Is the timing right?

A clamp down on daytime parking in Cambridge has left some commuters scrambling for positions.

Two-hour parking looks under used…

The Alpha St carpark, popular with workers who are based in and around Victoria St is now usually full by 9am, and commuters have to look for space in the angle parks facing Victoria Square.

But has Waipā District Council got its sums right in terms of short- and long-term parking? These two shots, taken just after 11.30am on Tuesday last week show a half full two hour parking zone – and the full all-day parks, where it is not uncommon to see a driver crib an extra park on the end of one of the lines.

What do you think? Our letter to the editor column awaits – email [email protected].

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