Objective 3: Policies G and H

The council will promote a package of attractive alternative travel modes, with a focus on areas of parking congestion. The package will include:

• Prioritising road space for active travel such as walking and cycling, and public transport
• Implement on-street and off-street parking provision (including at local sustainable transport mobility hubs) for shared transport options like car club vehicles, e-scooters and bike hire.

Key points (policy G):

• The Council will provide more sustainable transport choices for residents, visitors and people who work in the city to reduce the number of private motor vehicles on the road
• The council will look to expand multi-modal parking and transport options such as shared bikes, rental e-scooters and car clubs
• The Council will also support improvements to walking, cycling and public transport.

The Council will investigate the potential for a workplace parking levy in Portsmouth from which any money raised would be put back directly into funding further improvements to public and sustainable transport. This would be undertaken in close consultation with businesses to ensure that it does not negatively impact the economy and offers benefits to businesses which could include reusing land more productively, ensuring a healthier more productive workforce, and providing more efficient transport networks.

Key points (policy H):

• A workplace parking levy could help to reduce the congestion and air pollution generated by work related traffic.
• The council will research the need for, and implementation of a levy in consultation with key stakeholders, including the business community and the other Local Transport Authorities in the Solent Transport partnership.