Driving out, but always can't find a parking space? Is it because Taiwan has too few parking spaces or too many cars? Today, let us talk about "Why is parking in Taiwan so difficult"! hiho~ Hello everyone, I am Zhiqi! Previously, we wrote an episode of "Illegal Parking Problems" to discuss why the phenomenon of illegal parking in Taiwan is so serious. Among them, we mentioned a little bit about the "insufficient parking spaces" in Taiwan. Those who drive or cycle on the road may have experienced the real problem of parking spaces. It's so hard to find. Sometimes, there is no place to park after several laps on the road . Many people think it's because there are too few parking spaces and parking lots , but some people think it's because the government hasn't controlled the number of cars and motorcycles for many years. The result is that it is so difficult to grab parking spaces . Today's episode is a topic selected by our members . We will talk about parking spaces in Taiwan. How serious is the imbalance between supply and demand? Is it possible to follow the example of foreign countries to solve the parking problem in Taiwan? But before we start today's discussion, let's go into business for a while! 【Is it hard to find a parking space? ] Judging from the data, it seems that the parking spaces in Taiwan are really "imbalanced between supply and demand"! Take Shuangbei, the most populous city, as an example. The number of motorcycles in Taipei and New Taipei is as high as more than 3 million, but the legal parking spaces are only about 800,000, which is equivalent to 4 motorcycles. You have to grab a seat! In Taichung, which has "the highest number of car registrations", the number of passenger cars is about 1 million , but the legal parking spaces are only about 100,000 , which means that 10 cars grab a parking space! As for the situation in Kaohsiung, Tainan, and Taoyuan, the situation is basically the same . The number of parking spaces is less than half of the number of vehicles . Many people think that the problem is that there are really too few legal parking spaces in Taiwan ! [Add parking spaces? 】 Many people complain that many of Taiwan's densely populated commercial and residential areas have not built enough parking lots, resulting in insufficient parking spaces and illegal parking. The government's top priority should be to invest more funds to increase three-dimensional and underground parking lots to meet a large number of parking needs. In addition, the "poor turnover rate" of on-street parking spaces is also a serious parking problem. Some people occupy free parking spaces for a long time, leaving others without a place to park. There is still the right to park . Some people think that Taiwan's overall urban planning needs to be abolished and start over! Red lines are drawn indiscriminately on many road sections, resulting in no seats on the main roads and secondary roads. The parking space is very fragmented! What Taiwan really needs to do is to implement road classification, re-examine the parking situation on each road section, and give drivers reasonable parking spaces. However, some people worry that some of the above methods are too costly, and some are of little help. Moreover, even if there are too many new additions There may not be enough parking spaces ! [Never enough parking spaces? 】 Some experts pointed out that even if the number of parking spaces is as many as cars and motorcycles, everyone will still feel that there are "insufficient parking spaces"! This is mainly because, for people who have a car, they need a parking space at home and a parking space when they go out to work, and they may need a parking space when they go shopping ! Under such a car use mode , some experts believe that an average car needs at least "4 parking spaces" to "fully meet the parking needs . " Millions of parking spaces will be really appreciated by everyone . However, under the current conditions, this is very difficult to achieve. On the one hand, the construction speed cannot be so fast. On the other hand, there may not be so many places in the city where parking spaces can be planned . , according to foreign research, the parking spaces in the parking lot may be idle 70% of the time! This also means that if there are parking lots everywhere in the city , it will be a big waste of space. Therefore, some people think that "adding parking spaces" can provide limited help. Perhaps the problem that should be solved is that there are too many cars and motorcycles in Taiwan! [The problem of "too many cars" is more serious? 】 The number of automobiles and motorcycles in Taiwan is amazing! Last year, Taiwan's "Total Motor Vehicle Registrations" reached a new high of "22.84 million"! Among them, there are approximately 7 million passenger cars and approximately 14 million motorcycles . On average, everyone in Taiwan owns one automobile and motorcycle! There are so many cars. Many people think that it is the result of the government's neglect of management over the years. In the past 20 years, Taiwan's population has only increased by 1 million people , but the number of automobiles and motorcycles has increased by 8 million! Such a situation makes the road more and more congested and makes it more and more difficult for everyone to grab a parking space! [Implementing a total amount control? 】 Some people think that Taiwan should impose a strict "capacity control" on automobiles and motorcycles , and Singapore's approach may be a reference! Singapore is the second most densely populated country in the world. They realized a long time ago that if the vehicles are not managed, the roads will be overcrowded and serious air pollution will be caused. So 30 years ago, Singapore implemented the "vehicle certificate" system Only nationals who have obtained a "vehicle ownership certificate" have the right to buy and use a car. Their transportation department will determine the number of car ownership certificates auctioned each month according to the total number of cars and motorcycles in the previous year, so as to control the total number of vehicles and , the price of the car ownership certificate is left to the market to decide that it is common for a car ownership certificate to exceed one million Taiwan dollars! In addition, there are high taxes to pay for buying a car. If you want to own an ordinary small car in Singapore, it may cost more than NT$3 million! Very, very expensive! This is why even though Singapore’s average income ranks among the top in Asia, only about 10% of people own private cars. Under the strict supervision of the government, the growth rate of Singapore’s vehicles has been steadily decreasing year by year. In the past four years, it has even reached "zero growth". Target! Many people say that if Taiwan had learned from Singapore earlier, almost everyone would have a car and the road would not be so out of control like today ! [Imitate the garage method? 】 In addition, many people mentioned that Japan's "Garage Law" is also a method worthy of reference! The so-called Garage Law (Automobile の Storage Place の Guarantee, etc. に关する Law)
