Local Government Suggests Strategies to Overcome Parking Issues in Residential Neighborhoods
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Kuwait's residential zones are feeling the heat from a booming population, leading to awful traffic jams and a severe scarcity of parking spots. According to Al-Jarida daily, residents often find themselves parked miles from home, cramming narrow parking spaces at cooperatives, mosques, medical centers, and schools, especially during the crazy evening rush.
This pressing issue has caught the attention of Municipal Council member Eng. Sharifa Al-Shalfan, who's proposed a clever solution to ease the chaos. Her plan encompasses three main strategies:
- Offering optional parking spaces in residential plots.
- Designing buildings without requiring additional canopies for shading.
- Boosting pedestrian safety and encouraging greenery.
She's eagerly awaiting the technical and legal opinion of the municipality's executive body to verify if her ingenious idea can be incorporated into the building rules for private and model residential areas. In the past, Al-Shalfan has submitted a similar proposal to the Chairman of the Municipal Council, Abdullah Al-Mahri, highlighting how repeated adjustments to building regulations - like increasing building percentages, reducing setbacks, and enabling more housing units - have exaggerated population density.
This population boom has triggered a surge in vehicles, jamming streets and walkways, and ultimately spoiling the living conditions in these residential areas.
In her plan, Al-Shalfan wants to insert a new provision in Table No. 1 of the Building Regulations. This provision would grant the freedom to add parking spaces on the ground floor without boosting the building percentage, provided they remain six meters away from property borders and remain open-air (not enclosed). To make up for this ground-level space, the first and second floors would be allowed to line up with the street setback line. Al-Shalfan emphasizes that this isn't just a parking fix but a clever way to refocus urban priorities on pedestrian safety, greenery, and neighborhood beauty.
Her proposal has ignited excitement among urban planners and residents, who see it as a beacon of hope for improving livability in Kuwait's densely populated residential areas.
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Finance ministries in Kuwait may need to consider funding infrastructure projects to accommodate the increasing demand for transportation in the wake of the city's growing population. The proposed solutions for easing parking issues in residential areas could potentially reduce financial strain on the transportation industry by lessening traffic congestion.
