Parking Strategy

Parking uses up a huge amount of space in our cities. How it is supplied, priced and managed affects access to businesses and destinations, development patterns, travel choices and the quality of streets and public spaces.

We help councils and other organisations manage parking in ways that respond to demand while supporting wider transport, land-use and urban outcomes.

Effective parking management is about more than providing spaces. It requires understanding where and when parking is needed, how different users value it, and how parking interacts with public transport, walking, cycling, development and the wider street network.

For more than two decades, MRCagney has helped councils across Aotearoa New Zealand develop parking strategies, policies and management plans. This has included presenting to councilors, council staff and local businesses on the importance of strong parking management. Our work has included pioneering analysis of minimum parking requirements and supporting the shift toward more flexible, demand-responsive approaches to parking.

Our approach focuses on using existing parking efficiently before creating additional supply. Depending on the context, this can involve pricing, time restrictions, permits, enforcement, monitoring and changes to how public and private parking is managed.

Our parking work brings together transport planning, economics, urban strategy and data analysis. This allows us to move from long-term policy and strategy through to detailed analysis, management plans and implementation advice.

Key areas

• Parking strategies and policy
• Parking management plans
• Workshops and public speaking
• Parking demand and occupancy analysis
• Parking pricing and regulation
• Parking requirements and development policy
• Parking data analysis
• Economic and policy evaluation