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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Council to decide on plans to stop on-street parking on Ely road
Plans to stop on-street parking on part of a city road have received more than 100 objections. Cambridgeshire County Council will discuss a proposal to paint double yellow lines in Lynn Road, traffic regulation order (TRO) was made by Orchards Green developer, Hopkins Homes, so it could create a pavement and City of Ely Council objected to the plans and said it would "not be suitable for this stretch of road" due to the loss of on-street parking for residents. However, the county council pointed out the developer had to deliver an off-site cycleway scheme on Lynn Road, from the junction with Egremont Street to King Edgar Close, to adhere to planning permission double yellow lines would enable this by preventing parking, allowing the pavement to be widened. East Cambridgeshire District Council shared support for the plans, said the Local Democracy Reporting were also 20 responses in support of the plans, which said the cycle lane would "benefit more people than existing on-street parking".The City of Ely Council said it expected to see a cycle route from the development to the city centre, but encouraged the district council and county council "to find an alternative route".An objection due to safety concerns was also raised by the charity Cycling said the shared-use path would cause "disquiet to all users" and would not guarantee an increase in safe was also backlash to the plans from 109 people, with the loss of on-street parking being their main council officers have recommended rejecting the application following a "significant" number of added that the loss of on-street parking would be "particularly significant" for people living between 46 and 76 Lynn Road, as there was no alternative off-street application will be considered by councillors on 28 July. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Irish Times
14-07-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Times
EV owners have their say: `After five years of EV ownership, we will switch back to petrol or diesel'
We asked our readers to tell us about their experiences of EV charging in Ireland. In particular, how do they charge their electric vehicles in built-up areas where EV owners might only have on-street parking? The callout followed an Irish Times repor t on an EV owner in Dublin 6 who was ordered to remove an unauthorised 'charging arm' by Dublin City Council . In their responses readers cited the difficulties they face charging their electric or hybrid car if they do not have off-street parking. Others reported that public charging points are over-subscribed, and they often have to wait to access these charging points at anti-social hours to ensure they will be available. These are some of the responses: 'We have an EV in Rathmines. We cannot convert our front garden into a driveway as our terrace is a protected structure. We have a wide footpath that a charge arm won't work with, so we haven't installed one. I contacted the council regarding a Kerbo charge gulley but they rebutted my request and referred me to section 13 of the Roads Act 1993, which prohibits any activity that creates hazards or obstruction on a public road (footpaths are considered public roads). Though Dublin Local Authority launched an electric vehicle charging strategy in 2022, which recommended the development of charging hubs in the short term at various points across the city, there are very few public charging points deployed to date. I have contacted local councillors and TDs but to no avail or support. Councils all over the UK have deployed footpath solutions such as kerb adjustment, charge gulleys and high-speed chargers for houses that have electric cars but no off-street parking. As far as I can see Irish authorities have made no effort to lead the way here and develop solutions. Surely it's not beyond a council engineer to develop typical details, an accompanying risk assessment and deploy a solution in a similar format to footpath dishing for driveways. On our street there is a cast-iron rainwater gulley and a water meter in the footpath outside every house but for some reason we can't get a gulley for EV charging. We charge our car at SuperValu in Kimmage but often have to wait for ages as it is very congested with taxis that park there. I think it would make sense to have some level of differentiation between private and commercial users, eg dedicated taxi-charger stations. READ MORE John Whelan Co Dublin There is a complete lack of charging infrastructure within Ireland. I have owned an electric car for five years now and will be switching back to petrol or diesel. The entire EV scheme is doomed to failure in Ireland. There are insufficient charging ports for all small areas. In addition, all new housing has been built with 0.5 parking spots, which means that those who move there may not have the opportunity to park their car to charge it. The demand for cars will not reduce because the transport infrastructure is insufficient. Those cars will not be electric because the electric charging infrastructure is appalling. One particularly annoying circumstance is when you arrive at a charging destination where there is no fast charger, and have to wait for the person to finish and disconnect, which adds hours to a journey. Often the only available chargers are the slower 22kW ones, which means my car takes 6-8 hours to charge. Dublin resident (Name withheld but verified by The Irish Times) We installed a device at the back door of the house and we have a 'garage' entrance replacing a door. We did not seek planning for changing the door to a pull-down garage-type door. My lawyer (ie me) advised me that it was exempt. DCC has done very little on EV charging, and it continues to charge for on-street parking while charging. I have zero reliability on any public EV devices. We hire a car when travelling out of 40km radius. Greg Allen, Co Dublin I live in Dublin 8, with on-street parking and an EV. I charge my car using the public charging stations and they are so busy that we often have to charge the car at 11pm. If I'm lucky I might get a charging spot in work once a week if I get there before 7am. When you have on-street parking you are not eligible for a grant to install a home charger, which seems like a real policy gap. Some people near us have installed chargers and use a mat to run the cable over the pavement when charging, which I think is entirely reasonable but which some neighbours complain about. It's not easy to charge an EV in a city location. Ironically, EVs are really well suited to city driving. I cycle where I can, but a car is handy for groceries or for getting the kids to soccer practice on time after work. Aisling Kelly Co Dublin [ Germany might have solved Ireland's urban EV charging problem Opens in new window ] My wife and I each have plug-in hybrid cars but often find that the latest ESB high-power chargers are out of service. This week alone I found the chargers at Carnmore and Charlestown were out of service. When I call the ESB E-cars helpline I am made to wait ages to get through to a human, before being told that they can't help me. Even worse, sometimes the helpline number on the charger is out of date. Dermott Crombie Co Galway
CTV News
29-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
City to examine potential fee for homes with a certain number of vehicles
Should residents of a home with a certain number of vehicles have to pay a fee to help address issues around the demand for on-street parking in Windsor? Ward 8 Councillor Gary Kaschak said he's dealing with four issues around on-street parking in his ward. During Monday's council meeting, he delivered a petition from residents on Rose Court between Jos. St. Louis Avenue and Clemenceau Boulevard who are upset over limited on-street parking. Kaschak told the council they are seeing more and more cases of homes with eight to 12 people living in a single residence, with each person having their own vehicle, and in some cases parking commercial vehicles on city streets, which is putting a strain on the on-street parking system. 'They're working, have a company, or are self-employed and parking commercial vehicles on the street, taking up potential residential parking spots as well,' he said. 'We want people to work, and we want self-employment, but should all those vehicles be parked on residential streets as well.' He asked administration to look at options to alleviate the problem and the potential for a city bylaw for a maximum of four to six vehicles per residence, and anything above that would be subject to a yearly fee to be paid or added to their property tax bill. Kaschak said he just wants to see options to address the problem. 'Where the people can park their vehicles, the people who live in front of those homes or nearby, but also people with a lot of residents in their home, they may have to pay an extra fee moving forward to accommodate their vehicles and to be good neighbours as well,' he said. A report is expected to come back to a future meeting of city council. - Written by Rusty Thomson/AM800 News.
