Paid Parking will not apply to the yards of Moscow

30 May 2018

And by 2021 the capital will be purchased only buses

In recent years, the zone of paid Parking is literally invaded Moscow within the Third ring road has almost no streets where you can Park your car without hitting the pocket. It is recognized that even given the incessant criticism from motorists, this measure forced, and at least partly justified: all seats are physically not enough anyway, and at least you can encourage people to not leave their cars for a long time in one place. But residents of the capital began to worry about something else: suddenly soon and Parking in the yards will have to pay. The government of Moscow has put an end to this issue.

In an interview with "Kommersant" Deputy mayor for transport Maxim Liksutov said that the rumors about the introduction of paid zones in the courtyards of the houses are just a myth.

a "Never, in thought, in the discussions were not allowed the question of establishing how something fares in the courts. This issue never was on the agenda. In terms of courts the Moscow government position is: to put a barrier, to expand the Parking area or, on the contrary, to do less is all the decision of local residents, we actually have nothing to do. But the question is that in some even a nightmare to introduce a fee for Parking in the yards, on the part of the government of Moscow never was, I tell you officially. Not even discussed", the official said.

Mr Liksutov also commented on the possible introduction of a congestion charge in Moscow. He said that such a question is also not discussed. Along with this, the Deputy mayor noted that in some European cities, such measures have proven themselves on the positive side. For example, traffic in London has decreased by about 30 %, Stockholm — almost 40% after the introduction of the congestion charge.

At the same time Mr. Liksutov stressed that the governments of the cities where restrictions are imposed, vigorously develop public transportation, since residents are required to provide a convenient alternative to personal car.

In an interview touched on another important topic — commissioning of electrical transport. The government is not the first dot is testing electric buses, but still stuck at the level of experiments. The situation will begin to change in autumn. In the first competition it was decided to purchase 100 electric buses "GAZ" and 100 "KAMAZ". The producers are required to advertise their models for 15 years. In total innovative transport will be applied on 70 routes.

Moreover, 2021 Moscow has refused purchases of diesel buses and will finally switch to electric. It turns out that with an average lifespan of seven to eight years to 2028-2029 year in the capital will be operated only buses.