Noticing the new parking meters pop up like a rash over Bruns streets, it makes me wonder what alternative strategies for reducing car numbers are in the works. On Byron Council’s website, they tout paid parking in Bruns as a solution to increasing availability of parking and turnover of cars but there is no mention of the fact that parking is big revenue dollars. Another search reveals that parking brings in around $2.8 million per year to Byron Shire.
I’m guilty of driving to Bruns from Mullum fairly regularly and haven’t yet been game to brave it on the bike. However, until the much-anticipated, long-awaited bike link arrives, how about some investment towards a regular, cheap shuttle bus between Mullum and Bruns?
We need to keep fostering vibrant, healthy towns and having less traffic is part of this. Let’s hope some alternative strategies are implemented before the meters hit Mullum.
PS. Oh and in case you missed it, the $3 hourly charge for the new meters reported in The Echo in December last year is now $5. Damn inflation!
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
