Parking headaches at Lord Lansdowne

A few parents have raised this over the school year - the fact that there is no official, authorised drop-off parking (or any parking!) for Lord Lansdowne meaning some parents are risking - and sometimes getting - ticketed on a regular basis. I thought I would write a quick post to address this.

Firstly, this is something that has been raised by both Da Vinci and Lord Lansdowne school councils and the city have been involved and consulted with to draw up an appropriate parking zone. Issues that complicate this include the need to provide adequate bus parking in front of the school and possible opposition from Robert Street residents. The city did draw up a plan but had made an error on it which was upsetting to the local residents and, either way, had to be corrected before the plan could be brought to the next level of approval. In short, a re-organisation of the parking is in progress but this could be a slow process.

At a meeting with the superintendent,  Louie Papathanasakis, last week, he mentioned that he was going to call someone with the city in order to reduce the vigilance with which the parking is enforced. However, if a resident complains, the police will still have to respond.

Making your voices heard by contacting Joe Cressy about the issue is probably the most helpful thing to be done at the moment.