Ha Noi authorities have defined a series of norms to follow for the re-arrangement of the public parking system to ensure it is suitable with the city's socio-economic development and facilitates traffic order.

Authorities said they would prioritise parking lots which serve important political and social organisations and those that use innovative ideas, such as underground parking or multi-storey structures.

Parking will be banned along main roads, belt roads, cross-roads and roads which are under 6.5m in width.

Licences will be offered to parking lots located on un-crowded roads, unused roads and roads in the city centre where there is a high demand for parking.

The municipal People's Committee agreed with the Ministry of Public Security's proposal to refuse licences for parking areas on toll roads from Noi Bai Airport to the city centre.

A new public parking plan will be developed by the city's Department of Transport and Police for submission to city authorities by the end of this month.

The plan is scheduled to enter into effect on February 1 next year in Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung and Tay Ho districts.

Source: VNS