Parking system a success


2010/04/01
Dawn Chan 
Many residents are happy with the one-hour parking system in Taipan. — By Luqman Hakim Zubir
Many residents are happy with the one-hour parking system in Taipan. — By Luqman Hakim Zubir

SUBANG JAYA: The one-hour parking system in Taipan, USJ 10, is here to stay.
Subang Jaya Municipal Council president Datuk Adnan Md Ikshan said the three-month trial period, which kicked off in January and ended yesterday, had shown that the system was effective in ensuring there was sufficient parking for those running errands in the area.

"The feedback I received from residents and councillors, including Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh, indicated that they are supportive of it. I have received email and SMS from the public saying they are agreeable with the move.

"Therefore, we have decided to go ahead with the system," he said after chairing the council's monthly full board meeting yesterday.
The council is encouraging those who need to park for longer periods to use the multi-storey carpark in the middle of the commercial centre.

Systematic Corporate Parking, the management of the multi-storey carpark, has reduced its rates from RM105 to RM80, the same amount imposed by the council.

He said the council would look into the downside of the parking system.

Motorists with monthly season parking passes are also affected by the one-hour parking limit.

Adnan said the council would come down hard on motorists who park their vehicles at the residential areas nearby.

USJ 11/3 Residents Association chairman Ng Peng Hin described the continuation of the one-hour parking system as a good move.

"I find the system helps those who are running errands in the area. It has proven to be effective.

"However, since the implementation in January, there has been a lot of illegal parking in the housing area. It is a nuisance.

"The council has got to tackle this problem."

Patrick Tan of the Zone 3 Residents Committee said enforcement officers should be stationed in Taipan to monitor the situation.

"This is to ensure that people are not parking beyond an hour and depriving others of parking space. Overall, the traffic flow has improved."

Zone 3 councillor Rajiv Rishyakaran said residents and traders, who attended a town hall meeting on March 10, had agreed with the implementation of the one-hour parking system.

"The area has a total of 1,100 parking lots. If each vehicle is parked there for only one hour, we can have a car vacating a bay every four to five seconds, giving others a chance to occupy it."

Adnan said the council was thinking about implementing the one-hour parking system in congested areas such as SS15 and Bandar Puteri Puchong. However, he said the council would have to look into the logistics, such as payment counters for summonses, first.

Adnan said the council would need time to explore parking options for motorists in SS15.

"Taipan, has a multi-storey carpark as an alternative. However, there is no such facility in SS15."