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Guidance signage

Image of parking guidance sign. In late August 2006, Auckland City launched innovative parking guidance signs, advising motorists of available short-term spaces in CBD parking buildings.

Overhead electronic signs will be installed on six key arterial routes in Auckland's CBD; Quay, Wellesley, Fanshawe, Symonds, Nelson and Cook streets.

The signs will show the closest parking buildings in the vicinity, highlighting the number of available short-term spaces in each. When the buildings become full, the signs will update automatically.

Real time information on the large road signs is updated via radio link from the closest car park building every 10 minutes.

The innovative signage system, which is used in the United Kingdom, has proven to significantly reduce the number of motorists circulating looking for parking spaces.

Image of parking guidance sign. The council invited all short-term parking providers in the CBD to participate in the project to give motorists the best possible parking information. Parking buildings that are included on the signs are: Downtown, K'Rd, Anzac Ave, Victoria Street, Viaduct and Civic car parks.

The parking guidance system, which costs around $300,000, is supported by the K'Rd Business Association and Heart of the City.

Published January 2008