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Since November 1 of last year, it has become relatively small - with an area of less than 1 square meter. km - a segment between the Boulevard and the Garden rings. They chose it for a reason: according to statistics, the most violations of stopping and parking rules were recorded here. There are not so many residential buildings - 43 in total, among them modern elite buildings and nine-storey panel buildings inhabited as far back as the 70s of the last century. And there are also many offices of both state organizations, ministries, departments (for example, the famous MUR is located here), and private companies; there are small shops and huge shopping centers, restaurants, theaters … And the famous circus on Tsvetnoy. In a word, a complete cut of Moscow life.
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WHO SHOULD BE
Since last year, parking along the streets here is only paid, any of 560 places will cost 50 rubles per hour. But there’s no need to search for a free patch: it’s full of electronic displays that tell you where you can park. And there are enough empty places. Motorists reacted vividly - they scored all the neighboring quarters: there, so far, for free. Violators of the rules in the paid area are caught by cameras installed on special machines that run here with an interval of 15 minutes. They punish quickly - a tow truck will pick up the car or a penalty receipt will arrive by mail.
In the first months of the paid zone, consultants meet drivers on the street and explain how to behave. In the first months of the paid zone, consultants meet drivers on the street and explain how to behave
In the first months of the paid area, consultants meet drivers on the street and explain how to behave. In the first months of the paid area, consultants meet drivers on the street and explain how to behave.
Immediately it became clear several problematic points. For example, parking was impossible to pay for the SMS. Parking cards where horrible not to buy - you need to know the place. Parking meters refused to accept credit cards. For a couple of weeks, some shortcomings were eliminated.
The parking machine only accepts special and credit cards. No cash
The parking machine only accepts special and credit cards. No cash! The parking machine only accepts special and credit cards. No cash!
But the hardest thing was to negotiate with the locals. Among them, one and a half thousand car owners. There is only one parking lot in the area - an underground garage near the Tsvetnoy Boulevard metro station. A parking place costs at least 1.7 million rubles, rent - from 12 thousand per month. In the courtyards of their houses Muscovites are trying to fence themselves with barriers. But still, there are not enough places in the parking experiment, even though a month later the authorities allocated 120 more free parking lots. Poor residents of the center …
Local residents are trying to fence off the territory adjacent to the aliens. And they regularly break barriers and padlocks on the gates
Local residents are trying to fence off the territory adjacent to the aliens. And they regularly break barriers and padlocks on the gates. Local residents are trying to fence off the territory adjacent to the aliens. And they regularly break barriers and padlocks on the gates.
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In early December, the capital's mayor ordered the holders of “resident cards” to receive parking passes, one for each apartment (if the house does not have a courtyard, then two). With such a subscription, you can park anywhere and anytime; it costs 3 thousand rubles a year.
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The Moscow experiment in the Tsvetnoy Boulevard area will continue until the end of February. We believe that it will be recognized as valid and in the coming year the experience will be extended to the entire territory inside the Boulevard Ring, and in 2014 within the Garden. In two years, all street parking in the Central District of the capital will be paid. The metropolitan cities will immediately begin to take on the experience of the capital.
PARKINGUS VULGARIS AND OTHER ANIMALS
The most common form is Parkingus vulgaris, that is, ordinary parking:
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when citizens occupy all available places along the roadway, on lawns, sidewalks, etc. They don’t ask for money, therefore there are many people who want to leave the car on a free spot. In this regard, the deficit of such places near metro stations and railway stations is especially great. The minus is the insecurity of the car: it can be touched by passing.
Legal suborder Parkingus vulgaris - off-street parking, Parkingus domesticus:
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Here the car is safer than on the street, and there is no need to pay either. The main thing is to deal with your neighbors peacefully, because there are usually less free seats in the yard than there are people who want to park a car.
In the capital, a district has recently appeared where you can find only paid parking - Parkingus meritorius.
In recent years, large cities have finally begun to organize intercepting parking lots, Parkingus interceptus:
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In theory, they should be located next to large transport hubs, in places of transfer to public transport at the entrance to the city. And the fee for a place in such a parking lot should be low in order to train motorists to change to public transport. Unfortunately, in the capital, a number of such parking lots were built in uncomfortable places. In the Moscow region, the authorities have not yet reached the end of this, and therefore local residents themselves have become accustomed to leaving cars at railway stations. Parkings of the species Parkingus interceptus are multi-storey (multitabulatis), single-storey (simplex), sometimes paid (meritorius), sometimes free (gratis).
In major cities, call Parkingus ad stationem:
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that is, only representatives of professional communities (taxi drivers, for example) can park near a train station or airport, while ordinary motorists have the right only to quickly unload - and off!
There are also so-called service parking lots. If Parkingus officialis is located in the internal territory of the office (in the yard) - no problem. But often employees of the company (restaurant, shop, etc.) try to grab a piece of the street (sidewalk) near their building, hang signs like “Parking for company cars”. This is illegal, and MPs are even considering a bill providing for high fines for such invaders. Two types of service parking can be called extreme. The first is Parkingus officialis "possessores potentia":
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when representatives of the authority enclose for their part of the street or even block an entire lane in the city center! For them, as you know, the law is not written. And the second is Parkingus officialis protervus. This is when the people responsible for such parking are so impudent that they take money from ordinary motorists for the right to stand on “their” territory.
