Everton stadium parking restrictions reintroduced.
Moving house is always a complicated process. You must pack up your belongings, move all of your treasured memories to your new home, and settle in.
Then there’s the small matter of finding a parking space. It’s unusual; you’re used to your regular spot.
Everton has been in this situation since leaving Goodison Park after 133 years in May, as they prepare to call the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Regent Road home for the next few decades.
The men’s first team will play their first official match against AS Roma next weekend, and the stadium will be filled to capacity.
With this, approximately 52,000 fans will make their way to the stadium using any means necessary. While some matchday traditions will change, many fans will continue to drive to watch the Blues.
However, a number of changes to the contentious parking scheme surrounding the footprint of Bramley-Moore Dock have been reinstated after being halted earlier this year.
The parking zone was halted after businesses and residents expressed concerns about the scheme’s impact.
To comply with an Experimental Traffic Order (ETRO), more than 4,000 residents and 3,000 businesses were asked to apply for parking permits.
The ETRO will be operational for an initial 18 months.
Non-event day parking
After consulting with representatives from those who live and work near the Hill Dickinson Stadium footprint, the city council confirmed that the parking zone will be changed in time for the final test event next month.
This includes implementing non-event day parking restrictions and increasing waiting times to up to four hours when Everton is not playing.
Event day restrictions will remain in place on Esk Street, Juniper Street, and Blackstone Street, requiring drivers to leave within two hours.
Permit parking will be required on Walter Street, Ten Streets, and Love Lane because they have been designated as business locations. On non-event days, parking for up to four hours is permitted.
Some business owners expressed concern that the original measures would lead to closures, prompting dozens to protest at Blackstock Market in March and urge the council to reconsider.
Following consultation during the scheme’s pause, the city council announced that additional parking bays will be added to support businesses and community venues.
Blue badge parking spaces will also be installed on Regent Road.
Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open.