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Parking Symposium from Page 26
There has been complaints by residents in some of the
newly controlled areas that there still is not enough legal parking in some places and that when they return home at night, they can’t find a space and either have to park too far from home or get a ticket. In a bid to address this concern, the DOT announced that, from November on, after 9 p.m. when the paid parking charges stop, only residents will be allowed to park in these spaces. No comment was offered on the implications of this decision for the shops and restaurants in the affected areas, many of which stay open well beyond 10 at night. One of the most surprising pieces of news at the 2010
Middle East Parking Symposium was thatApcoa, one of the biggest operators in Europe, was withdrawing from the region. The company caused a major upset when it withdrew from bidding after being shortlisted for the ParkingManage- ment Program in 2007. The company then returned toAbu Dhabi to run the parking operation at the National Exhibition Centre, but when its contract ended in September 2010, the decision wasmade to walk away fromthe region. On a more positive note, the people from Sharjah, UAE,
used the show to launch a new iPhone application that allows locals to pay parking fines, reserve parking and do other clever stuff. They caused a stir last year when they showed the prototype system where a driver had to log on to a meter when paying and their legal status was then checked by an inspector using amotor scooter equippedwithANPR.Ayear on, and with a change of meter supplier, the system is about ready to go live, with about 200 of the new type of meters being installed. The whole region seems to be obsessed with robotic or
automated parking at the moment; about a quarter of the MEPS 2010 exhibitors were offering various systems. There are, I believe, two functional robotic car parks in the UAE at present, both in Dubai. One is a very small demonstration project, with fewer than 30 slots, and the other is a 765-space structure serving the Ibn BattutaGate Complex inDubai City, which according to the suppliers is working well, one year after opening. Sometimes the promoters of robotics seem to be their
own worst enemies, with claims that are patently ridiculous and take no account of howpeople actually use cars and park- ing. For example, quoted parking and vehicle recovery times take no account of delays while people put packages in the trunk, strap in the kids and so on. DonMonahan fromWalker Parking Consultants gave an
objective and realistic assessment of some of these issues in a thoughtful paper that was based on the outcomes of real proj- ects, rather than marketing-speak. Automated car parks do have their place and can deliver a credible service in the right place at the right time. Indeed, sometimes they are the only viable solution. But please, guys, stop the fairytales; nobody believes you anymore.
Peter Guest is Parking Today’s correspondent for all things British and European, with frequent business forays into the Middle East. He can be reached at
peterguestparking@hotmail.co.uk.
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