Plans to tackle parking in York streets have divided opinion.
The comments come ahead of a City of York Council meeting where proposals for double and single yellow lines in three Osbaldwick streets are set to be decided.
Supporters of restrictions in Baysdale Avenue, Cavenish Grove and Tranby Avenue said they were needed to stop them being used by University of York students for parking during term time.
But objectors said it could put potential buyers of their homes off, cause problems for elderly or infirm residents and said the university should take responsibility for solving the problem.
It comes as the proposals are set to go before the council’s Labour transport spokesperson Cllr Kate Ravilious on Tuesday, February 10.
It would see no waiting at any time restrictions, double yellow lines, put in Tranby Avenue’s junctions with Baysdale Avenue and Cavendish Grove.
Single yellow lines barring waiting from 10am to 3pm would go on both sides of Tranby Avenue from the Baysdale Avenue junction to just beyond the turn into Cavendish Grove.
A petition calling for restrictions was lodged by residents following a rise in parking in the area after the introduction of residential parking (ResPark) permits in Badger Hill in 2021.
Council officers stated in a report the petition raised concerns about obstructive parking especially during university term time since the restrictions were enforced.
They added the latest proposals would help remove long-term parking problems, ease the passing of vehicles in the street and address safety concerns over cars being left on bends.
A resident said that although they supported the proposals it was inevitable that the problem would move further down Tranby Avenue.
They said: “We do already see increased parking directly outside our house during university term time anyway, in some cases seeing cars parked for weeks at a time.
“We are not necessarily against the proposals, but do think there needs to be mitigation for the obvious result that the parking issues will spread elsewhere, particularly when the restrictions affect such a geographically small area.”
Another supporter living nearby said the proposals were encouraging but they did not go far enough.
They said: “Putting yellow lines and restrictions on Tranby and Baysdale will only push the problem further down.
“More works need to be done with getting the university to open up their car parks, that is the main cause of the problem.”
An objector said they would impose restrictions on residents in an attempt to solve the problem.
They said: “The students I have spoken with, who use our streets as a car park, are as frustrated as the residents.
“Parking charges are too high for students attending lectures and there is no parking made available for those living on campus.
“Only this week I witnessed a student getting his bike out of the boot of his car to travel to his accommodation on campus, this clearly shows that the implementation of the restrictions will just move the problem on.”
Another said they were strongly opposed to the single yellow lines along Tranby Avenue.
They said: “It will massively inconvenience us that we cannot park outside our own house when we need to.
“It will prevent us from being able to have work carried out on our property as workmen will not be able to park outside.”
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has approached the University of York for further comment.
