Comment

Representation ID: 33809

Received: 25/03/2019

Respondent: Trinity College

Agent: Bidwells

Allowance should be made. However, it should not make them mandatory. Autonomous vehicles are to be an integral part of the future transport system and the way people, particularly young people, travel is already changing, i.e. young people attaining driving licences. Car ownership is not destined to continue for the long term.

The future possibilities have to be taken seriously. Car barns could, perhaps, become redundant in years to come, due to technological innovations such as autonomous driving, trends in car sharing and phone-app management.

The AAP should include a policy framework that strives for the appropriate parking solution at that time and encourage innovative solutions that reduce the need for car parking spaces and reduces the need to build car parking spaces.