Sarah Connolly
The University of Otago's move from a St Andrew St car
park to the Forsyth Barr Stadium has opened about 200 extra
parks near central Dunedin.
The Dunedin City Council has announced that from next Monday,
the St Andrew St off-street car park will operate as a "first
come, first served" $3 a day parking area, with space for up
to 300 cars.
The flat rate of $3 a day would apply regardless of how long
the parking space was occupied, council transportation
planning manager Sarah Connolly said.
It was hoped the extra parking would ease the pressure in the
campus area, and in the nearby industrial area, much of which
was used by commuters, meaning little room for people
visiting businesses there, she said.
Businesses in both areas had been complaining about the
issue.
The St Andrew St car park was in the news recently, after the
council dropped the price from $5 to $3, a change that
increased occupancy from 20% to 85%, and revenue from $314 a
week to $807 a week.
There were about 120 spaces at the car park, the rest leased
by the university for its park-and-ride scheme, where staff
could park, then take a free shuttle bus to and from the
medical precinct, College of Education and central campus on
weekdays.
Ms Connolly said the university had shifted that service to
the stadium car park.
A Dunedin Venues Management Ltd spokeswoman confirmed that
situation yesterday, and said it would not affect parking at
the stadium, as it would not be used on days when events were
held.
The St Andrew St car park is located by the rail crossing at
St Andrew St.
Access for vehicles travelling from the city would be off St
Andrew St, but Ms Connolly stressed vehicles travelling west
from Portsmouth Dr should take the Ward St exit from the
roundabout on Thomas Burns St to an entrance at the northern
end of Ward St.
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