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Greenlane Residential Paid Parking Zone (RPPZ)

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About the project

The Greenlane Residential Paid Parking Zone project aims to improve parking availability for residents, hospital staff and visitors on Claude Road, Emerald Street, Gardner Road and Crescent Road.

In September 2023, Auckland Transport conducted a parking review in the residential area surrounding the Greenlane Clinical Centre.

The study highlighted limited parking opportunities for both residents, hospital staff, customers and visitors to the area. On average, 87% of parking spaces were occupied during peak times, and in some areas, this reached 99% occupancy.

Through this review, we learned that the area needs a more flexible parking management approach to handle the high demand.


What we are proposing

Proposal area

To help manage the high demand for parking in Greenlane, AT is proposing to implement a Residential Paid Parking Zone (RPPZ) on Claude Road, Emerald Street, Gardner Road and Crescent Road. Eligible residents and businesses can apply for a resident parking permit to exempt them from parking restriction within this zone.

This means we are removing the existing P120 time limit and replacing it with a new paid parking system.

• Paid parking would be $1 per hour for the first two hours, then $2 per hour after the first two hours.

• Paid parking would apply from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

We will also monitor parking on grass berms in the parking zone and install "No Stopping Off Roadway" signs, if necessary. These signs will be a reminder not to park on the grass berms.


Why are we proposing it?

  • Paid parking without time limits helps with demand and is a flexible way to manage parking.
  • It works well in areas with high parking demand and limited parking spaces, such as Grafton around Auckland Hospital and Parnell.
  • Time restrictions don’t work as people regularly overstay, and risk being issued a parking ticket. On average, 87% of parking spaces on the streets around the hospital were occupied during peak times, and in some areas, this reached 99% occupancy. Our study found that the current P120 parking restrictions are ineffective in managing parking, as evidenced by 90% of parking infringements being issued for overstaying the time limits. Moreover, the average length of stay within the P120 time restriction was around five hours.
  • We anticipate population growth in Greenlane in the coming years, so we need to have a flexible parking management plan in place.
  • Encourages motorists to consider other options such as public transport, carpooling, cycling or walking.
  • Our aim is to have 85% of parking spaces occupied at peak times, so roughly one in seven parking spaces would be available. This is consistent with AT’s strategy for managing on-street parking.


Benefits of this proposal

Residential Paid Parking Zone:

  • Parking availability: it improves parking availability for residents, hospital staff, visitors and customers.
  • Flexible parking: there is no time restriction on parking. It provides greater flexibility in the length of stay for visitors and customers to the area.
  • Promotes alternative transport: it encourages ride-sharing and the use of different modes of transport to the area.
  • Reduces congestion: from people driving around the area in search of parking.


The "No Stopping Off Roadway" sign:

  • improves safety and access for pedestrians.
  • ensures the grass and underground utilities are protected.


Resident Parking Permits and Coupons

Eligible residents and businesses can apply for a parking permit that exempts them from the restrictions within this zone. Furthermore, each eligible residential property in the Residential Paid Parking Zone is entitled to 50 free parking coupons per year cycle.

The AT Park app for iPhone and Android smartphones can be used to pay for parking.

For more information about a resident parking permit and coupons, click on the "Important Links" tab on the right-hand side of this webpage.


What we want your feedback on

We would like to hear your feedback to refine our proposal on the following points.

1. From your perspective, does the paid parking proposal cover the busiest times of the day?

2. Would you support extending the operational days of the proposed RPPZ to include weekends?

3. Do you think the parking rate would be effective to improve parking availability in this area? $1 per hour (first two hours) $2 per hour (subsequent hours)


How you can have your say

For any queries, please email ATengagement@at.govt.nz or call us on 09 355 3553

What happens next

We’ll carefully consider all the feedback we receive, and then decide the best way to move forward.

We’ll post the outcome of this proposal and a summary of community feedback on our website. We can also email you the proposal outcome as soon as it’s ready – just give us your email address when you call us or fill in the survey on the website.

