1 Hour Tickets For Taipan Subang Jaya Patrons
By Hazlinda Hamzah
SUBANG JAYA, March 30 (Bernama) -- The Subang Jaya Municipal Council or MPSJ, in charge of the Taipan Business Centre and the surrounding areas, has implemented the 1 hour parking ticket for visitors since January 4.
It is to prevent cars being parked for the whole day that contributes to the growing congestion in the business centre especially during peak hours.
These cars are believed to be that of the business operators who park in front of their business lots and shops from early morning right through late afternoon.
Their cars leave the place only when they close shop in the evening.
The response to this new parking system and its implementation are noticeably quite balanced.
"I find it acceptable but maybe if it is for two hours continuously, it would be better. The banks can take longer time especially at the counters and if we need the doctor's consultation, it can go past the hour. This can help reduce our stress level, no need to go in and out of the clinic or bank to go get a new parking ticket," said Aaron (not his real name).
This resident of Subang Jaya frequents the Taipan USJ 10 Business Centre to complete his banking chores.
Other than that, Aaron has his kids joining tuition classes in the evenings at Taipan and the queue to drop and fetch them to and back, needs tremendous patience as well.
"To get in and out of the Taipan business centre at night is actually more tedious.
Most parking spaces are occupied by mobile commercial vans doing sales at night, and even the make shift stalls selling finger food and tit bits.
"I understand they want to earn a living. That is why we just leave our kids for an hour or two and fetch them back later.
However, a small jam would build up on the respective streets as most parents are practicing the same idea and routine week after week," Aaron added when met at a dialogue session on the 1hour parking rule.
AVOIDING CONGESTTION
A 4-storey covered parking complex, spacious enough to house 914 cars at one time is already located in the middle of this business centre.
It is currently managed by Corporate Parking Sdn Bhd, charging its season clients RM80 per month. This rate is the newly reduced charge for unlimited parking use.
The RM25 drop in charges saw the company earning 20 per cent more customers recently especially when the implementation of the 1 hour ticket came into light.
To date, there are 1,015 open parking lots around the Taipan Business Centre.
A business office lot occupant in Taipan, Esther Ong, attended a dialogue held in MPSJ to listen and contribute suggestions to the newly applied rule in relation to the parking system.
Esther who is a lawyer by profession said, "I find the 1 hour ticket parking system reasonable, after all, there is the parking complex for those wanting to park the whole day. However, the hourly parking charge at the complex is too expensive.
It is two hours for RM3 whereas outside, it is only 50 sen an hour. And then there is that walk. Although good, the weather is not on our side always."
RESIDENTS' WOES
Another resident from USJ6, a stone's throw from the busy business centre which houses local and foreign banks including Standard Chartered, OCBC, HSBC, Public Bank, Bank Islam and EON Bank, finds this new system creating new concern to his area.
Bernard Cheah said, "now more people park on the grass verge in front of our houses. Very troublesome! Sometimes it is too close to our gates and we find it difficult to maneuver out of our spaces. This can get worse when the trial implementation goes permanent".
An MPSJ councilor, Rajiv Rishyakaran advised the residents of the affected areas to purchase car stickers from the municipal to register them as valid USJ6 residents.
"I will bring this up to the MPSJ. With the stickers, it would be easier for the enforcement to do the necessary, if and when the need arises. So those found 'trespassing', can be dealt with accordingly," Rajiv explained to the anxious audience.
The Town Council Dialogue was held in MPSJ, initiated by Subang Jaya's Member of Parliament (MP) Hannah Yeoh with the active participation of the municipal's officers and councilor.
HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS
When the trial period becomes permanent in no time, the municipal will execute a system, the finalised and agreed version, presumably with the necessary adjustments.
And when that takes place, the people will have to plan their trip to this business centre properly, so that they can avoid the unwanted space-less moments for their vehicles and save them that long walk to their desired place and offices.
The best solution in any municipal related matter, according to a shy gentleman who sat alone, was to ensure an increased satisfaction among residents and facility users.
He added, "the effort to improve the parking system in this area is commendable. I agree with the 1 hour ticket for Taipan. However, please do not make penalty the focused solution, instead educate the users more."
