In response to the recent disclosure by the National Capital Authority (NCA) of their intention to permanently close around 400 car spaces in the parliamentary triangle in order to rejuvenate lawns, the CPSU has launched a petition and written to the Federal Government seeking their urgent intervention.
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Get involved!
Please download and print the petition
here and sign the hard-copy. This is important because for the petition to
be accepted as legitimate, it must be delivered in hard-copy original.
You can return completed petitions by mailing them to
In November 2010, the NCA released a new discussion paper on the introduction
of paid parking in and around the parliamentary triangle including Parkes,
Barton and Forrest. Options in the NCA discussion paper to address the growth in
parking demand include:
increasing supply to meet demand, through construction of new structured
car parking
managing demand through measures such as parking pricing or a permit
scheme, supported by alternative transport options (such as public
transport or car pooling systems) to encourage people to change the way
the get to work
a combination of both
Our position
While the CPSU is 'pro' public transport and is a strong supporter of the
National Greenhouse Strategy (NGS), there are a number of specific problems with
the plan to introduce paid parking in these areas including
lack of adequate public transport alternative to private car use
lack of retail amenities and services for people working in and around
the triangle
isolation and lack of secure pedestrian lighting for public transport
uses in and around the triangle.
On 30 May 2012 CPSU wrote to the NCA seeking an update on progress to date of
the Inter-Governmental Committee on Parking.
Read the letter here.
In July 2012 the NCA announced its plan to stop parking in the Parliamentary
Triangle. The CPSU is encouraging those who are concerned to get involved and
sign the our petition today. Sign the petition here.
CPSU driving for parking solutions The CPSU met with the NCA earlier this week to discuss the worsening parking situation in the Parliamentary Zone. The NCA has conceded that government policy has not kept pace with development in and around the precinct and the situation has reached the point of "critical dysfunction". [read more]CPSU takes parking petition to parliament Last week CPSU delegates from Parkes joined Deputy National President Alistair Waters to present a petition on parking and public transport in the Parliamentary Zone to the Member for Canberra, Gai Brodtmann. [read more]Over 2000 people sign the CPSU petition Over 2000 members of the public have signed a petition requesting the National Capital Authority (NCA) release its plan for parking and public transport in the Parliamentary Zone.
[read more]Let?s fix the Parliamentary parking and public transport problem CPSU members are increasingly frustrated by the lack of parking in the Parliamentary Zone. [read more]Parliamentary Triangle parking debacle continues The CPSU is concerned by the latest plan announced by the National Capital Authority (NCA) to stop parking in the Parliamentary Triangle.
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