Parking lots are a type of resource that needs to be exploited, but how to exploit them to bring optimal benefits to the State and the community, while at the same time harmonizing with the interests of the people is the question being raised.
The number of cars increases by about 10% annually, the movement is concentrated in the core urban area, making car parking increasingly scarce. Many solutions have been proposed, but the effectiveness is only at a certain level.
Smart parking lot on Nguyen Cong Hoan street, Hanoi (illustrative photo).
For example, the solution of implementing odd-even parking has been implemented by Hanoi on 7 streets since 2016, but there has never been a summary evaluation.
In 2022, Hanoi planned 1,620 parking lots, but by the end of 2023, only 57 were built, 66 were under investment. Many areas of land planned for parking lots were abandoned...
According to the parking lot planning, the city plans to build 73 underground parking lots, but so far no parking lots have been built due to difficulties in balancing investment rates with expected revenue.
Parking fees are also a controversial issue, as the fees are applied arbitrarily and vary from place to place, making parkers feel that each parking lot has its own "rules".
Currently, on-street parking permits in urban areas are decided by the district level, but there are also parking lots licensed by the city, leading to differences in how they operate.
To solve the problem of parking fee transparency, from 2024 many parking lots will apply cashless toll collection.
However, in reality, many drivers get into trouble because of errors such as deducting money multiple times, deducting money even though they have only stopped for a few minutes, or deducting money from their account but still being charged cash.
The regulation of 60 minutes for a parking block causes difficulties, because when parking is extended by 1 minute (1 block + 1 minute), customers have to pay for 2 parking blocks, causing dissatisfaction.
In Linh Dam urban area (Hanoi), a car owner complained that he did not get out of the car, did not turn off the engine, only stopped for a few minutes to reply to a text message, but the parking lot staff used an ETC card reader to scan the card and deduct money from his account.
Many car owners say that it is normal to have to leave right after parking in the wrong spot. It is unreasonable to be charged immediately after parking.
Another example, at a parking lot in Hoang Cau area, although there is a sign stating that cars and taxis are allowed to park for no more than 5 minutes, many car owners had 20,000 VND deducted from their ETC non-stop card accounts as soon as they parked. The sign conflicting with the ETC cash register is also unreasonable and must be adjusted.
On the other hand, the way shopping malls such as Big C, Aeon Mall, and Mipec exploit free parking for less than 3 hours (with a fee for exceeding 3 hours) has a great effect on attracting commerce, and is increasingly seen as a reasonable solution by many people.
Some urban areas have applied technology to regulate parking spaces within the campus, underground, according to time blocks, usually every 30 minutes.
This method needs to be implemented by car parking service businesses, so that car users do not "lose money unjustly" when entering and exiting locations in a moment.
Recently, General Secretary To Lam suggested that Hanoi consider creating conditions for people to park for 30 minutes without charging fees to encourage them to make transactions during this time. After 30 minutes, a fee will be charged, with progressive steps.
This method helps people who drive cars increase their awareness of saving time and money in parking.
The above suggestion of the General Secretary needs to be studied, and if put into practice, the people will certainly agree and support it.
Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/mien-phi-do-xe-30-phut-la-van-minh-192250317234350078.htm
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