1 CITY OF SOFIA PARKING POLICY PARkon AUTUMN Metodi Avramov Sofia Urban Mobility Centre 2 SOFIA Area sq.km. Population inhabitants Number of public transport vehicles 839 Number of public transport lines 117 surface lines and 2 metro lines Public transport services (2014) 489 mil trips (60 mil vehicle km) Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants 520 (national level 400 cars per 1000 inh.) Eurostat: Over the five year period from 2008 to 2012, the highest growth in EU in the number of registered passenger cars was recorded in Bulgaria (19 %), followed by Slovakia (18 %) and Poland (17 %). 3 SOFIA URBAN MOBILITY CENTER was created in 2009 by the merger of two municipal companies: Sofia Public Transport Company Parking and Garages Main activities: Organisation, management, supervision and finance of the Sofia public transport Finance, construction, operation and maintenance of municipal parkings and garages in Sofia SOFIA URBAN MOBILITY CENTER 4 Shortterm parking zones in the city centre 5 6 Shortterm paid parking zones BLUE ZONE parking spaces Maximum duration of time for parking up to 2 hours. Price - 2 BGN per hour. Mon-Fr: h. Sat: h. GREEN ZONE parking spaces Maximum duration of time for parking up to 4 hours. Price - 1 BGN per hour. Mon-Fr: h. Goals: - Reducing the traffic - Improvement of the parking organisation 7 Situation before introducing the short-term parking zones Numerous violations... 8 9 and after 10 11 Payment for the short-term parking zones With ticket purchased: by ticket inspector; in ticket offices and kiosks; in stores. SMS to number 1302 for Blue Zone; SMS to number 1303 for Green Zone; Parking pay stations; With vignette sticker for residents; With preferential pass for people with disabilities. Electric vehicles can park in short-term parking zones for free. 12 13 Parking pay stations 14 Electronic Information Boards real time information for available parking places 15 Real time information for available parking places 16 Mobile app 17 Portable inspection device 18 Wheel clamps 19 Vehicles parked in violation of traffic rules as well as wheel clamped vehicles after the working time of the zones are towed-away. 20 PARK & RIDE 3000 parking lots at metro stations Incentives in favour of public transport: Free parking with monthly public transport pass Discounts with metro single ticket and daily pass 21 Prices for Park & Ride with and without purchase of public transport travel document Public transport travel documentPrice for parking Price for parking without using public transport 1.00 lv. per hour. With single ticket for metro, daily pass, 10 trips pass, all preferential passes (except for pupils). for one vehicle Free parking for the first 2 hours 0,50 lv. per hour after the first 2 hours With regular public transport pass for all lines or for metro /monthly, three- months, six-months or annual/ for one vehicle Free parking during the metro operating time. 0,50 lv. per hour after the end of metro operating time. 22 Metro Line ,2 km with 20 stations Line ,8 km with 11 stations 23 Metodi Avramov SOFIA URBAN MOBILITY CENTRE Thank you for the attention!