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transportation system, including parking. Second,it set out to align the parking price with the priceof alternative transportation (bus and metro)and align it with Budapest’s goals for more publictransportation and increase in walking andcycling shares. Moreover it wanted to see theprice of parking reflected high-density areas andstreets with low traffic capacity in central areasof the city. Third, the city decided to incorporatemodern technology in its parking systems tobetter manage and enforce compliance with thenew parking system.ProgramsThe final decision was taken by the City Councilto centralize Budapest’s transportation systemunder the City Operation Committee, a groupof policy makers that make key decisions aboutpublic transport, parking, and non-motorizedtransportation. The Budapesti KözlekedésiKözpont (Budapest Transport Center) was createdto set out transport-related strategies and alsomanage transportation systems on a day-to-daybasis. The role model for this concept was theTransport of London.A new parking strategy with the following goalswas created:●●Directing cars parking longer than 2-3 hours(mostly commuters) into off-street garagesand parking lots away from the public realm.●●Achieve mode shift away from driving carsand into public transport. To strengthen thecompetitiveness of public transport againstprivate transport, the costs of parking wereraised to be at least as expensive as publictransport. If public transport costs wereraised, parking fees were too, in order to havemake parking (and therefore driving) moreexpensive than using public transport.●●Secure operability of areas affected by parkingreform. This meant providing sufficient parkingspaces for residents, services, institutesand commercial units.●●Create a balance between the supply anddemand for parking spaces.On-street measuresAs of 2014 the Budapest has established fourparking zones with prices varying between zonesbased on density, transportation system capacity,and documented parking occupancy. Parking ismore expensive than a public transport ticket inthe two most central zones, and prices are alsoclose the €1.20 (10RMB) public transport farein the other two zones. The city has also implementedthe highest-priced parking zones in thehistoric districts, in which a minimum amount oftraffic is aimed for.Budapest’s hourly parking feesZoneHourly parkingfee1. Old citycenter (yellow)15 RMB2. City center(light green)12 RMB3. Intermediatezone (dark 10 RMBgreen)4. Outer area(blue)7 RMBParking vs. busfee1.50 x 1 busticket1.25 x 1 busticket1.00 x 1 busticket0.75 x 1 busticketThe paid on-street parking zones of Budapest withmore expensive parking in areas closer to the citycenter.Source: Gyarmati 2011Beijing Parking, ITDP-China 1111 March 2015