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Summary In an urban area the main parking supply is often provided by on-street parking on public roads. The location and availability of on-street spaces and their use can be regulated, priced and/or restricted by local authorities. They must work within central government guidelines, taking into account road safety, traffic flows and the needs of local residents, businesses and emergency services.The number of on-street spaces within a length of kerb can be varied by changing the size of any marked bays and the angle relative to the kerb. Parallel parking takes up the least road width, but cannot accommodate as many vehicles per unit length of road as angled or 90-degree parking. It is easier to park in angled spaces, but there may be additional accident risk as drivers have to reverse out into moving traffic. Off-street parking is provided in a special facility that ideally has sufficient capacity at access/egress points to prevent queues forming. Many surface and multi-storey car parks are privately owned and so the only opportunity for regulation is at the planning stage. In the UK , local authorities can obtain the powers to introduce workplace parking levies on the provision of private non-residential parking spaces.
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