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Townsville Parking Expansion

TCC Statement regarding parking expansion pause – 10 October 2024

Expanded paid parking across Townsville is on hold after councillors voted in a Special Meeting to pause the roll out of new paid parking meters.

The additional paid parking locations of Palmer St, Fulham Road Medical Precinct and The Strand, including Gregory and Mitchell streets, were included in Townsville City Council's 2024/25 budget and operational plan which was adopted earlier this year.

Additional parking meters were purchased after the budget was adopted and were planned to be introduced in 2025 to balance the needs of businesses, residents and workers while offsetting the cost of maintaining key community assets such as The Strand.

Councillors voted unanimously to halt the paid parking expansion effective immediately and to not proceed until Council is provided with sufficient evidence that there is a need and or want from the community for paid parking.

Goal	1. A city that connects you to what you need at the time you choose.
Strategic Purpose	The expansion of paid parking across Townsville will improve the turnover of parking bays and increase visitor numbers, encouraging a steady turnover of traffic, making it easier for visitors and customers to find parking spaces.
Status	Paused

Overview

Townsville City Council has decided to pause its plans to expand paid parking throughout the city.

While considering the paid parking expansion, residents and businesses in the Fulham Road Medical Precinct provided valuable feedback, expressing a strong preference for implementing 4P-regulated parking.

The introduction of no-charge-incurred regulated 4P parking within the Fulham Road medical precinct aims to balance the needs of businesses, residents and workers while maintaining core services and community connectivity.

Regulated 4P parking within this location will improve the turnover of parking bays and increase visitor numbers. This will encourage steady traffic turnover, make it easier for visitors and customers to find parking spots, and help increase foot traffic for local businesses in the Fulham Road Medical Precinct.

Although regulated parking has been introduced in this new area, there is still non-regulated and paid parking nearby. This provides a choice between regulated 4P parking spaces or alternative parking options within a short walk.

Council has announced that the 4P-regulated parking in the Fulham Road Medical Precinct will come into effect on Monday 3 March 2025.