MBPJ’s two-hour public parking bays have reached Damansara Uptown, the bustling commercial centre of SS21 Damansara Utama. This writer saw something unusual at his usual lunch spot, and there they were, the orange-painted parking bays with the ‘2 Jam Sahaja’ markings, as seen in PJ State.
A check with the community Facebook page showed that an announcement of the two-hour parking bays went up yesterday, and signboards with the fees and regulations have been erected in front of RHB Bank.
Parking in the orange boxes will cost one 60 sen per half hour or any part of it, and the enforcement hours are from Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30 pm. It’s free on weekends and public holidays. Payment is only via the Smart Selangor Parking app and you’ll have to select two-hour parking in the app, as the rate is different.
The point of two-hour parking, which is also being implemented by Subang Jaya and Shah Alam local councils, is to prevent precious public parking bays in busy commercial areas from being hogged. The rule is that cars must leave the lot after two hours and can only return one hour after the original time slot expired – you can’t just reverse and drive in again.
A good thing for Uptown? Perhaps, but maybe double parking is a bigger issue in this square. Also, only one parking app is supported, in contrast to MBSJ and MBSA’s multi-app support. Locals, what do you think? Inform your friends and neighbours.
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