New kerb rules in England will leave motorists with 'nowhere to park'

New clean air driving measure could leave motorists with nowhere to park. Controlled parking could improve air quality in London but motorists in the capital city have been warned over the move for more sustainable roads and parking.

Local councils and local authorities in London have been told to ensure 25 per cent of land is "kerbside space for more sustainable uses, such as parklets, rain gardens, cycle storage/parking and sustainable transport hire."

Charity Possible says councils need help to tackle climate change and reduce reliance on cars, “but hardly any are using these powers effectively”. Carolyn Axtell, parklets campaign manager at Possible, warned it is “cost-prohibitive and can encourage people in all London boroughs to reduce their car use – which is necessary for both the capital and the UK to meet their climate targets”.

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She added: “As the Parking Action Policy map shows, most of London’s councils are failing to make full use of parking policy to deliver safe and accessible streets, and to ensure that there is equity in the distribution of public space."

Climate charity Possible wants more action to restrict driving in London and wants 25% of parking bays culled and redistributed as seating and veg patches. The group called cars 'inefficient use of space' and wants to see more 'parklets' .

She added: “While some London boroughs are leading the way on using parking policy to create climate friendly and more equitable streets, we still have a lot of work to do.” Alice Roberts, head of campaigns at Campaign to Protect Rural England stated that cars are “hugely inefficient” of space.

Car dominance leads to “loss of, and lack of” parks and play spaces within cities, where land is “swallowed up by huge amounts of ‘grey space’ given to roads and parking,” she warned.