-- BERNAMA
SUBANG JAYA, March 30 (Bernama) -- The Subang Jaya Municipal Council or MPSJ, in charge of the Taipan Business Centre and the surrounding areas, has implemented the 1 hour parking ticket for visitors since January 4.
It is to prevent cars being parked for the whole day that contributes to the growing congestion in the business centre especially during peak hours.
These cars are believed to be that of the business operators who park in front of their business lots and shops from early morning right through late afternoon.
Their cars leave the place only when they close shop in the evening.
The response to this new parking system and its implementation are noticeably quite balanced.
"I find it acceptable but maybe if it is for two hours continuously, it would be better. The banks can take longer time especially at the counters and if we need the doctor's consultation, it can go past the hour. This can help reduce our stress level, no need to go in and out of the clinic or bank to go get a new parking ticket," said Aaron (not his real name).
This resident of Subang Jaya frequents the Taipan USJ 10 Business Centre to complete his banking chores.
Other than that, Aaron has his kids joining tuition classes in the evenings at Taipan and the queue to drop and fetch them to and back, needs tremendous patience as well.
"To get in and out of the Taipan business centre at night is actually more tedious.
Most parking spaces are occupied by mobile commercial vans doing sales at night, and even the make shift stalls selling finger food and tit bits.
"I understand they want to earn a living. That is why we just leave our kids for an hour or two and fetch them back later.
However, a small jam would build up on the respective streets as most parents are practicing the same idea and routine week after week," Aaron added when met at a dialogue session on the 1hour parking rule.
AVOIDING CONGESTTION
A 4-storey covered parking complex, spacious enough to house 914 cars at one time is already located in the middle of this business centre.
It is currently managed by Corporate Parking Sdn Bhd, charging its season clients RM80 per month. This rate is the newly reduced charge for unlimited parking use.
The RM25 drop in charges saw the company earning 20 per cent more customers recently especially when the implementation of the 1 hour ticket came into light.
To date, there are 1,015 open parking lots around the Taipan Business Centre.
A business office lot occupant in Taipan, Esther Ong, attended a dialogue held in MPSJ to listen and contribute suggestions to the newly applied rule in relation to the parking system.
Esther who is a lawyer by profession said, "I find the 1 hour ticket parking system reasonable, after all, there is the parking complex for those wanting to park the whole day. However, the hourly parking charge at the complex is too expensive.
It is two hours for RM3 whereas outside, it is only 50 sen an hour. And then there is that walk. Although good, the weather is not on our side always."
RESIDENTS' WOES
Another resident from USJ6, a stone's throw from the busy business centre which houses local and foreign banks including Standard Chartered, OCBC, HSBC, Public Bank, Bank Islam and EON Bank, finds this new system creating new concern to his area.
Bernard Cheah said, "now more people park on the grass verge in front of our houses. Very troublesome! Sometimes it is too close to our gates and we find it difficult to maneuver out of our spaces. This can get worse when the trial implementation goes permanent".
An MPSJ councilor, Rajiv Rishyakaran advised the residents of the affected areas to purchase car stickers from the municipal to register them as valid USJ6 residents.
"I will bring this up to the MPSJ. With the stickers, it would be easier for the enforcement to do the necessary, if and when the need arises. So those found 'trespassing', can be dealt with accordingly," Rajiv explained to the anxious audience.
The Town Council Dialogue was held in MPSJ, initiated by Subang Jaya's Member of Parliament (MP) Hannah Yeoh with the active participation of the municipal's officers and councilor.
HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS
When the trial period becomes permanent in no time, the municipal will execute a system, the finalised and agreed version, presumably with the necessary adjustments.
And when that takes place, the people will have to plan their trip to this business centre properly, so that they can avoid the unwanted space-less moments for their vehicles and save them that long walk to their desired place and offices.
The best solution in any municipal related matter, according to a shy gentleman who sat alone, was to ensure an increased satisfaction among residents and facility users.
He added, "the effort to improve the parking system in this area is commendable. I agree with the 1 hour ticket for Taipan. However, please do not make penalty the focused solution, instead educate the users more."
-- BERNAMA
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