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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 21 JULY 2018
Issue No: 204
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Accessibility improved in the CBD Increased parking options for disability permit holders have been welcomed by people from across the region with mobility issues.
Wagga Wagga City Council recently completed work on an additional six mobility car parking spaces in Baylis, Fitzmaurice, Thompson and Peter streets. Volunteer driver for Junee Community Transport Barbara Smith brings Junee residents to Wagga several times a week for their appointments or medical treatment. She said the mobility car spaces make the drop offs easier and safer for the drivers and their clients. “The lay-back ramps are so helpful when getting wheelchair-bound clients into and out of the car; I just don’t have to worry about the gutter,” she said. “And the longer car spaces are great for the bus as we have more room to operate the bus ramp safely.” The six spaces recently installed are the first of the 12 planned to increase mobility parking spaces in Wagga Wagga’s CBD. The additional six will be completed in 2018/19. When all stages are complete there will be a total of 27 disabled parking spaces in 20 locations across the CBD. Increasing accessible parking in the city centre is one of a number of actions identified in Council’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) 2017-2021. In Wagga’s Local Government Area, 18.2 per cent of the population are living with a disability and 9.4 per cent of the population are carers for persons with a disability. You can read the Disability Inclusion Action Plan at wagga.nsw.gov.au/diap. HELPING HAND: Junee Community Transport Driver Barbara Smith (right) assists Beryl Ford out of the car and up the lay-back ramp installed at the new mobility car space in Thompson Street. Council staff have recently installined six new mobility parking spaces across the CBD (pictured below).
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MORE PARKING OPTIONS FOR DISABILITY PERMIT HOLDERS Along with increased mobility parking spaces in Wagga Wagga, disability parking permit holders are entitled to special parking concessions at all on-street and Counciloperated car parks. Permit holders can park in time limited car spaces for longer. If the parking area is limited to: • More than 30 minutes – the vehicle can park for an unlimited time • 30 minutes – the vehicle can park for up to two hours
• Less than 30 minutes – the vehicle can park for a maximum of 30 minutes In areas signposted as ‘No Parking’, a vehicle can stop for no longer than five minutes to drop off or pick up passengers or goods. The driver must remain within three metres of the vehicle. (NSW Government regulations for vehicles displaying a disability parking permit when the vehicle is used to transport the permit holder)
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