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Christmas shopping made easy with Rouse Hill Town Centre’s parking
7 December 2007: Visitors to Rouse Hill Town Centre will find Christmas shopping more enjoyable this year thanks to the Park Assist technology installed in Rouse Hill Town Centre's car parks. Park Assist is an automated car parking system that provides a coloured indicator light over every space to indicate whether the space is full or empty, ensuring no time is wasted driving around in circles, looking for the last free spaces. Shoppers at Rouse Hill Town Centre will be able to avoid the queues and spend more time concentrating on the task in hand, looking for those special Christmas gifts.
The technology not only immediately identifies free spaces, it also increases car park capacity by five per cent. Normally car parks cannot exceed 95 per cent utilisation as visitors cannot find the available spaces. In addition to light indicators over each parking space, electronic signs are installed at every parking lane and decision point to guide cars directly to free spaces, allowing the car park to reach true 100 per cent capacity.
Rouse Hill Town Centre General Manager, Martin Ollis, said: "Our customers have told us that the last minute dashes to the shops are made stressful because of the time it takes to park. Implementing Park Assist not only helps our Rouse Hill Town Centre visitors to find a parking space immediately, but also fits in with our ESD initiatives of minimising environmental impact as driving time, and emissions are reduced."
By directing drivers to an empty parking space instead of circulating aimlessly and spending more time in the car, Park Assist will help reduce CO2 emissions by 56 per cent according to an independent review by GTA consultants.
With parking readily accessible, local shoppers can take advantage of the great Christmas gifts Rouse Hill Town Centre has to offer during the festive season. Providing quick and easy access to its 80 specialty stores, as well as Coles and Woolworths, Rouse Hill Town Centre’s retailers offer a variety of ideas for the perfect present.
Local shopper Kerri Wallwork said: “Parking is so much easier at Rouse Hill Town Centre than other shopping centres. The system saves time and is also family friendly. It makes getting to and from the stores simple. Shopping at Christmas has been made enjoyable again!" With Park Assist in use at Rose Hill Town Centre Christmas shopping has never been so easy.
For more information on what's on this Christmas at Rouse Hill Town Centre, please visit www.rhtc.com.au
Nicole Pacetta
Weber Shandwick
Ph: 02 999 444 17
E: npacetta@webershandwick.com |
Jessica Richards
Weber Shandwick
Ph: 02 999 444 07
E: jrichards@webershandwick.com |
About The GPT Group
The GPT Group (GPT) is one of Australia’s largest diversified listed property groups, with total assets of $12 billion. Listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since April 1971, GPT is one of the longest running property groups in the country and, with securities owned by over 47,000 investors, has a substantial investor base. The Group has a dedicated team of experienced professionals across all disciplines, including property management, research, development and leasing, with ownership interests in shopping centres and Homemaker City Centres around Australia with a total value in excess of $6 billion.
The GPT Group will spend $470 million creating the vibrant Rouse Hill Town Centre which will
be managed and owned by GPT. Rouse Hill Town Centre will sit at the heart of the 120 hectare New Rouse Hill site which will include $1 billion of residential and commercial development undertaken by the Lend Lease/GPT joint venture over a period of 12 years on land earmarked for development by the Department of Planning. The New Rouse Hill is being developed in partnership with the Department of Planning and Landcom.
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