Parking Challenges in Third World Countries

Parking Challenges in Third World Countries

Introduction

Parking helps create awareness on a variety of transport issues. It is very important in bringing development in cities where parking space is limited. If there is no careful management of parking, vehicles end up taking all the space that is available. This includes market places, public parks, green space and street pedestrian.

Parking Challenges

Lack of a municipal parking plan whereby identification of parking facilities is not provided. A parking plan should be established to regulate and manage the facilities and how public-owned parking will be priced. Parking supply and utilization should be performed to find out problems and address them appropriately.

There is lack of enough parking spaces that are devoted to car parking. Sidewalks, streets and unused public land are converted into car parking spaces. Cities are therefore recommended to minimize amount of public space designated for car parking. On-street parking is only supposed to provide parking space where roads have enough space. It should not displace sidewalks or block traffic lanes.

Parking prices have not been imposed on parking spaces, hence just anyone can park and security is not guaranteed. Motorists should directly pay a certain amount of fee for parking space as much as possible. Parking prices are set to enable the most suitable parking spaces readily available for short-term users and it provides revenues for programs of transportation. An example is an on-street parking space which tends to be the most suitable for short-term uses such as shopping at a mall or deliveries. On-street parking should stipulate a higher price than off-street parking. Off-street parking is more convenient for long-term use by residents and commuters.

An additional revenue parking fee from the municipal parking can be dedicated to road maintenance and road improvement projects. Imposing parking price actually reduces the parking demand, though it depends on the prices that are set if you compare with parking space that is unpriced. Parking fee is often leased monthly with significant discounts especially when compared with short term pricing when paid. Payment encourages motorists that pay fee to drive accordingly to get the worth of their money. It is very efficient to rental parking during a short period of