Illustrative image (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - ThePeople’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has sent an urgent message to 24districts to shut down most parking lots using pavements by the end of March.
The committee said the cityhad a policy to re-check the operation of parking lots on pavements so thatpedestrians received priority.
It said if street pavementscontinued to be used for different purposes, operators would have to seekapproval from authorities and the operation will be under tight supervision toprotect the image of the city.
Paid parking spaces will bemanaged by the youth volunteers and the price will need to follow currentregulations.
However, for thosebusinesses that need the parking spaces on the pavements for the vehicles oftheir customers or employees, etc. free-of-charge, the district people’scommittee can consider whether to allow this activity by issuing a permit(valid for a certain period).
The People’s Committee ofDistrict 1 was told to inspect the licensing of parking lots in the areaafter local media reported that there were 48 parking lots on pavements locatedin "ideal locations," i.e. places that draw in a lot of people,according to wards’ authorities in the district.
Several parking lots aresaid to be still running although their business licences have expired.
In response to thesituation, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the district Doan Ngoc Haidecided on January 11 to temporarily suspend 48 parking lots from operation.
Hai said the committeewould carefully consider each parking lot in order to decide to end itsoperation or not.
In the meantime, manyparking lots still operate illegally in Hanoi, for example, in downtowndistricts of Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh.
Despite many complaints,drivers usually have to shell out double or triple regulated fee, which is aslow as 5,000 VND (22 US cents) for a motorbike and about 15,000 VND (66 UScents) an hour for cars.
Director of the city’stransport department, Vu Van Vien, told Lao Dong (Labour)online newspaper the department was working with relevant agencies to remedythe situation.
“The more illegal parkinglots that operate, the more tax the State loses out on,” he added.-VNA
The committee said the cityhad a policy to re-check the operation of parking lots on pavements so thatpedestrians received priority.
It said if street pavementscontinued to be used for different purposes, operators would have to seekapproval from authorities and the operation will be under tight supervision toprotect the image of the city.
Paid parking spaces will bemanaged by the youth volunteers and the price will need to follow currentregulations.
However, for thosebusinesses that need the parking spaces on the pavements for the vehicles oftheir customers or employees, etc. free-of-charge, the district people’scommittee can consider whether to allow this activity by issuing a permit(valid for a certain period).
The People’s Committee ofDistrict 1 was told to inspect the licensing of parking lots in the areaafter local media reported that there were 48 parking lots on pavements locatedin "ideal locations," i.e. places that draw in a lot of people,according to wards’ authorities in the district.
Several parking lots aresaid to be still running although their business licences have expired.
In response to thesituation, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the district Doan Ngoc Haidecided on January 11 to temporarily suspend 48 parking lots from operation.
Hai said the committeewould carefully consider each parking lot in order to decide to end itsoperation or not.
In the meantime, manyparking lots still operate illegally in Hanoi, for example, in downtowndistricts of Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh.
Despite many complaints,drivers usually have to shell out double or triple regulated fee, which is aslow as 5,000 VND (22 US cents) for a motorbike and about 15,000 VND (66 UScents) an hour for cars.
Director of the city’stransport department, Vu Van Vien, told Lao Dong (Labour)online newspaper the department was working with relevant agencies to remedythe situation.
“The more illegal parkinglots that operate, the more tax the State loses out on,” he added.-VNA
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