Parking Sensors
Ensuring the steady turnover of parking spaces helps to make parking more readily available for customers, visitors, and residents. It also ensures the limited supply of public carparking is managed in a fair and equitable manner.
Smart parking sensors monitor the length of time a vehicle stays in a parking space, which assists us to better manage parking in high-demand areas and reduce congestion associated with drivers looking for a place to park.
Sensors are installed in the road pavement beneath parking spaces and record the length of time that the parking space has been occupied by a vehicle. The sensors do not record any images or identifiable information associated with the vehicle.
Further information on smart parking sensors can be found by viewing the City of Newcastle Parking Plan or our frequently asked questions.
Where are smart sensors installed?
In consultation with the business community*, smart parking sensors have been installed at two high demand parking locations including Darby Street, Cooks Hill and Beaumont Street, Hamilton. Data retuned from the smart parking sensors will help us understand how parking is utilised and will guide future reviews of parking restrictions in these commercial precincts.
Two additional locations for parking sensors are in planning, including Hunter Street, Newcastle and Orchardtown Road, New Lambton.
*An online survey conducted by the City of Newcastle in April 2023, found that at least 60% of businesses surveyed in the Darby Street and Beaumont Street precincts support the installation of parking sensors.
