Council launches parking survey
Midlothian Council wants to hear your views on parking.
Fair and equal
What people tell the council will help make sure access to available spaces is fair and equal.
Please share your opinions
Launching the consultation today (Monday 10 February), Cabinet Member with responsibility for transport, Councillor Colin Cassidy said: “We know parking is an issue most of us have strong opinions on so please share them with us.
Refreshing our parking strategy
“A lot has happened since our current parking strategy was first published back in 2017, from the council introducing traffic wardens and issuing fines to banning pavement parking.
How easy is it to get parked?
“We want to know if parking has improved since then, how easy it is to park in your area, what your parking priorities are – do you choose a space based on proximity to your destination or are you more concerned about the state of the car park, for example?
Get involved
“What you tell us will help inform an updated parking strategy to make sure access to available parking is fair and equal.”
Costs involved
The council currently loses around £90,000 annually providing parking services. It also estimates a further £265,000 of work is needed to resurface council car parks, refresh road markings and add lighting over the next few years.
New ways of working
Cllr Cassidy added: “To continue to deliver parking we need to find a way to pay for all this. One of the ways this could be achieved is by introducing Pay and Display at more council car parks and some on-street parking. Generating income would allow the council to make repairs to existing car parks and continue to maintain the car parks in our care. How would local people feel about this? We need them to tell us by filling in the survey.”
Go online
The survey is available online until 23 March.
Other ways to give your views
Come along to one of two public events:
- 25 February between 3pm and 7pm at Lasswade Library, 19 Eskdale Drive, Bonnyrigg, EH19 2LA
- 6 March, 2.30pm to 6.30pm at Dalkeith Library, 2 White Hart Street, Dalkeith, EH22 1AE
Printed copies will be available at Dalkeith and Lasswade libraries. Or call 0131 2977019 to fill in the survey over the telephone.