RESOLVED: That
1)
Officers are instructed to take forward the park and
ride study and the Maidstone Town Centre Parking Strategy
concurrently with the agreed bus interchange study, taking into
account the following areas requested by the Committee:
·
Consideration of the expansion as well as
consolidation of car parks
·
An expansion of electric vehicle charging
points
·
The introduction of charging for polluting
vehicles
·
Bus and rail interchanges
·
The impact of the closure of the Sittingbourne Road
Park and Ride Site
·
Removal of any reference of considering car parks as
development sites
·
The review needs to acknowledge that not all car
parks are under the Council’s control
·
An up to date survey of car park usage
2)
An all member workshop be held to review the
evidence gathered and the initial findings of the strategies before
a final report is taken to this Committee
