I could not find any mention of motorcycles, when in the arta.co.nz as many people cycled to uni as did on a motorbike????

I guess it was stupid of me to think otherwise.

**TOTO** · 1st November 2007, 20:10

Originally Posted by vifferman

It's probably just a "we're fucking bureaucrats and we haven't picked on enough people lately" Day.
I like what happened in Melbourne when 'they' got all bureaucratic about bike parking and decided to clamp down on it: the bikers went into the city early, and made sure that they parked in car parks, one to a park, instead of on the footpaths. Didn't take long before the car drivers got the council to back off.

Thats bloody fantastic. oooo I LOVE THE IDEA !!!!!

**MikeL** · 8th November 2007, 21:00

Serves me right for not checking the KB posts. If I had known there was a crackdown on footpath parking I might have avoided the $40.00 fine. Been leaving my bike regularly outside Galbraiths (and elsewhere) for years without a ticket - until yesterday. Have dipped my pen in vitriol and written to the Council but obviously don't expect any sort of intelligent response. Sent a copy to John Banks as well - might trigger a twinge of conscience.

If I have to pay for parking I might as well leave the bike at home and take the car - at least I'll be dry and warm.

**klingon** · 8th November 2007, 21:10

Originally Posted by MikeL

Serves me right for not checking the KB posts. If I had known there was a crackdown on footpath parking I might have avoided the $40.00 fine. Been leaving my bike regularly outside Galbraiths (and elsewhere) for years without a ticket - until yesterday. Have dipped my pen in vitriol and written to the Council but obviously don't expect any sort of intelligent response. Sent a copy to John Banks as well - might trigger a twinge of conscience.

If I have to pay for parking I might as well leave the bike at home and take the car - at least I'll be dry and warm.

You got a ticket outside Galbraith's? On that big wide footpath? OMG you'd have to have a massive bike to block pedestrians there.

I also like to park my bike out the front when I go there. This is really starting to bother me now.