Mr Brett McPhedran
Transport Network Development - Principal Engineer
Wellington City Council
PO Box 2199
TDG Ref: 13966
Wellington 6140
14 July 2016
Issued via email:
[email address]
Dear Brett
Hutt Road Parking Practices
Further to your instruction, TDG is pleased to provide this report which has been prepared to
summarise a series of intercept surveys relating to parking conditions along Hutt Road, between
Centennial Highway and Aotea Quay.
The surveys were commissioned to ascertain parking behaviours. Accordingly our investigations
included site inspections prior to undertaking the surveys, and were undertaken with on-site
observations in parallel to the physical surveys.
A summary of the surveys undertaken, and the results, is provided below.
1.
Introduction
The Hutt Road Parking Surveys were carried out in relation to parking along Hutt Road
between Centennial Highway and Aotea Quay, as well as the parking provision on Hutt Road
just south of the Hutt Road / Centennial Highway intersection (below Jarden Mile).
The intercept surveys were carried out on Tuesday 5th July from 5:30am – 9:30am.
The results are collated as responses to the questions in the order they were asked.
2.
Survey Features
2.1
Weather Conditions
The weather conditions during the survey were consistent throughout, with clear
weather and no rain.
2.2
Survey Irregularities
Throughout the survey, surveyors recorded any factors that could have influenced
responses.
There were no incidents of relevance.
3.
Respondent Survey Results
The series of questions as proposed by Wellington City Council (WCC) and the responses of
those interviewed are recorded and collated into the following summaries and graphs.
Questions 1-11 are recorded for the people who agreed to participate in the survey, with
Questions A-C relating to those who did not being if the person was not participate in the
survey, as a purely observational response.
In total there were 215 cars parked at the end of the survey, with 203 drivers intercepted, 144
of which participated in the survey.
It is also to be noted that out of the 215 vehicles parked on the site, 5 vehicles were present
prior to 5:30am.
3.1
Question 1- Where will you end your trip?
This question identifies the end destination of the person parking along Hutt Road.
Figure 1 below denotes the respective responses.
End Destination
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Hutt Road
Central
Jarden Mile
Kaiwharawhara
(between Aotea
City/Thorndon
Road/Pickering
Quay overbridge
Quay
Street
and Caltex)
End Destinations
Figure 1: End Destination
As can be seen from the figure above, Hutt Road businesses and premises is the most
popular area as an end destination for the patrons parking on Hutt Road, at a total of 69
respondents and approximately 48% of the participating respondents. This is closely
followed by Central City/ Thorndon Quay with 57 (40%) people parking with an end
destination southwards to the central city.
3.2
Question 2- Where did you begin your trip?
This question had a purpose of identifying where the parkers began their journey.
Figure 2 below illustrates the trend found on the day of the survey.
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Journey Origin
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Journey Origins
Figure 2: Journey Origin
The figure above shows the 8 most popular suburbs / cities in the surveys. It can be
seen that Porirua is the most popular trip origin with 22 (20%) respondents; this was
followed closely by Lower Hutt with 19 (17%).
It is to be noted some respondents were reluctant to state the origin of their trip, so that
the number of responses received to this question is comparatively less.
3.3
Question 3- How many people have made the trip with you?
Question 3 was designed to ascertain the number of occupants in the vehicle being
parked.
Figure 3 below shows the clear trend in the number of people that made the
trip in the parked vehicles.
Vehicle Occupants
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Number
Figure 3: Vehicle Occupants
The figure above shows that 111 (77%) respondents had just one person in the vehicle
(the driver).
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3.4
Question 4- What is the purpose of making this trip?
This question enquired about the reason for the trip.
Figure 4 below shows the
categories for the purpose of the trip.
Purpose of Journey
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Commute to
Other
Business
Shopping
Work
Appointment
Purpose
Figure 4: Purpose of Journey
From the figure above it can be seen that predominantly the respondents parking on
Hutt Road are commuting to work, with a total of 125 (87%) respondents.
3.5
Question 5- How frequently do you make this trip?
This question asked the person being interviewed how often they make the trip and
park along Hutt Road.
Trip Frequency
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5+ Days a
3+ Days a
At least one
On occasion
rarely
week
week
day per week (at least once
per month
Frequency
Figure 5: Trip Frequency
The figure above shows that a large proportion of respondents park along Hutt Road
every weekday (80%). This correlates with the previous question as to the purpose of
the trip, which shows that a majority of the respondents use the parking to commute to
work.
