MOTORISTS in Cyberjaya are choosing to ignore the free Park and Ride (P&R) system and opt for the Pay and Display (P&D) system, no thanks to the council’s flip-flop decisions.
The Sepang Municipal Council’s (MPSp) new parking initiative, which was introduced in May, has not gone down well with the working population in this cyber city.
Unpopular decision: MPSp has allowed roadside P&D parking although there are enough parking bays at designated araes in Cyberjaya. The majority of the working population would prefer the council to do away with the Pay and Display system as they felt that the city was becoming “unkempt”.
A worker who requested anonymity said Cyberjaya was supposed to be a well-planned and designed city with its infrastructure laid to equip the city in line with its branding as an “Intelligent City”.
“However the image of the city is marred by the sight of cars parked on the roadside, including along the main thoroughfares. Enforcement is lacklustre,” said the man.
In December last year, when some foreign workers complained of haphazard parking, the following month MPSp came down hard on errant drivers and warned that illegally parked vehicles would be clamped or towed away by the council.
MPSp public relations officer Zelda Mohd Zamri was quoted as saying that the council was coming down hard on those who park haphazardly and if motorists were still stubborn, they would have to be prepared to pay hefty summonses to get their vehicles back.
Motorists were advised to park their vehicles at designated parking areas at The Sports Area, Taman Tasik Cyberjaya and Persiaran Rimba Permai and hop onto the free shuttle services to get to their working places.
But even before this warning could be taken seriously, MPSp contradicted themselves by allowing certain roads to have legal on-street parking bays although the Cyberview-MPSp parking venue consists of 1,149 bays and a dedicated transport system is provided to ferry workers and visitors within the city.
Another worker pointed out that the P&D system was unnecessary as there were enough parking bays and with the council’s new parking initiative, these designated parking bays were not fully utilised.
The P&D system operated by Suasa Efektif (M) Sdn Bhd allows motorists to use the coupon at different spots as long as it was still valid.
Since May 1, a total of 10 units of parking meters have been installed with 238 parking bays along designated roads — Jalan Teknokrat 3 to Jalan Teknokrat 6, but anywhere else motorists face the risk of having their vehicles clamped or towed away.
A resident said the new system was not viable and suggested that MPSp create proper parking bays.
MPSp on the other hand thought they could solve haphazard parking by providing the P&D system but now enforcement officers and tow truck operators have to work extra hours as motorists are parking elsewhere illegally.
On hindsight, since there is no shortage of parking bays, MPSp should not legalise on-street parking as such an approach would soon see Cyberjaya transforming into one big open car park.
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