is an abbreviation for parking-related laws. One of its core concepts is "you can only buy a car if you have a parking space" to prevent everyone from buying a car before grabbing a parking space. Or treat the road as your own garage. The garage law requires that before buying a car in Japan, you must go to the local police station to apply for a "parking space certificate" to prove that you have bought a parking space or rented a parking space. The police will also conduct actual site inspections. Make sure there is no problem with your parking space . Moreover, the distance between the parking place and your residence should not be more than 2 kilometers to avoid people deliberately buying remote and cheap parking spaces, but it has not been implemented in the parking garage law. It has been decades since the parking garage law was implemented. parking space The situation of illegal parking has been greatly reduced , and it has also increased the threshold for Japanese people to buy cars to a certain extent. It has indirectly reduced the number of cars and motorcycles on the road. Many netizens feel that if Taiwan can follow Japan's implementation of the "Garage Law", there will not be so many people who obviously have no parking spaces . , but also insist on buying a car! [Difficulties in implementation] However, the cases mentioned above seem to be difficult to implement in Taiwan . In terms of "capacity control" , the government discussed similar issues more than ten years ago, but in the end there was nothing. Some netizens pointed out below , If you want to follow Singapore's example , the cost of buying a car may be greatly increased. This matter may cause a large number of people to backlash! As for the garage law, it may be difficult to implement. In addition to the garage law, Japan has passed many laws to build reasonable parking spaces. Residents have many choices if they really want to buy parking spaces! In this part, Taiwan is relatively insufficient. Moreover, Japan is very strict about illegal parking and people are willing to abide by the law. Many people worry about buying a parking space before buying a car. There are so few parking spaces in Taiwan, and the ban is so loose. If you directly push the garage law, There will be more problems. On the one hand, everyone may use various methods to exploit loopholes in the law. On the other hand, the price of parking spaces may also soar sharply and even further push up housing prices . These are all impacts that need to be considered . Opinions on Taiwan ’s implementation of regulations similar to the garage law are still divided . Some people think that the above discussions are actually focused on the issue of “too many cars” or “too few parking spaces” or “strengthening public transportation.” This is the final solution! 【Strengthen public transportation? 】 Compared with our nearby countries , Taiwanese really rarely take public transportation! According to statistics from a few years ago , Singapore's public transportation market share is as high as 88%, Tokyo 87%, Seoul 69%, and Taipei, which has the most complete transportation system, only has about 40%! It is less than half of Singapore's and Taiwan's public transportation market share is only 14% . Many experts say that only by improving public transportation can people give up private transportation to ease the pressure on the road. Improvement methods include bus, light rail, and MRT systems It is also very important to improve the road environment for "pedestrians" and "bicycles". After all, when using public transportation, there must be a short section of road that requires walking or cycling to reach the destination. However, in Taiwan, many road sections have no sidewalks or bicycle lanes at all. It is dangerous and painful to walk, and it is very unfriendly. This is why many Taiwanese feel that driving and cycling are "much easier." They would rather spend more money on gas than take public transportation . However, it may be difficult to solve these problems now Even just building sidewalks may not be a success. We still have a long way to go to greatly improve the use of public transportation ! Okay , the above is our brief summary of Taiwan's " parking problem " . Welcome to add in the message area for everyone to discuss together! 【Our point of view】 Before entering the point of view , I would like to thank the members of Zhiqi Qiqi. With everyone's support , we can continue to operate this channel. Moreover, the theme of today's video is voted by members! Therefore, if you are willing to support us to go further or have a special topic you want to discuss, you are welcome to join as a member to discuss and vote with you every month on topics you are interested in! Going back to this episode, we went back and looked through the information and found that the problem of insufficient parking spaces has been arguing for decades, and it is not a matter of a day or two. But in the past, the government’s approach was more like "treating the head when the headache is there, and treating the foot when the foot is hurting." Where are the protests? Where parking spaces are insufficient , build parking lots. This method can indeed alleviate the short-term parking demand , but our concern is that in the long run, this may not be a good thing. In Taiwan, some people may choose not to drive by themselves because parking spaces are hard to find and troublesome because some people take public transportation . If the number of parking spaces is only increased, it may increase the incentive for everyone to drive on the road. The more people drive out Everyone's parking demand will also be greater. At that time, I am afraid that more parking lots will need to be built and fall into an endless cycle! Therefore, if there is no other improvement method, it may take a long, long time for Taiwan to escape from the parking hell! So today, I want to ask everyone what do you think can effectively solve the problem of insufficient parking spaces in Taiwan? Finally, if you like today's video, please share it so that more people can discuss "Taiwan's parking problem" together! In addition, you can also click here to see the discussion of "illegal parking" and "pedestrian hell " .
