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ACTIVISTS FROM "OUT OF OUR POCKET" CIVIC INITIATIVE DEMAND CANCELLATION OF PAID STREET PARKING SYSTEM
YEREVAN, June 18. / ARKA /. Young activists from a new civic initiative
called "Out of Our Pocket" staged a protest today in front of the
government demanding that the authorities cancel paid street parking
system in the capital city.
"We believe that paid street parking is illegal and we demand that the
government cancels it," Artashes Misakyan, one of the young activists,
told reporters.
He downplayed a municipality decision to extend the free parking time
in Yerevan from 5 to 15 minutes, saying the system must be eliminated
altogether.
He said they demand also that the authorities cut the sizes of
fines for various traffic rules violations recorded by speed cameras
installed along the roads in the city and outside it as well as an
amnesty for all previously fined drivers. He said on June 19 the
civic initiative will reiterate its demands.
Fees from parking spaces on busy streets across the Armenian capital
are collected by Parking City Service, which together with Lokator
company won a tender announced by the municipality. Parking City
Service pledged to invest $10 million in preparing paid parking spaces
for 20,000 cars.
It is also installing surveillance cameras that are used for charging
drivers 100 drams (25 U.S. cents) per hour, 500 drams per day, 1000
drams per week, 2000 drams per month and 12,000 drams per year. Thirty
percent of the revenues go to the municipality. ($ 1 - 410.61 drams).
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YEREVAN, June 18. / ARKA /. Young activists from a new civic initiative
called "Out of Our Pocket" staged a protest today in front of the
government demanding that the authorities cancel paid street parking
system in the capital city.
"We believe that paid street parking is illegal and we demand that the
government cancels it," Artashes Misakyan, one of the young activists,
told reporters.
He downplayed a municipality decision to extend the free parking time
in Yerevan from 5 to 15 minutes, saying the system must be eliminated
altogether.
He said they demand also that the authorities cut the sizes of
fines for various traffic rules violations recorded by speed cameras
installed along the roads in the city and outside it as well as an
amnesty for all previously fined drivers. He said on June 19 the
civic initiative will reiterate its demands.
Fees from parking spaces on busy streets across the Armenian capital
are collected by Parking City Service, which together with Lokator
company won a tender announced by the municipality. Parking City
Service pledged to invest $10 million in preparing paid parking spaces
for 20,000 cars.
It is also installing surveillance cameras that are used for charging
drivers 100 drams (25 U.S. cents) per hour, 500 drams per day, 1000
drams per week, 2000 drams per month and 12,000 drams per year. Thirty
percent of the revenues go to the municipality. ($ 1 - 410.61 drams).
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- See more at:
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