This is not only a problem of Da Nang but also all large cities in the country, seriously affecting urban traffic. Voters say that, when planning multi-storey buildings, officials must have solutions for parking lots.

In reply, MOC said the ministry checked the planning and development of parking lots in localities and found there were many problems which makes it impossible to satisfy demand.

“Parking lots in cities, especially in the center of large cities such as Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang, are still seriously lacking. The proportion of land reserved for stations and parking lots to urban construction is very low compared with the standards and requirements of urban planning,” the MOC report said.

The ministry thinks the problem lies in site clearance issues, especially in the central area of cities.

Meanwhile, policies on investment, prices and fees are not encouraging to investors.

MOC said the current legal framework is sufficient and is the basis for investment and development of stations and parking lots in cities. 

This regulation says development of parking lots is a must, especially in central areas, and areas where parking demand is high such as apartment buildings, shopping centers, offices and mass transit hubs.

Regarding proposal of voters that when building multi-storey buildings, investors must have plans to build parking lots, MOC said it has promulgated national standards QCVN 01:2021/BXD in Circular 01/2021/TT-BXD dated May 19, 2021, and QCVN 04:2021/BXD in Circular 03/2021/TT-BXD dated 2021, which stipulate the minimum area of parking lots to satisfy the parking demand.

The MOC currently presides over the compilation of the Law on Management of Urban Development and the Law on Urban and Rural Planning. The Ministry has recorded opinions of Da Nang’s voters to use during the compilation of the above laws.

Lacking parking lots is also a burning issue for Hanoi. Analysts said Hanoi needs to build parking lots and connect public transport in/out of the city before thinking of collecting fees from vehicles entering/going out of the inner city, slated for 2024.

Hong Khanh