The GPA believes that providing adequate and safe car parking in Glenorie is an important issue.

As part of the Glenorie Village Plan, we have provided a proposal to fix car parking in a more comprehensive manner.

Glenorie Public School parking congested. 

You need only attend the vicinity of Glenorie Public School at drop off or pick up time or during an event to see the congestion with families with children trying to park along the sides of Old Northern Road.  Glenorie Park’s gravel and narrow parking area is always full, cars are parked from the school for up to 100m past the school.  In fact, the entirety of Glenorie’s parking capacity is becoming more congested.

The solutions to the parking challenges in Glenorie are simple and cost effective and can be achieved rapidly with a cohesive plan that deals with parking in its entirety within the Glenorie and with the cooperation of local and state governments.  Glenorie Progress Association has as part of it’s wider Glenorie Draft Plan, outlined actions that can be taken by RMS, the Hills and Hornsby Shire Councils.  These solutions include expanding the council car park at Glenorie Park, as well as providing Glenorie Preschool with additional space, widening Old Northern Road in the narrow and dangerous parts opposite the school, and improving the parking capability on Schwebel Lane.

Obviously if more children were to use the school bus, that would also help, but currently with so many working families and activities, that is not always the most practical option. Parking congestion will only increase as the population increases.  Sub-divisions on Halcrow’s Rd, Old Northern Rd are starting to come online and building in the vacant lots on other cluster sub-divisions are starting to finalise.  It is likely (in my opinion) that Hornsby’s review of rural lands will result in further development in the area.  This will bring further pressure on the parking situation in Glenorie.    Further to all of this, the possibility of a 40 berth preschool at 18 Tecoma Drive. This will surely add more pressure to parking around the school.  The GPA is also taking a long view on addressing issues like parking with the consideration of safe and healthy travel to school facilitated by cycleways as part of the overall plan.

The GPA looks forward to continuing to work with the State Government, the Hills and Hornsby Shire Councils on this matter.