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HUNGAROPARK

Where Traffic Meets Property
PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN BUDAPESTLessons Learned
New InitiativesFerenc Arpad KOCSISChief
Secretary, HUNGAROPARK
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REMEMBER THE IRON CURTAIN?DRAMATIC CHANGES IN
THE CEE REGION YEAR 89/90.

• Significant increse in nr. of shopping malls,
  mobile phones, vehicles, etc.
• But, no change in old habits, intolerant
  undisciplined behaviour in traffic parking.
• Pioneer steps towards organised on-street parking
  system in Hungary CEE too.
• Implementation of parking contoll enforcement
  across Hungray(First PD machines, then mobile
  phone parking system, which won EPAAward)

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SPECIAL FEATURESIN HUNGARIAN PARKING ENFORCEMENT
In Hungary, more than 50 of the parking revenues
are coming from the enforcement, due to the
unpaid parking tickets. (legal proceedings,
bailiffs.)

• SOLUTIONS
• Transforming Parking attendants to City police
  officers.
• Penetration of Pay-by-Phone Parking.
• GPS controled ITS systems instruments in
  parkingand toll road menegement.

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PARKING ENFORCEMENTIN PRACTICE
HUNGAROPARK

Where Traffic Meets Property
PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN BUDAPEST Ferenc Arpad
KOCSIS Hungarian Parking Association

• 23 districts, 11 has on-street parking scheme.
  (Parking is still free in 12 districts.)
• No central coordination. ?
• Each district is providing the same (parking)
  service. Franchise?
• Hungaropark is taking the lead! We step-by-step
  try to become aSTRONG COORDINATOR. ?
• Unique position and opportunity to shape the face
  of the Hungarianparking industry.

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BUDAPEST THE CEE REGIONEMERGING MARKETS FOR
PARKING INDUSTRY

• On street parking
• Implementation of systems tools i.e. PD
  machines, mobile phone parking, smartphone apps,
  etc.
• Off street parking
• Parking techologies implementations(pay
  stations, CCTV, OCR, RFID)
• Mechanized automatized car parks
• Consturcting new parking garagesbelow and above
  the ground

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KEY CHALLENGES
HUNGAROPARK

Where Traffic Meets Property
PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN BUDAPEST Ferenc Arpad
KOCSIS Hungarian Parking Association
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GREAT
PARKING RESISTENCE

• ON-STREET PARKING TAX OR SERVICE?
• Private operators vs. Municipality owned
  operators.
• No vacant place on the street, while parking
  garages are empty. Why?
• Congestion Charging in Budapest is a must
  accoridng to EU.
• Drivers are not really following up parking
  matters. No interest?

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PARK LOCAL THINK GLOBAL
HUNGAROPARK

Where Traffic Meets Property
PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN BUDAPEST Ferenc Arpad
KOCSIS Hungarian Parking Association

• Parking problems should be solved in peoples
  minds not on the street.
• Back to basics The root cause of parking issues
  is when buying a car you also buy the parking
  problem.
• Discipline or Self Discipline? (Punishment vs.
  Cooperation).
• The role of NGOs.

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PARKING AWARENESS PROGRAM PAP
HUNGAROPARK

Where Traffic Meets Property
PARKING ENFORCEMENT IN BUDAPEST Ferenc Arpad
KOCSIS Hungarian Parking Association
Parking
Car-care
Insurance
Telecom
Energy
Car dealers

• From Car Dealers to Parking OperatorsGoal to
  cover the whole end-to-end process.
• Get support from other participants of the
  mobility channel.
• Get Real-estate developers to build parking
  garages.

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