Budapest district mayor introduces groundbreaking proposal to solve parking troubles
The mayor of Budapest’s 7th district, Péter Niedermüller, a former MEP of the left-liberal Democratic Coalition, turned to the Budapest Municipal Council with a groundbreaking proposal to solve the parking situation in the capital’s downtown.
According to Niedermüller, the number of locals-only parking places in the 7th district (Elizabethtown) is rapidly increasing. He added that the municipal council even created parking places solely used by residents 24/5. However, they believe drivers should pay for parking on weekends instead of only on workdays. That is how they would like to free more parking spaces for local car owners and users.
Therefore, the district council decided to turn to the Municipal Council of Budapest and request their approval to introduce paid parking in the entire district.
They hope such a decision would encourage all “visitors” of the district to use public transportation instead of their vehicles. Furthermore, they would like to help the local car owners.
If the Municipal Council supports the proposal, it may start a trend, and other districts may introduce similar regulations to help locals and keep outsiders away from their precious parking lots.
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OMG, what garbage.
You want to solve the parking problem in Budapest? Here’s what you do: Take one disused building, maybe two, per kerulet (there are plenty – just look at the state of Rakoczi ut or Thokoli!) and turn it into multistory underground and overground parking garage, able to accommodate a couple hundred vehicles. Problem solved!
But, of course, that would be far less lucrative than just hitting people, who often don’t have a choice but to brave the terrible traffic and spend ages looking for a parking spot, in the pocket. What else do you except from a D.K. gomer!?!
I would have bet money on Steiner being the first to comment on this article. He’s against any rise in parking fees or broadening of chargeable hours, despite the fact that Budapest is drowning beneath the weight of private cars. His suggestion of building parking facilities on disused plots is of little help for someone seeking to carrying a weekly shop to their block, or a mother with two young children and their paraphenalia. They need to find a space close to their home. If the car park happens to be very local then great. Land values are such that the yield on car parks is too low compared to building housing or office space; it only makes commercial sense if someone is willing to invest a vast sum in digging a hole in the ground to make an underground car park, a space that no one wants to live or work.