Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) has solicited support for regulating all forms of illegal parking which impedes the free flow of traffic.
Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, the General Manager of the agency disclosed this recently while analyzing the mandate of her agency.
She noted that parking problems have been one of the thorniest issues affecting the economy and the environment adding that the State Government can no longer fold its hands, hence the need for a holistic approach towards regulating the cause effects.
In line with the first pillar of THEME’S Agenda, the general manager explained that traffic management and transportation is key. Therefore, parking space issues needed to be addressed to reduce travel time impeded upon by traffic and make the State a 21st-century running economy for its residents in the short and long term.
Adelabu maintained that the imbalance between parking demand and parking supply has been the main reason for the metropolis’ unregularised parking problems.
These, according to her, are contributing to traffic congestion, traffic accident, and environmental pollution which the agency is fervently poised to address.
Meanwhile, the GM mentioned that the agency is optimizing the On and Off-street parking supplies, Setbacks options, registration of existing private parks operators to maximize urban public spaces in finding lasting solutions to parking-induced traffic.
She also revealed that while the State Government is building and transforming the parking infrastructures within the metropolis, there is a need for the provision of available real-time parking information for city users planning to improve the overall quality of the parking system in the state.
However, she urged Lagosians to shun any act of indiscriminate parking which contributes greatly to traffic congestion.
Adelabu called on all park operators (commercial and non-commercial) to register with the agency for an operating permit would commence by 1st March 2022.
