Last week the Fremantle Gazette reported Notre Dame student Lisa Critchley received an infringement for parking in what she believed was a free space. You can send your appeal by post to the City of Fremantle, infringement review PO Box 807, Fremantle WA 6159, or email info@fremantle.wa.gov.au. Learn about the renewal of Kings Square . If that succeeds in the long term parking revenue will drop, so where else can Freo City earn money from to make up for that?Add to that Council’s desire to have light rail, probably a trackless tram, running from the Roundhouse through High Street, the Cappuccino Strip and South Street to Murdoch and maybe even Curtin University, with a link to Cockburn, and many people will see that as an attractive alternative and leave their cars at home. Download a form. Appeal my parking fine. 1 hour zone - $2.50/hour. Now that most restrictions have been removed by the state government parking fees will again apply in Fremantle from July 1, but Fremantle Council does have a conundrum to deal with, because it will need to find new revenue streams to make up for the future loss of revenue from parking fees and fines. by mailing to the City of Fremantle, PO Box 807, Fremantle WA 6959 a cheque or money order made payable to the City of Fremantle and marked "not negotiable" along with a notice payment slip or a note quoting the infringement reference number. 2 hour zone - $2.50/hour. (NOTE: No receipt will be issued.) The long awaited parking strategy (20+ years in the making) should aim to deliver larger and clearly legible peripheral parking stations so that more areas within the city centre can be made available for development and public realm improvements.The strong desire for rail or trackless trams to the south and east has as much to do with the limited and congested nature of the roads accessing the city as it has to do with parking once you get here. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Listen to the podcast now.The West Live. Future growth in visitation can’t be at the expense of destroying the centre we love or the suburbs you need to pass through to get here. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a challenge for all of us, and a huge life changing one for very many people. THE City of Fremantle will reimburse 10 parking fines paid for infringements issued along Mouat Street on September 29, after it found parking inspectors had not followed process. Find parking info. That also delivers more rates, fees and charges, and so less reliance on other incomes like parking and leases. More parking revenue lost.I have little doubt that within the ten next years autonomous vehicles will start becoming popular, and they will just pick up and drop off passengers, so no need to park, which will again lower parking revenue for Fremantle.So how is Fremantle Council planning for a future where parking bays are no longer as important as they were, and is it good governance to plan for more car parks, such as the one in Parry Street, when they might fast become unused relics of the past?As with so many questions, the real answer is found in Council’s core strategy to deliver more people – more residents, more workers and more tourists – so that the city centre has a population that sustains the retail and hospitality industries. View agendas and minutes. Fremantle Oval; 70 Parry Street; It is slow progress though, but so much more new residential and commercial development happening and in the pipeline, so Freo’s future should be bright. Council; Residents; Community; Build + develop; One Planet; Arts + Culture; Business; Out + about ; Contact Us. I’m not sure Australian’s love of their own private automobile will evaporate overnight. Of course, a larger rate base can also be achieved overnight through local government boundary reforms. 30 minute zone - $1.80. City of Fremantle.
While I suspect we won’t need a lot more parking, I don’t believe we’ll need a lot less either, and not anytime soon. The time limits posted on the parking signs still apply so keep an eye on those.