Free parking boost for New Addington
"EXCITING" plans have been put in place to attract more visitors and extra business to New Addington.
An idea, which was last week put forward to make parking free in Central Parade at certain times, has been hailed as "wonderful news" for the estate.
-
The New Addington market, held every Tuesday and Friday
In the next couple of weeks, the pilot scheme will start to make it free to park in the two car parks on Central Parade and the one outside the ACA for the first half hour whenever the market is on, which is Tuesday and Friday weekly.
New Addington councillor Tony Pearson said: "It really is wonderful news.
"All too often in the past the area has been forgotten about, with little or no money pledged to better the area, but it seems to be changing now.
"This move will hopefully better the viability of the market and increase footfall into the area.
"As well as offering the free half hour, we are also going to be lowering the cost for an hour of parking from 70p to 50p on all the other days."
Other changes for the area include extending the raised platform which is currently outside Iceland, which will make the crossing area safer for residents.
"The money to make this happen will be coming out of the Outer London Fund, and we will spend some of the money that Boris Johnson granted us to make that happen.
"We asked residents how they thought the money would be well spent in the area, and this was one of the ideas. Raising more of the road surface will mean people crossing the road will have a clearer view of when it is safe to cross.
"We are hoping this will be done in the next couple of months although no set date is set for this work yet."
And when the new parking charges come into force, the market will be given a new home.
Councillor Pearson said: "We trialled an idea around Christmas time to put the market on the slip road in front of the shops rather than in the car park and it worked really well, so that is going to be permanent now too.
"It is good to see New Addington getting changes and hopefully when the village green business is out of the way we can look at other regeneration plans."
39 Comments
View all
by CuppaTeaPlz
Monday, March 05 2012, 1:04PM
“Don't take so seriously, lighten up. This is just a comment page, not life itself.”
by tbabygib
Friday, March 02 2012, 2:46AM
“Remember this "Cuppa" from 2011? Quote:- "Oops tbabygib looks like someones been following you on
here, you got yourself a stalker luv lol" ?????????.
One Day This week I got myself another, And Guess Who His Followers Are?????
Yes, "You" and "2000"...!
Now thats a suprise !!!!!!!! Not.
Question... .
Do You Consider yourself a Stalker luv, lol,...???????????”
by nicecityboy
Tuesday, February 28 2012, 11:15AM
“I live in the London borough of Croydon.
Now what difference has that made?”
by CuppaTeaPlz
Tuesday, February 28 2012, 11:12AM
“It would be a more level playing field nicecityboy and CupaTeaPlz , if you could identify the general area of the Borough you live in.
Croydon, there you go, now you know. :)”
by Krystal333
Monday, February 27 2012, 9:27PM
“@nicecityboy - try reading my post again CAREFULLY. I did not ask you to reveal where you live, I questioned WHY you were reluctant to disclose your location. As per Cupa you do not see why a level playing field is more conducive to open debate then.
You may also wish to re-read your seemingly many postings on New Addington and it's inhabitants - think you'll find you have always been eager to malign and deride wholesale.”
by tbabygib
Monday, February 27 2012, 7:48PM
“djerbel2, He No can do. You are a man, And he is a boy.!
Wouldn't want to be in his family with his horrible put downs.
Still some get used to it after a time.
He said he wasn't talking to me anymore, Yes great !
And doesn't think much of the rest of you.!
What more is, to be said?
The BIG, BAD, WEIGHT THROWING "TBABYGIB "
Has Spoken.!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. :)”
by djerbel2
Monday, February 27 2012, 7:16PM
“oh having ago at women now are we nicecityboy try me i live at the end of biggin hill valley tatsfield end. your a serial bloody moaner no wonder your constantly red arrowed.”
by CuppaTeaPlz
Monday, February 27 2012, 6:59PM
“Agree nicecityboy, and its people highlighting the problems that gets things done. Right?”
by nicecityboy
Monday, February 27 2012, 6:50PM
“Krystal333 no I will not tell you where I am from, it's irrelevant plus quite simply none of your business. Nobody is putting down individual people, rather the area in general from what I can see.
If all the crimes and nasty things weren't going on around that area we would not keep reading about them in the paper. Trying to defend the area by attacking anyone who dares to mention the two dreaded words (N*** A********) will not make the truth go away!”
by CuppaTeaPlz
Sunday, February 26 2012, 8:55PM
“Because quiet simply, my whereabouts are irrelevant. Its about my opinion nothing else.”