The Davao City ordinance on parking fees to be collected along certain streets started on Wednesday, the first day of January, 2020. It was generally welcomed by Dabawenyos fed up with the practice of city authorities in tolerating motorists who convert newly improved main thoroughfares and side streets into parking areas of their cars, thereby negating the purpose of easing traffic flow in the city at the expense of billions of pesos in taxpayer’s money.
The city government through the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) started enforcing the ordinance along San Pedro Street, Ilustre Street, Pelayo Street, Iñigo Street, Villa Abrille Street, Monteverde Avenue and Duterte Street.
CTTMO head Dionisio Abude Jr. told Edge Davao that some establishments, mostly banks, have appealed to his office to relocate the bike racks to give space for their clients.
“We will consider the appeal of the establishments mostly banks to relocate the bike racks para sa ilang mga kliyente kay dagko pud ang amount ang ilang ginadala,” Abude said.
The public parking fee zones were established in line with City Ordinance No. 052-13, Series of 2013, an ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 153-A, Series of 1990, entitled “An ordinance imposing Parking Fees on all vehicle owners and drivers for using certain streets in Davao City as parking spaces and for other purposes and the Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Code of Davao City.
The city has authorized and directed CTTMO to establish, mark, and designate portions of a thoroughfare as on-street public pay parking zones.
Abude said for the initial implementation at least 38 parking fee enforcers are being deployed. He also said the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) also deployed its own parking fee personnel.
Pursuant to the ordinance, a fee of P20 is collected for the first two hours and another P10 for every succeeding hour for light vehicles. For bicycles there will be P2 fee for first two hours and P1 for every succeeding hour, while for motorcycles, a P5-fee is imposed for the first two hours and P2 for every succeeding hour. For trucks and buses, the fee is P100 for the first two hours and P20 for every succeeding hour, Levelheaded Dabawenyos are hopeful the enforcement is an auspicious beginning leading to ending the unhealthy practice of using street portions as parking spaces, thereby depriving pedestrians and motorists of use of the roads and sidewalks for smooth movement.
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