Don't think it won't happen? Have you parked at a hospital in the last few years?lol . we have plastic for cars - credit card or etag . AFIK you cannot find parking spot at a hospital. even if you wait for a spot.
I think it's a brilliant idea. If true.Hear, hear!
I believe commuter parking should be free. For commuters. For other people looking for free parking, they should be charged to park in the commuter lots, because that parking is provided for train passengers! Why not tap your Opal to get in and tap to get out again - if you've paid to travel on public transport between entering and leaving the carpark, no charge. If you've parked there to (say) avoid paying for Westfield parking, then you should be charged for it.
Why should the NSW Government spend millions on building carparks for people who are not using the service?
Hear, hear!Depends on the location, I suppose. Cost wouldn't be the only motivator to use the bus, I'd argue that it's convenience. If there's a decent level of service house-station and station-house when the commuter wants to travel, they'd likely make the switch. I typically drive to Wollstonecraft when heading into town on a weekend, because the buses to/from Chatswood are not convenient enough (often waiting up to 30 minutes for a bus, last bus at 9pm etc).
But I would argue that the parking should be subject to a nominal fee; a cost just slightly more than the feeder buses (where appropriate) to encourage use of the bus rather than the station carpark.
But fundamentally, the core sentiment is absolutely on point, Raichase — the commuter carparks are there for commuters, and on top of that they keep cars out of the City.
Why should the NSW Government spend millions on building carparks for people who are not using the service?
Depends on the location, I suppose. Cost wouldn't be the only motivator to use the bus, I'd argue that it's convenience. If there's a decent level of service house-station and station-house when the commuter wants to travel, they'd likely make the switch. I typically drive to Wollstonecraft when heading into town on a weekend, because the buses to/from Chatswood are not convenient enough (often waiting up to 30 minutes for a bus, last bus at 9pm etc).Certainly each case will have to be looked at and subject to some sort of semi-standard solution; that's what the bureaucracy is supposed to do.
Regarding commuter car park fees, would this be uniform across Sydney trains and even NSW trains or just particular spots? There is a problem since paper tickets have not been eradicated just yet but maybe it could be an extra incentive for people to switch to opal? As for shoppers, customers pay for a ticket that has similar value to entering their local shopping complex car park, as earlier suggested by Raichase.The OP has provided no reports, no press releases, no links, no additional information or no further comment to provide any details of what's being considered, or even basic evidence that any consideration is actually going on (I certainly hope, and I suspect that this is the case, some consideration will be given to it, but I've never seen any formal announcements).
Would the feeder buses run 24/7 about every 10-15 minutes or have a more specific timetable? Keep in mind some people don't go directly home after getting off in PM peak, they might go out for dinner, head to the supermarket etc first. Excuse the switch in public transport mode for a minute, I also drive my car often to a major bus stop where my buses run more frequently on weekdays. If I left the car at home frequency is about 20-30 minutes where as if I drive up the road or to the next suburb buses run about every 10 minutes.
Now accepting kudos.pass - too much big brother. linking your car rego to your opal card. may as well change your drivers lic to a RF id card linked to you bank account and skip the opal card.
Card anything is history before it has been rolled out.no - remove/change the card and charge like hell is the current topic. expanding the opal card to commuter car parks only benefits the card/machine maker. and the fines will only cover the costs of enforcing the policy.
I think it's a brilliant idea. If true.
I believe commuter parking should be free. For commuters. For other people looking for free parking, they should be charged to park in the commuter lots, because that parking is provided for train passengers! Why not tap your Opal to get in and tap to get out again - if you've paid to travel on public transport between entering and leaving the carpark, no charge. If you've parked there to (say) avoid paying for Westfield parking, then you should be charged for it.
Why should the NSW Government spend millions on building carparks for people who are not using the service?
So Sydney should be able to do similarno chance - we only have a few multi level parking stations that can be converted to pay parking. the rest are standard open space / street parking type options.
I'm not at liberty to reveal my source as yet. But I can assure you the stakeholders are already in negotiations. So how will it work?That sounds exactly the same as what they are doing in Perth now.
Enter a multi story carpark and tag in and out at a boom gate.
As for street parking, simply tag on and off at poles located every few metres.
Failure to tag on or off results in a fine. As it stands it will currently only be implemented for registered Opal users that have listed vehicle registration plates.
How will it be policed? A ranger or operator drives around with multiple cameras mounted on the vehicle reading number plates. This information is then fed into a live database to detect not payers.
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