I would like to ask the Greater Shepparton City Council candidates what their plans are to improve the parking situation for those of us who work in the CBD. Whether we are self-employed or staff, our work brings people into the CBD. Yet our parking needs are neglected.
Many of us work well into the evening and have safety concerns regarding walking to the few available free places on the fringe of the CBD or further. The multi-storey car park is expensive for daily use – and does not feel safe after dark.
One of the reasons people live in regional areas is for the ease of being able to park near where we work, shop and play. To have to pay through the nose for parking in insecure spots does not sit well. In Melbourne, frequent trains, trams and buses transport people to their cars. That is not available in Shepparton. We need free or low-cost parking for people working in the CBD.
Charlotte Brewer
Shepparton