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3.6
Question 6- Do you ever have difficulty finding a parking spot along the Hutt Road
footpath?
Respondents were asked whether they have difficulty finding parking along Hutt Road.
The results are summarised below in
Figure 6.
Parking Difficulty
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Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Frequently
All the Time
Parking Difficulty
Figure 6: Parking Difficulty
“Never” was the most common reply from the respondents, with 60 (42%) of the
respondents. This was followed by “Sometimes” with 36 (25%) of the people surveyed.
It is to be noted that some of the respondents which replied “Never” also said that they
arrive early so they won’t have difficulty finding parking.
3.7
Question 7- What is the primary means of getting to your end destination?
This question was posed to determine what main mode of transport people used to get
to their final destination, after parking.
Primary Transport to End Destination
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Walk
Cycle
Bus
Carpool
Other
Transport
Figure 7: Primary Transport to End Destination
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It can be seen from
Figure 7 that the main method of transport was walking (60%) to the
end destination, with most people accessing adjacent businesses.
3.8
Question 8- How far would you be willing to park and walk to get to your end
destination?
Question 8 was asked to determine how far the respondents are willing to walk to get to
their final destination.
Willing Walk Time
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Not at All 1-2 minute 3-5 minute 8-10 minute
15 - 20
30+ minute
walk
walk
walk
minute walk
walk
Walk Time
Figure 8: Willing Walking Time
From
Figure 8 it can be seen that majority of the people would not be willing to walk
very far, with a majority not at all willing (31%) to walk, and a slightly smaller proportion
(24%) willing to walk 1-2 minutes.
3.9
Question 9- If parking along the footpath of Hutt Road was not available until after
9am how would you make this trip?
This question was interested in determining reactions if parking was made only available
after 9.00am.
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Parking Available after 9.00am
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Choice
Figure 9: Parking Available after 9.00am
Figure 9 above shows that the majority (61%) of the respondents would react by still
driving in and parking elsewhere. For the “Other” option, the majority of people were
‘unsure’ how they would respond to the change.
3.10 Question 10- If parking were not free (i.e. $10 or $15/day) would you still make this
trip in the same way?
This question related to paid parking, and asked the parker how they would react to this
change. The results are summarised in
Figure 10 below.
Paid Parking
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Choice
Figure 10: Paid Parking Response
In the same manner as Question 9, it can be seen here that the main response to paid
parking would be to park elsewhere (31%), followed closely by “Yes” (24%) saying they
would make no change.
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3.11 Question 11- Is there any other information in regards to parking along Hutt Road that
you would think would be useful for us to know about?
This question allowed the respondent to make any additional comments on the parking
situation in general.
Make it clear where you can park. What value should someone from out of
town pay for parking? We are all trying to save money, not spend it
Parking shouldn't be removed. Ideas should be focused more on public
transport on Hutt Road. Cycleway is very unsafe
Service road near train track should become a cycle way / pedestrian
walking area, as the current one is too dangerous
Parking spaces needed for Hutt People, don’t take them away
Good to be able to park
Find a solution for the frequent accidents because of the cycle track
Make the Parking wider
Make a separate lane for cyclists on the road, safer than that on the
footpath
Cycle path on the footpath is good, but make sure they are not bothering
pedestrians
It is good if the number of parking slots are increased
Satisfied with how it is now
It is private land - Placemakers lease it
It sucks that they might be taking the parking away, bus is not convenient.
They park here for work. No other parking nearby
Parking is fine the way it is
Bus service needs to be improved if parking is changed. The people working
here don’t have anywhere else to park
Would prefer it stays how it is
Don’t Change it
The Cyclists don't look where they are going. Taking out the train was dumb
Would be a massive inconvenience if parking changed
Don’t get rid of parking
Better / more parking to catch buses or make it easier to park
Make room for cyclists. Take Lampposts out?
