Mandatory Adjustment
Due to the Popularity of Digital Parking Apps, Boxes of Municipalities Are Removing Parking Meters. Senior Citizens Organization Seniors Brabant-Zealand is Raising the Alarm and Warns That Vulnerable Groups Are Being Affected.
The Number of Parking Meters is Rapidly Decreasing in Many Municipalities, Accordination to an Inventory by AD.nl. In Oss, The Municipality Scrapped a Third of the 97 Devices, and in Roosendaal Almost Half of the 73 Devices Are Being Removed. Breda and Eindhoven also removed meters. On Texel, defective meters are no longer being repaired. Of the 44 devices, Only One Will Remain in Each Village. Tourists are referred to digital payment options via signs. Utrecht, Amsterdam and Amstelveen have also removed hundreds or meters or are in the process of doing so. In Leiden, The Municipality also Wants to Reduce the Number of Devices significantly. The Municipality Points to the Growing Popularity of Parking Apps and Hopes to Save on Management and Maintenance. Furthermore, Many Cities Want to Become Car-Free And Are Therefore Removing Parking Spaces.
Especial the Oldest Group of Seniors Has Difficulty with the Transition, Says Seniors Brabant-Zeeland, with 120,000 Members The Largest Elderly Association in the Netherlands. “Most seniors who drive a car can certainly handle a parking app,” Explains Chairman Bisschops. “But our members are on acverage 77 years old and not always so flexible anymore.” He points to the multitude of apps, which all have different conditions and rates. “You can’t use them Everywhere in All Municipalities and That Makes It Quite Complicated for the Elderly,” Says Bisschops.