VOUCHER PARKING IN ST-ANDREWS - A WORKABLE SOLUTION

St Andrews is a historic market town, revered worldwide as the home of golf, However, traffic congestion and the demand for parking place a heavy burden on the historic core of the town. This Paper defines the problem and describes the initial stage of a parking strategy for St A ndrews, including the introduction of a parking voucher system, the fi rst of its kind in Scotland, The implementation process and the practi cal problems encountered with the voucher parking system are also disc ussed, in addition to assessing the success of the scheme and outlinin g a future transportation strategy for the town.