About the project

The Greenlane Residential Paid Parking Zone project aims to improve parking availability for residents, hospital staff and visitors on Claude Road, Emerald Street, Gardner Road and Crescent Road.

In September 2023, Auckland Transport conducted a parking review in the residential area surrounding the Greenlane Clinical Centre.

The study highlighted limited parking opportunities for both residents, hospital staff, customers and visitors to the area. On average, 87% of parking spaces were occupied during peak times, and in some areas, this reached 99% occupancy.

Through this review, we learned that the area needs a more flexible parking management approach to handle the high demand.


What we are proposing

Proposal area

To help manage the high demand for parking in Greenlane, AT is proposing to implement a Residential Paid Parking Zone (RPPZ) on Claude Road, Emerald Street, Gardner Road and Crescent Road. Eligible residents and businesses can apply for a resident parking permit to exempt them from parking restriction within this zone.

This means we are removing the existing P120 time limit and replacing it with a new paid parking system.

• Paid parking would be $1 per hour for the first two hours, then $2 per hour after the first two hours.

• Paid parking would apply from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

We will also monitor parking on grass berms in the parking zone and install "No Stopping Off Roadway" signs, if necessary. These signs will be a reminder not to park on the grass berms.


Why are we proposing it?

  • Paid parking without time limits helps with demand and is a flexible way to manage parking.
  • It works well in areas with high parking demand and limited parking spaces, such as Grafton around Auckland Hospital and Parnell.
  • Time restrictions don’t work as people regularly overstay, and risk being issued a parking ticket. On average, 87% of parking spaces on the streets around the hospital were occupied during peak times, and in some areas, this reached 99% occupancy. Our study found that the current P120 parking restrictions are ineffective in managing parking, as evidenced by 90% of parking infringements being issued for overstaying the time limits. Moreover, the average length of stay within the P120 time restriction was around five hours.
  • We anticipate population growth in Greenlane in the coming years, so we need to have a flexible parking management plan in place.
  • Encourages motorists to consider other options such as public transport, carpooling, cycling or walking.
  • Our aim is to have 85% of parking spaces occupied at peak times, so roughly one in seven parking spaces would be available. This is consistent with AT’s strategy for managing on-street parking.


Benefits of this proposal

Residential Paid Parking Zone:

  • Parking availability: it improves parking availability for residents, hospital staff, visitors and customers.
  • Flexible parking: there is no time restriction on parking. It provides greater flexibility in the length of stay for visitors and customers to the area.
  • Promotes alternative transport: it encourages ride-sharing and the use of different modes of transport to the area.
  • Reduces congestion: from people driving around the area in search of parking.


The "No Stopping Off Roadway" sign:

  • improves safety and access for pedestrians.
  • ensures the grass and underground utilities are protected.


Resident Parking Permits and Coupons

Eligible residents and businesses can apply for a parking permit that exempts them from the restrictions within this zone. Furthermore, each eligible residential property in the Residential Paid Parking Zone is entitled to 50 free parking coupons per year cycle.

The AT Park app for iPhone and Android smartphones can be used to pay for parking.

For more information about a resident parking permit and coupons, click on the "Important Links" tab on the right-hand side of this webpage.


What we want your feedback on

We would like to hear your feedback to refine our proposal on the following points.

1. From your perspective, does the paid parking proposal cover the busiest times of the day?

2. Would you support extending the operational days of the proposed RPPZ to include weekends?

3. Do you think the parking rate would be effective to improve parking availability in this area? $1 per hour (first two hours) $2 per hour (subsequent hours)


How you can have your say

For any queries, please email ATengagement@at.govt.nz or call us on 09 355 3553

What happens next

We’ll carefully consider all the feedback we receive, and then decide the best way to move forward.

We’ll post the outcome of this proposal and a summary of community feedback on our website. We can also email you the proposal outcome as soon as it’s ready – just give us your email address when you call us or fill in the survey on the website.

Page last updated: 14 May 2024, 04:41 PM