Motorists could be able to park for free on Saturdays and Sundays in July at the Greenmarket and Olympia multi-storey car parks.
Councillors are being asked to back the promotion to encourage the use of car parks on the edge of Dundee’s recently launched Low Emission Zone (LEZ).
Committee convener Councillor Steven Rome said: “We are proposing this promotion in July to raise awareness of these car parks outside the LEZ and encourage more motorists to use them in the longer term. In addition, the promotion will help to support businesses during the initial period of the LEZ’s introduction.
“The majority of people coming to the city centre travel by public transport or vehicles that are compliant with the LEZ restrictions, however the car parks situated on the edge of the zone provide very close access for those driving uncompliant cars.”
The committee, which meets on Monday June 10, will hear that there would be no change to season ticket tariffs during the promotion.
Dundee City Council
Dundee draws skilled workers from a 60-minute catchment population of 640,000 and has a local population of over 140,000. The availability of a large pool of highly skilled labour is a key feature in the Dundee economy. Flexibility in the labour force is currently more prevalent in Dundee than in Scotland as a whole. All forms of labour market flexibility - part-time, temporary employment, self-employment and shift work - are widely operational within the city. Labour force stability in the city is excellent, enabling companies to plan with confidence. Labour turnover levels are less than 5% and absenteeism averages 2%.
