Plans for an extended residents' parking scheme around the Etihad Stadium have been put forward. Most streets around the east Manchester campus containing Manchester City's Stadium currently have restrictions on parking on match days and on other event days such as concerts.
However, work is currently underway on a new £350 million indoor music and sports arena next to the stadium. With a capacity of 23,500 Co-op Live, currently under construction on land bordered by the Ashton Canal, Alan Turing Way and Joe Mercer Way, will become the biggest facility of its kind in Britain when it opens next year.
Town hall chiefs say during the consultation period for the arena plans, parking was one of the biggest issues brought up by residents in nearby areas.
They were worried that the dozens of extra events a year would increase the demand for parking on their residential streets by visitors and negatively affect their day-to-day lives.
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