Moves to end Dundee West End residents’ parking woes

City council transport officers are looking at ways to ease parking congestion in the West End.

All four councillors for the ward met officers on Friday to discuss problem sites and have been told that recommendations are likely to be made in the autumn.

Residents have already rejected a parking scheme that would have seen them charged £80 a year.

Councillor Fraser Macpherson said this had been an “unsellable” idea, but he wanted to see something positive come out of the public consultation process.

“The most obvious one is to look again at the extent of waiting restrictions to see what additional parking space could be safely created,” he said.

“This is not only about removing yellow paint off some roads where it would be of benefit to residents, but also in some places making some of the current double yellow lines into single yellow would help residents at weekends and in the evening.

“Council transportation officials have agreed to look at this issue street by street in the West End over the forthcoming period and come up with some recommendations to consult local people with. They also agreed to look at ways local car parks could operate better.”