Irate cyclists. Have had cyclists bashing on car
Parks for workers here are taken by commuters who work in the CBD
Usually park closer to town, but no parks this morning
It is sometimes dangerous to pull into the parking bays because of traffic
Keep parking the same
Lots of land for parking at Ngauranga Station
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Make a proper lane for the cyclists
Open Kaiwharawhara Station. Educate drivers and cyclists. Make proper
parking bays. Dangerous pulling into parks with cyclists on lane while
negotiating traffic
People park their cars along here and bike to town to avoid parking costs in
town. That effects workers’ parks here
We would have no problems with parking if the council built a carpark for
us or if they stopped people from parking to save money in town
Sometimes people swear and bang on our work window because they can’t
park their cars
Behind the work buildings by the train tracks there is more than enough
room to build bicycle tracks, which would make life easier
More parking would be beneficial
Disabled parking is not available from almost Petone till here
More parking for people like those who can’t cycle through the Gorge.
They park on Hutt Road and cycle the rest of the way
Would like the parking to stay, especially for dropping-off daughter to the
daycare
Cycle path shared with pedestrians is not a good idea, especially since there
is no clear marking and cyclists are going very fast. Very unsafe for
everyone
Parking needs to be policed more
Lots of commuters park here. Not for the businesses
Convenient, but not safe at times due to the shared lane
No other option. "Would be [unpleased]". Only other parking up the
Gorge, which isn’t enough
Would be [unpleased]
Would be a pain in the neck for the free parking to go
More parks would be good
Better signs showing where the parks are
It’s handy, not everyone wants to pay $10/15 a day. It is a cheaper option
Too many driveways off main road
Park because it is free and need to save as only earn $15.50/ hr
Hope it stays as it is
Car rental companies park along Hutt Road as well, so there’s less spaces
for other vehicles
It works ok at the moment with cohabitation between pedestrians / cars /
cyclists on this piece of road
We need the Hutt Road parking as we aren’t able to park within the
building complex
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4.
Non-respondent Results
As mentioned previously, some of the drivers did not partake in the survey, so the
observational results are as below:
4.1
Question A- Where is the person heading?
The surveyor was instructed to note in which direction the intercepted person was
travelling if they did not answer the questions.
Driver Heading
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Adjacent
Ngauranga
CBD/
Bus Stop
Other
Business
Gorge
Thorndon
Quay
Heading
Figure 11: Driver Heading- Observation
Figure 11 above shows that most of the drivers which did not partake were heading into
adjacent businesses (54%), followed closely by CBD / Thorndon Quay bound (34%).
4.2
Question B- How is the person travelling now?
This was the second of the questions based on the surveyors’ observations, to
determine which mode of transport the person was using after having parked on Hutt
Road.
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Transportation to End Destination
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Walking
cycling
Carpooling
Other
Transport
Figure 12: Transportation to End Destination- Observation
Figure 12 above shows that walking is the main means of transport, having parked, with
49(83%) non-respondents observed walking to their final destination. As most of the
people were observed to be going into adjacent businesses, it correlates that they were
observed to be walking, with a response proportion greater than for Question 7.
4.3
Question C- How many people were in the vehicle?
This question, as before in Question 3 was to observe the vehicle occupancy of the
vehicles on a typical weekday.
Vehicle Occupants
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Figure 13: Vehicle Occupants - Observation
Again, most (86%) of the non-respondents were observed to be travelling with no
additional people.
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5.
Summary
The most popular responses are provided in the table below:
Question
Response
Percentage of
Respondents
Question 1 – End Destination
Hutt Road
48%
Question 2 – Journey Origin
Porirua
20%
Question 3 –Vehicle Occupants
One
77%
Question 4 –Purpose of Journey
Commute to work
87%
Question 5 –Trip Frequency
5+ days a week
80%
Question 6 –Parking Difficulty
Never*
60%
Question 7 –Primary Transport to end destination
Walk
60%
Question 8 –Willing Walking Time
Not at all
31%
Question 9 –Parking available after 9am
Park Elsewhere
61%
Question 10 –Paid Parking
Question A –Driver Heading
Adjacent Businesses
54%
Question B –Transportation to end destination
Walk
83%
Question C –Vehicle Occupants
Occupants
86%
*As noted previously, respondents noted that they arrive early to ensure there is no parking difficulty
Table 1: Summary Results
We trust these results helpfully inform existing parking practices and behaviours on Hutt Road.
Yours sincerely
Traffic Design Group Ltd
Akaash Nanda
Mark Georgeson
Transportation Engineer
Director
[email address]
[email address]
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