# Overspill parking

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Overspill_parking
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Overspill_parking.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overspill_parking
> Source revision: 1354494748
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Parking of vehicles outside designated areas

Cars parked on the sidewalk in [Moscow](/source/Moscow)

**Overspill parking** is the [parking](/source/Parking) of [vehicles](/source/Vehicle) outside of designated areas due to insufficient or inadequate [parking spaces](/source/Parking_space). This can have [unintended consequences](/source/Unintended_consequences) on the surrounding area. Additional parking may be provided for events or located further away from the intended destination.

Overspill car parking may simply be parking further away from a desired location. It can involve [parking violations](/source/Parking_violation), unauthorised or anti-social parking practices like [double parking](/source/Double_parking), parking on verges or [sidewalks](/source/Sidewalk), causing inconvenience to others.

Insufficient, unsuitable, expensive, or undesirable parking may be due to historical lack of provision for private vehicle parking or intentional [zoning](/source/Zoning) policies limiting parking spaces to discourage car use. Overspill parking is common near [shops](/source/Retailing), [schools](/source/Schools), [hospitals](/source/Hospitals), sports grounds, and [train](/source/Train_station)/[metro stations](/source/Metro_station). [Commuters](/source/Mixed-mode_commuting) may park on side streets, verges, or other locations when unable to find parking close to train stations for the day.

Overspill parking can create conflicts with other road users, including motorists, [emergency vehicles](/source/Emergency_vehicles), cyclists, pedestrians, and vulnerable groups like the [blind](/source/Blindness), [wheelchair](/source/Wheelchair), and families with small children. Parking on grass can turn the area to mud in wet weather, while parking on sidewalks can cause damage and increase maintenance costs, prompting the need for preventative measures.

## Reaction

Overspill car park for a shopping centre, accessible from a footbridge.

Pedestrians walk near the road to navigate around cars parked on the pavement; [double yellow lines](/source/Double_yellow_lines) indicate no parking.

Bollards and brick pillars in a residential area with a car parked diagonally on the pavement.

Cars parked on grass in a [hospital](/source/Hospital) parking lot, causing the area to become muddy.

Policy makers may address overspill parking by accepting it as inevitable,[1] providing more parking spaces, or implementing legislative or physical measures to control parking locations.[2] Design elements like [bollards](/source/Bollard_(traffic)), high [kerbs](/source/Kerb_(road)), railings, [benches](/source/Bench_(furniture)), raised planters, and [street furniture](/source/Street_furniture) can be used to prevent parking on footways.[2]

Parking restrictions can include limited time periods, specific times of day, and designated user categories. Examples include [residential zoned parking](/source/Residential_zoned_parking), [disabled parking bays](/source/Disabled_parking_permit), [metered bays](/source/Parking_meter), and no-parking zones.[3]

In a 1992 referendum in [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), residents voted to decrease the provision of the city's parking availability.[4][5]

### More parking spaces

Authorities may create additional parking options and guide users to those facilities. For example, [Chelsea Football Club](/source/Chelsea_Football_Club) considered overspill parking when developing the 'Chelsea Football Club Academy' for reserve team matches.[6] Similarly, the town of [Southwold](/source/Southwold) offers extra parking during peak summer periods.[7]

### Information campaigns

Transport authorities often conduct campaigns to raise awareness about the costs and inconveniences of overspill parking.[8][9]

[Living Streets](/source/Living_Streets_(UK)) in the United Kingdom leads a 'Campaign for combat pavement parking', offering suggestions to reduce the issue.[10]

'Car exclusion zones' around schools during drop-off and collection times are implemented voluntarily or compulsorily to improve pedestrian safety and reduce traffic congestion caused by parents using cars.[11][12]

[Streetfilms](/source/Streetfilms) has created videos showcasing pedestrian issues, benefits of addressing them, and potential solutions.[13]

## Regional issues

### United Kingdom

In June 2006, the [House of Commons](/source/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom) [Transport Select Committee](/source/Transport_Select_Committee) released a report on 'Parking Policy and Enforcement'.[1] The report highlighted the issue of pavement parking, especially near schools, hospitals, and on corners, junctions, and bus stops. It criticised the [Department for Transport](/source/Department_for_Transport) for its perceived 'do-nothing' attitude and said that the government "must grip the problem of pavement parking once and for all and ensure that it is outlawed throughout the country".[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Seventh-report_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Seventh-report_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Seventh-report_1-2) ["Transport (seventh report)"](https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmtran/748/74815.htm). Parliament. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-DfTpavement_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-DfTpavement_2-1) ["Pavement parking"](http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100408222148/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/parkingmatters/pavementparking). Department for Transport. Archived from [the original](http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/parkingmatters/pavementparking) on 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Possible kerb-space management solutions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120221232241/http://www.dartford.gov.uk/roads/kerbmanagement.htm). Dartford Borough Council. Archived from [the original](http://www.dartford.gov.uk/roads/kerbmanagement.htm) on 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Amsterdam - Politics of Sust ainability?"](http://www.ecoplan.org/politics/general/amsterdam.htm). *Ecoplan*. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Beatley, Timothy (2000). [*Green urbanism: learning from European cities*](https://books.google.com/books?id=wilCClAxO7cC&q=amsterdam+parking+referendum+1992&pg=PA140). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781559636827](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781559636827). Retrieved 2010-04-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Chelsea Football Club Academy Supplementary Transport Statement"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120223234150/http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/pdf_planning_cfcpdf7-2.pdf) (PDF). Spelthorne council. Archived from [the original](http://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/pdf_planning_cfcpdf7-2.pdf) (PDF) on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2010-04-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Car parks"](http://www.southwold.info/local-info.html). Southwold Tourism. Retrieved 2010-04-01. An overspill car park, is opened up on the grass land surrounding when the town is busy

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Parking on pavements"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101004040734/http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/TransportAndStreets/Parking/ParkingPavements.htm). Lewisham Council. Archived from [the original](http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/TransportAndStreets/Parking/ParkingPavements.htm) on 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Pavement parking safety"](http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/roads-transport/highways-pavements/traffic-parking/parking/pavementparkingsafety.asp). Cumbria Council. Retrieved 2010-04-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Campaign to combat pavement parking"](http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/take-action/campaigning-in-the-uk/). Living Streets. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["STP Initiatives - Schools"](http://www.coventry.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/sustainable-transport/schools/stp-initiatives---schools/;jsessionid=a6e74D5nh6-8). Coventry City Council. Retrieved 2010-04-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["School run exclusion zone"](https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/school-run-exclusion-zone-6653253.html). *This is London*. 2007-10-10. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110416131312/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23415904-school-run-exclusion-zone.do) from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved 2010-04-01.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Cars and parking section"](http://www.streetfilms.org/category/cars-parking/). *Streetfilms*. Retrieved 2010-03-30.

## Further reading

- [Planning Policy Guidance 13](http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/ppg13) Official UK planning policy covering the issue of overspill parking.

- [East of England Spatial Strategy](http://www.gos.gov.uk/goee/docs/Planning/Regional_Planning/Regional_Spatial_Strategy/EE_Plan1.pdf) Includes Regional transport Strategy which outlines the official parking strategy for the [East of England](/source/East_of_England). See policy T14.

- [P0110Parking.pdf](http://www.livingstreets.org.uk/take-action/campaigning-in-the-uk/) - A comprehensive summary from the perspective of a pedestrian advocacy group in the UK ([Living Streets](/source/Living_Streets_(UK))). (registration required)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Overspill parking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overspill_parking) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overspill_parking?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.