Free parking coming to Peterborough city centre
It starts at four car parks in August
A date has been confirmed for the start of free parking in Peterborough city centre.
Subject to approval by Peterborough City Council’s Cabinet, the first day of free parking in four council-owned car parks will be Monday, August 3.
These four locations will be:
Bishops Road Car Haven Riverside Pleasure Fair Meadow Parking at the above locations will be free, after 3pm.
The scheme was pledged by Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Paul Bristow in his manifesto. The Mayor committed £1.5 million in his budget to bring free parking to both Peterborough and Huntingdonshire.
“I said I would bring free parking and it’s happening this summer,” Mayor Bristow said, adding: “I made this pledge because I believe our city centre needs a lift.”
The chief aim of the free parking scheme, which will be run on a time-limited trial, is to bring in more footfall to support local businesses, and increase the health and vibrancy of the evening economy.
“Free parking after 3pm means more people choosing to come into the city for an evening out, to shop, to eat and to support the businesses that make Peterborough worth visiting,” the Mayor said.
Leader of Peterborough City Council, Councillor Shabina Qayyum, welcomed the scheme. She said: “Subject to Cabinet approval in July, it is great that the free parking will be in place from 3 August in time for people to enjoy what our city has to offer during the school summer holidays,” she said.
“The free parking… will only help to encourage more people to visit our city centre which of course we welcome. “
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) is also working on a free parking scheme in Huntingdonshire.