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Since December 2002, the City of
Leipzig
possesses a parking lead system, hence an electronic
system to lead drivers of motorised vehicles to a free parking garage close.
The system includes ten garages with together about 4000 individual parking
lots.
On the streets leading into the
city, 25 stationary sings inform the driver about the system. 52 further
dynamic signs indicate the number of empty spaces at sites close to downtown.
The total investment costs to
build up the system were at 1,8 MEUR. The daily costs
are shared between the City of Leipzig and the
owners of the participating garages. The annual costs of the automatic system
are estimated to be about 15 TEUR.
The City of Leipzig hopes
that the system can contribute to a minimisation of traffic (vehicles circling
through the inner city to find a garage) and thus of noise and emissions of air
pollutants. The system shall also contribute to increase the attractiveness of
the city for tourists and to improve the quality of life of its citizens. |