ParkPenrith FAQ
Parking sensors are being installed in many Council owned on and off-street parking areas across the Penrith City Centre. These sensors detect how parking is used including frequency and timing. This will provide valuable and reliable data to help Council better understand parking usage and supply.
In-ground parking sensors will also provide a range of benefits to residents, shoppers and visitors helping them to locate parking availability more quickly – getting people where they need to go faster and reducing traffic congestion and delays.
An in-ground parking sensor is a small electronic device installed under the road surface in a parking space. The sensor measures if a vehicle is in a car space to understand the demand for the space and the amount of time used.
The sensor detects when a car parks and measures how long it stays in the space. This data is collected and collated in real-time to assist Council with understanding how the spaces are used and help with planning to meet current and future demands for parking across our city.
The in-ground parking sensors are installed at:
OFF-STREET CAR PARKS |
Soper Place Car Park |
Judges Place Car Park |
Edward Place Car Park |
Allen Place Car Park |
Masters Place Car Park |
Penrith Civic Centre Car Park |
Penrith Ripples Pool Car Park |
ON-STREET PARKING BETWEEN | |
High Street | Riley St and Station St |
High Street | Woodriff St and Station St |
Castlereagh Street |
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Derby Street | Station St and Woodriff St |
Doonmore Street |
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Evan Street | Lawson St and Woodriff Lane |
High Street | High St and Higgins St |
Gaymark Lane | Henry St and Allen Place |
Henry Street |
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High Street |
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Lawson Street |
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Lethbridge Street |
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Masters Place | Woodriff St and Castlereagh St |
Riley Street |
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Soper Place | Lawson St to the end of Soper Place |
Station Street |
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Tindale Street |
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Union Lane |
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Woodriff St |
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The in-ground parking sensor product that Penrith City Council has selected is the most state of the art model. It has been shown to be very accurate in all types of environmental conditions and has been operating reliably in Australian local government areas since 2005.
This new system is about collecting reliable information to make sure our future parking strategies meet the community’s needs in both the short and long term, as well as alleviating pressure on short-term parking across Penrith City Centre.
The time limit for short-term parking spaces in the Penrith City Centre and the penalty for exceeding these time limits remains unchanged with the installation of in-ground parking sensors. More information about penalty notices can be found in here.
ParkPenrith is an app that residents can download from the Apple and Google app stores that provides real time information on available parking across the city. ParkPenrith is designed to work in car parks with and without parking sensors. Parking sensors provide real-time information about parking availability, while parking data is used to provide information about parking locations in sensor free carparks.
To start, download PenrithPark from the Apple or Google app stores. Using your location or the carpark search function, you can then check available parking within the city. Users also have the option to connect ParkPenrith with their iPhone or Google maps to navigate to available parking.