For years now, the SNP administration on the city council have
ignored the needs of local taxpayers living in parts of the city’s West End
closest to the University and the city centre.
Instead,
they have put the interest of commuters who park for free and clog up
residential streets and local unrestricted car parks in the West End, above
that of their own citizens.
This is one of
the most frequent and highly charged complaints that local people, residents
and businesses, raise with me as a local councillor. It is now time to redress
the balance and that is why I am demanding that this issue is taken seriously
by the administration and steps are taken to resolve the problem as soon as
possible.
I
know that we have looked at a residents' parking scheme, but the one-size fits
all approach was not the answer and neither was the cost. I think that the
council should look at the possibility of different solutions in different
streets. We must also address our reliance on the car.
I want to hear from local people about what they think could be done to help solve some of the problems which parking causes in the West End.
