Pavement parking tackled in Bletchley.
Selfish car parkers are being met with a barrage of halting measures, following a tie-up between Milton Keynes City Council and Bletchley’s local businesses and residents.
The council has been actively engaging with locals to address illegal parking issues on Queensway through its community-led regeneration of the historic town centre.
The council is in the process of preparing large-scale improvement works in the town centre, starting over the summer, and will install large planters along Queensway at the end of this month, as part of a number of measures it has been taking to tackle illegal parking in the town.
Other measures include increasing the number of penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued to fine illegal parking with higher levels of enforcement patrols. In the past six months, almost half of all PCNs issued in the town by Civil Enforcement Officers, have been issued to cars parking illegally on Queensway.
The planters will remain in place until major improvement works begin in the summer that will see improvements to public areas, better parking and improved landscaping.
“Labour is committed to improving Bletchley’s public spaces and ensuring that local people can enjoy a safer town centre and continue to work with the community to crack-down on issues that are important to them,” said Cllr Akash Nayee, Cabinet Member for Public Realm.
“Illegal parking on pavements in most cases can only be dealt with by the police. However, since August, nearly 500 penalty charge notices have been issued by the council on Queensway alone. This work has been in the works for a while and remains on-going as part of a long-term solution to address illegal parking in Queensway head-on.
“However, we have a very clear message to those that park badly in Bletchley – we want you to park properly, or we will fine you if you do not stop.”
