Sticker expansion – more green needed for now free parking spaces

The nationwide parking sticker has been in effect across the city for over a month. With the introduction, a lot of parking spaces suddenly became available. If the Greens have their way in Vienna, these vacated areas must now be reused as soon as possible. “For liveable neighbourhoods, more greenery, more seating, for active mobility and meeting places for people”, as the green town hall club puts it.

Kaisermühlen is especially affected
A concrete example: until recently, a large number of commuter cars were parked in Donaustadt, and especially in Kaisermühlen. There are therefore now many free parking spaces in the Schödlbergergasse around the primary school and the Hans-Hass-Park. Here, however, the sidewalks are still completely used for parking.

In the meadow next door, beaten paths show that there is a need for a sidewalk. “The sidewalk must therefore be available for pedestrians again. There is also enough space to plant additional trees,” says Heidi Folge, councilor (Greens) at the local inspectorate “Krone”.

70,000 parking spaces are no longer needed
According to the Greens, about 70,000 of the 229,000 paid parking spaces are no longer needed. Sequence therefore demands that the vacated spaces be returned to the people as soon as possible.

The city is satisfied, but is still evaluating
The office of Transport Council Ullia Sima (SPÖ) said that “the full extent of the impacts is currently being assessed and ideas and suggestions for the use of the newly reclaimed area are already being gathered in the affected neighborhoods”. We are pleased with the reduction in car traffic.

The Greens keep pushing. “Do the district leaders really want to wait until the garages are empty and the chance of a meaningful renovation of the public space is gone?”