It is my pleasure to welcome you to Brighton & Hove City Councils Parking Annual Report for 2022 to 2023.
This year’s report details what has happened within Parking Services over the last financial year, under the previous administration. It contains an overview of important financial information, including how the income raised last year was invested. The report also sets out our new Labour administration’s ambitious approach to parking and transport initiatives.
Parking and traffic management are an important public service, which provides benefits for pedestrians, cyclists, bus passengers, taxis, those who travel by car and van, and the wider community. Those benefits include maintaining road safety and access to jobs, goods and services and access to the city for blue badge holders.
However, we know from listening to residents and hearing the experiences of visitors, that there is room for improving and simplifying parking in the city. This is why, as the new Labour administration, we have commissioned a strategic review of parking strategy and traffic management with the aim of creating of a more equitable parking service for residents, visitors, and businesses alike. We will continue to progress this work over the coming year.
Parking Services are also at the forefront of our drive towards becoming a carbon neutral city by 2030 and improving air quality. We are committed to the installation of more EV charge points to keep up with the growing demand in the city and to ensure we continue providing an enabling environment to encourage the switch to electric. Investing in new and developing initiatives is vital to achieving carbon neutrality and ensuring the prosperity of our city.
The service has also been focussing on social value with its contracts and the newly procured enforcement contract is great example of how the council is working with suppliers to ensure we get the best value for the contracts.
Thank you for taking the time to read the Annual Report which we hope you find interesting.