{"id":8681,"date":"2015-12-14T07:56:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T07:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=8681"},"modified":"2018-08-15T13:28:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T13:28:42","slug":"in-the-news-limited-parking-space-in-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/in-the-news-limited-parking-space-in-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"In The News: Limited Parking Space in Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A thought-provoking opinion piece was making the rounds on the Russian Internet (“Runet”) last week. Moscow politician and activist Maxim Katz has published a controversial blog post<\/a> suggesting all parking spaces in the city be paid. Let us look at his vision of the problem and proposed solution — in his own words.<\/p>\n

Issues<\/h2>\n

Katz describes a situation where car owners (\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0446\u044b) park their cars (\u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u0443\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438) in the shared yards of their high-rise buildings (\u0432\u043e \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0435\u0301). He notes that most of the\u00a0available space is filled with cars to the detriment of communal spaces like playgrounds (\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0449\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0430), lawns (\u0433\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0301\u043d), and benches (\u0441\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0301\u0439\u043a\u0438).<\/p>\n

\u0415\u0301\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0430\u0434\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0430\u0445 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0301\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430\u0445 \u0438 \u0432\u043e \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0445, \u0442\u043e \u043e\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u043d\u0430\u0447\u043d\u0451\u0442 \u0437\u0430\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0441\u043b\u0438\u0301\u0448\u043a\u043e\u043c \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u0438 \u043c\u0435\u0448\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0436\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0301\u043c \u043b\u044e\u0301\u0434\u044f\u043c.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(If you don’t administer parking in residential neighborhood streets and yards, it will take up too much space and get in the way of other people.)<\/p>\n

He goes on to say that there are fewer parking spots in the courtyard than there are cars in the apartment building, to\u00a0the point that they park on sidewalks (\u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0435), on playgrounds (\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0449\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0435),\u00a0and on the lawn (\u043d\u0430 \u0433\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0435). Katz explains that when these areas were designed, no one knew people would have so many cars.<\/p>\n

\u0411\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0430\u044f \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0439\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0430 \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043c\u044f, \u0442\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301 \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0301 \u043d\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0301\u043b \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0301\u044e \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0301\u0446\u0438\u044e.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Most residential neighborhoods were built in the USSR era, when no one could have imagined this degree of car ownership.)<\/p>\n

Katz is against the city building free underground parking lots\u00a0(\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0437\u0435\u0301\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0438) or providing more parking space for each apartment building because he sees it as all taxpayers (\u043d\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0449\u0438\u043a\u0438) subsidizing car owners.<\/p>\n

\u0421\u0435\u0439\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0441 \u043e\u043d\u0430\u0301 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0430\u0301\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0447\u0451\u0442 \u0442\u0435\u0445, \u0443 \u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0435\u0442 (\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043f\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0449\u0430\u0434\u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0441\u0435\u0431\u044f\u0301, \u0442\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043f\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u0435\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u0445\u043e\u0434\u044c\u0431\u0435\u0301 \u043f\u0435\u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043c \u0438 \u0442\u0430\u043a \u0434\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0435\u0435).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Now it [the problem] is being solved at the expense of those who don’t have a car — they get a smaller area of the city in their disposal, are inconvenienced [by cars\u00a0parked in their way] when walking, etc.)<\/p>\n

Katz believes the car owners themselves should pay for their parking spots.<\/p>\n

Solutions<\/h2>\n

The author proposes a three-prong solution.<\/p>\n

\u0417\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u043f\u0430\u0301\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043a\u0443 \u0431\u043e\u0301\u043b\u0435\u0435 30% \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0438.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Ban using more than 30 percent of the yard area for parking.)<\/p>\n

\u0412 \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0430\u0445 \u0431\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u043d\u043e\u0301 \u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438\u0301\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0438, \u043d\u0438\u0433\u0434\u0435\u0301, \u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430\u0301. \u0422\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0445.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(There should never be any unsanctioned parking in residential neighborhoods, ever. Only in marked\u00a0parking spots.)<\/p>\n

\u0412\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0301 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0443\u044e \u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0432\u043a\u0443 \u0432\u0435\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0301, \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0445 \u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u0301\u043d\u0430\u0445 [\u0438]\u00a0\u0441\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0438\u0444\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0444.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Introduce paid parking everywhere, in all Moscow neighborhoods, on a sliding scale.)<\/p>\n

Katz makes the caveat that he is only talking about properties serviced by the city.<\/p>\n

\u0420\u0435\u0447\u044c, \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e, \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0442\u0435 \u0434\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0301, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0444\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043c\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044b \u0432 \u0441\u043e\u0301\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0436\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0446\u043e\u0301\u0432 \u0434\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0430 \u0438 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434 \u0437\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0447\u0451\u0442.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Of course, we are only\u00a0talking about yards that are not the house residents’ legal property and that are being serviced by the city at its own expense.)<\/p>\n

Finally, he disagrees with comments that parents should pay for their children’s playground the same way as car owners should pay for parking.<\/p>\n

\u0414\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0438 \u043d\u0435 \u0438\u043c\u0443\u0301\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e, \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0436\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u0433\u043e\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430, \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301\u0435 \u0436\u0435, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u0432\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0441\u043b\u044b\u0435, \u0438 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u0301\u0435 \u0436\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301 \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0301\u0431\u0449\u0438\u0435 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0438\u0438, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0438 \u0432\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0441\u043b\u044b\u0435.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Children are not property; they are city residents just like adults and have an equal claim to shared property.)<\/p>\n

What do you think? \u041a\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u0432\u044b? (What solution do you support?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A thought-provoking opinion piece was making the rounds on the Russian Internet (“Runet”) last week. Moscow politician and activist Maxim Katz has published a controversial blog post suggesting all parking spaces in the city be paid. Let us look at his vision of the problem and proposed solution — in his own words. Issues Katz…<\/p>\n

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