Breaking down the workplace parking levy’s effects

David Carter, a deputy divisional director of MVA Consultancy, explains how his company has supported Nottingham City Council on the development of the business case for its workplace parking levy

Localism, funding constraints, tax increment financing – these are all terms that we are hearing lots about nowadays, principally in the context of attempting to move forward with managing, and investing in, our transport network.

Workplace Parking Levies (WPL) can address elements of all of the above – they are local, generate funding streams and, apart from some initiatives targeting business, accrue revenue from new sources. There will be opposition, including from business, but...

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