There are also mutations in parking lots. For example, Parkingus subterraneus tabernae - underground parking under the store (there are both paid and free). In Moscow, at least one Parkingus machinarius (mechanized) operates :
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near the television center "Ostankino". It is not too expensive and, apparently, very progressive, but no one leaves the car there, because around you can find a free place (Parkingus vulgaris).
FOREIGN EXPERIENCE
The problem of lack of parking is as old as a car: the first regulatory act was issued 100 years ago in the United States. And since then, different countries have followed the same path.
How to park in foreign capitals?
London
Most of the streets of London are studded with counters that say how much parking costs, how long you can keep the car in this place. The maximum parking time in the center, as a rule, does not exceed two hours. The cost of parking is determined by local councils and depends on many factors. The highest price is in the center and on popular shopping streets: 4 pounds per hour (about $ 7, or 220 rubles). In other areas, parking costs are much lower, but not less than 1.5 pounds per hour. At night (from 20: 30-21: 30 to 5: 30-6: 30; depending on the area) and on weekends, parking in London is free, even in the center. For all.
But in general, local residents, if they do not have underground parking lots or garages, and they want to leave cars on the street and during the day, are forced to buy the so-called resident permit (“permission for a resident”) every year. Its price depends on the area - from 100 pounds on the outskirts to 5 thousand pounds for residents of fashionable areas. The fines for parking violations are rather big: from 40 to 100 pounds, not to mention the fact that the car’s wheel is blocked. To get a car costs between 45 and 60 pounds. Free parking in the center is only for the disabled.
Entrance to the city center is paid. Locals buy an annual subscription at a price of 83 to 115 pounds. Owners of electric vehicles, hybrids, and gas-powered cars are exempted from the board. A one-day pass costs £ 8, so it’s more profitable to buy a temporary permit for 14 days for 10 pounds.
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Paris
Here, the cost of parking is gentle: 2-3 euros per hour (depending on the area). In this case, the car can be left, as a rule, no more than two hours. Payment is made by special Paris Carte ("Paris Card"), which are sold for 10-30 euros in tobacco shops and cafes. The receipt issued by the machine must be put under the car glass, otherwise the car will be blocked or dragged away on a tow truck. In Paris, a lot of underground parking for 2.5-4 euros per hour, without limiting the time of stay. You can pay for parking using Paris Carte, a plastic card or cash.
You can park your car for free only on Sunday, and on a weekday from seven in the evening until eight in the morning.
1 It is better to carefully study the requirements of the sign and parking rules, so as not to be in a similar situation
It is better to carefully study the requirements of the sign and parking rules, so as not to be in a similar situation. It is better to carefully study the requirements of the sign and parking rules, so as not to be in a similar situation.
Berlin
In the capital of Germany there are a lot of both paid and free (even in the center!) Parking lots. Local residents have the right to leave their car for a small fee, but for this you will have to get a “parkausweis”. It is enough to present the vehicle registration certificate, any document confirming that you live at this address - for example, a paid electricity bill - and sign in the register that you have no other parking spaces in the city. It remains to pay a symbolic amount - 20.4 euros for two years! - and get a sticker on the glass. Everything, you can keep the car near the house or in a special parking lot, which the regional authorities are obliged to provide.
For other categories of drivers, parking in the center of Berlin is expensive (up to 5 euros per hour) and painful: you can look for a free space for a long time. Therefore, city guests are more comfortable and cheaper to use public transport.
Near any company (store, office) there are reserved places on the street or in the underground parking ("Only for customers" or "Only for car number XXX"). It is clear that the time spent by client cars is limited.
In many European countries there are parking privileges for electric vehicles and small cars
In many European countries there are parking privileges for electric vehicles and small cars. In many European countries there are parking privileges for electric vehicles and small cars.
New York
Most New Yorkers do not have cars and travel by public transport. The explanation is simple: there are no street parking lots in Manhattan, and parking is expensive - $ 25–40 per day. The penalty for improper parking - from $ 150, if the tow truck takes away - plus another $ 300 for release.
Entrance to the center is formally free, but in fact, you will have to pay $ 5-10 for travel over a bridge or tunnel. An attempt to leave a truck at night at home can be very expensive: $ 250 for the first time, $ 500 for the second. If the owner of a car runs $ 500 fines for improper parking, his car is legally deprived of registration.
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Prague
You can park the car in the center, but it will require certain skills, especially on weekdays. There are three zones in the city: in orange you can leave the car for a maximum of two hours, in green for six hours, and blue is intended only for local residents and official vehicles.
You must carefully read the plate under the signs! As a rule, all parking in the center is paid only from Monday to Saturday, from 8:00 to 18:00. The tariff is from 30 to 40 crowns per hour (1.5–2 dollars). It is much more profitable to park your car in an intercepting parking lot. They are full on the outskirts, near metro stations. Fee - only 20 CZK per day. So it’s not profitable to drive a car in Prague either.
