Written submission for consideration at the Executive meeting on Tuesday, 7 October 2024

Agenda item 12 – Park and Ride: Site Improvements and New Bus Service Contract

When the University related parking problems were moved from Badger Hill over to Osbaldwick and Murton by City of York Council creating an entirely predictable problem in areas closest to Hull Rd whereby students and University staff can dump cars all day or even for days on end one solution suggested was to encourage parking on the Park and Ride site at Grimston Bar.

It was raised in response that this was not practical because nighttime parking was not permitted, therefore it is disappointing to see that Grimston Bar is not to have 24hour parking like two of the other Park and Ride sites.

Why is this?

A solution exists to a problem CYC have expressly created and yet it is not being pursued.

Clearly there is an aim within CYC to create as much chaos as possible on residential streets in Osbaldwick and Murton to further the promotion of resident’s parking schemes (Respark) - little more than another parking tax.

There are other ongoing parking issues in Osbaldwick most created like this problem by CYC that certainly support the view that all this chaos is being encouraged to support the imposition of Respark.

I will happily have Executive contradict me though on these thoughts and instruct the responsible Transport staffers to make Grimston Bar Park and Ride 24 hour parking as soon as possible which could take away the University related parking off council taxpaying resident’s streets in Osbaldwick and Murton.

I look forward to Executive’s deliberations on this matter as I am sure residents who have had to put up with the parking problem CYC created in this area will also.

Councillor Mark Warters