{"id":29775,"date":"2022-03-22T17:59:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=29775"},"modified":"2022-03-22T17:59:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:59:46","slug":"parking-in-cathays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/parking-in-cathays\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of residents’ parking permits issued in Cathays has risen by thousands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

More than two thousand additional residents’ parking permits were issued to people living in Cathays in 2021 , compared the the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Freedom of Information request (FOI) sent by CJS News found 7,749 permits were given in Cathays in 2021, compared to 5,380 in 2020 and 4,853 in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathays Councillor Sarah Merry said people changing their behaviours due to lockdown could be one reason why the number of permits in the ward has increased. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the reasons, residents have expressed their frustrations with the parking problems in Cathays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Parking affects my quality of life’ <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Antoinette Samuel has lived on Flora Street for over 50 years and says the lack of spaces affects her “quality of life”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s really upsetting, I can’t go anywhere or do anything without thinking ‘Oh God, I’ve got to be home by half four'”, Ms Samuel said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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