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MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS

CONTROLLED ON-STREET PARKING

Chronis Akritidis Civil & Transportation Engineer

Deputy Mayor of Athens

John Frantzeskakis Professor Emeritus National Technical University of Athens

DENCO Development and Engineering Consultants

EURASIAN TRANSPORT FORUM Athens, November 28 – December 3, 2005

1. THE PARKING PROBLEM • Lack of legal parking spaces, growing due to:

a. Increase of car ownership.b. Decrease of on-street parking spaces due to:

– Decrease of illegal parking (Police Enforcement, Obstacles)

– Pedestrianizations

• Increase of off-street parking (new garages) inadequate to cover parking demand.

• Garages are not fully occupied during parking peaks.

• Illegally parked vehicles, some at critical locations (traffic lights, corners, bus stops etc.), reduce capacity and safety.

“Controlled on-street parking”. Eurasian Transport Forum 2

2. PREVIOUS EFFORTS • Previous efforts to implement controlled on-street

parking in various Municipalities, including Athens, failed mainly because of legal problems.

• Recent implementations, after solving legal problems, present deficiencies in:

– Systematic police enforcement – Efficient collection of fines – Information and compliance of Public

• Statistics from previous implementation of Controlled Parking by the Athens Municipality

– Reduction of long term parking except for residents – Large percentages of short term parking (0-3 hours):

• 86% for short period parking, up to 2 hrs• 63% for long period parking, up to 8 hrs • 25% for residents only parking • 82% for illegal parking


3. THE SYSTEM TENDERED• Categories of Parking spaces:

– For visitors, max duration 3 hrs Parking fees: € 1 for the first and for the second hour

€ 3 for the third hour – For residents: € 10 per year– Mixed use for certain special areas

Residents are allowed to park without payment to visitor spaces

– Special use spaces reserved (with or without payment) for certain uses, following approval of the Municipality.

• Payment System:– Scratch cards to operate on March 2006 – Telephone to operate on July 2006

• Operation Periods for Visitors:Working days 09:00 – 21:00Saturday 09:00 – 16:00


4. IMPLEMENTATION PHASES• Phase A: Present contract.

Study Ready. 5494 spaces • Phase B: Present contract.

Study to start soon. Approx. 5500 spaces • Rest of the Municipality

Program to be prepared Priority to areas with large number of visitors

5. PHASE A• Detailed Surveys and Counts • Data Bases • Definition of Residential Zones• Parking Plans Number of Spaces by Category “Controlled on-street parking”. Eurasian Transport Forum 10

Existing Status (parking spaces)

Proposed PlanPhase A

(parking spaces)

Free Parking 3.974 0

Month Restricion Parking 90 0

Controlled Parking 0 1.956

"Residents Only" 237 2.538

Special Use Parking 990 1.000

5.291 5.494

Illegal Parking (No of Vehicles) 2.509 0

On Street Parking Study

TOTAL OF LEGAL PARKING SPACES


6. EXPECTED BENEFITS IN THE CENTRAL AREA• Complete banning of illegal parking in the controlled

parking area and the neighboring areas.• Reduction of long term parking. • Increase of supply for short-term parking. • Increase of public transport use. • Decrease of traffic flows and increase of capacities.• Improvement of traffic conditions (Better level of

service and elimination of congestion). • Improvement of environmental conditions

(Air quality and noise level).• Provide adequate parking for residents.


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