PARKING AT ANGLE MEANS LOST SPACE

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6863, 19 March 1929, Page 7

PARKING AT ANGLE MEANS LOST SPACE

FIFTY PER CENT OF AREA. The question of motor car parking was again before tho Palmerston. North Borough council last evening, when the traffic inspector (Mr. P. G. Patton) reported that after lining out the stand (on an angle) opposite the Opera house, he found that they were going to loso parking space for 27 cars. When cars were parked at right angles, this stand held 93 cars, but after allowing each car the same distance on the angle he could only get room for 66. “I am waiting further instructions beforo proceeding with more parking linos, so as to ascertain whether making parking easier or losing parking space will be tho best proposition for the majority," added Mr. Patton. “To my mind, this alone should be sufficient to drop tho question of parking headin, for with this method a greater angle would bo required, thereby losing valuable space." The transit committee recommended the council to revert to the old method of allowing cars to park on stands at right angles, in order to make use of all available space. To this the council agreed. A request from the Manawatu A und P. association that cars bo allowed to park nosc-in was held over. “The traffic manager is only giving his opinion against that of 95 per cent of the motorists of Palmerston North." commented Cr. Eliott, when referring to tho remarks of Mr. Patton. Cr. Hodgens stated that no motion was brought down regarding nose-in parking, in view of tho fact that deputations were coming to the council cu the matter.