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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
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ILOILO City – The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) urged owners of vacant lots in the City Proper to convert these areas into paid parking spaces.
On-road parking has become a common sight and is contributing to traffic congestion, said Councilor Reyland Hervias.
He introduced a resolution in the city council calling on private lot owners in the City Proper to make available their unused spaces for paid parking as a solution to on-road parking.
The SP unanimously approved the resolution.
The City Proper district is predominantly composed of business establishments of which some have limited parking spaces for vehicles owners.
Hervias said all that private lot owners needed to do was to secure a business permit for paid parking spaces from the city government.
“There will be tax incentives to lot owners who will utilize their lots as paid parking spaces,” said Hervias.
Last year, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 6 proposed the creation of a composite team against on-road parking.
There was also a proposal to deploy barangay captains to carry out policies against road obstructions and illegal parking.
On-road parking is prohibited on several streets at the following districts from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day:
City Proper – Bonifacio Drive, General Luna Street, Fermin Caram Avenue (Iznart Street), JM Basa Street (from junction of Fermin Caram Avenue to junction of Rizal and Zamora streets), Ledesma Street (from junction of Iznart Street to junction of Rizal Street), Delgado Street (from junction of Fermin Caram Avenue to junction of Mabini Street), Mabini Street (from junction of Ledesma Street to junction of General Luna Street), Valeria Street (from junction of Ledesma Street to junction of General Luna Street), Rizal Street, in front of the Iglesia ni Cristo compound, the entire stretch of Iznart Street, Valeria Extension (Barangay Nonoy), Muelle Loney Street, Quezon Street, Delgado Street, Jalandoni Street, Mabini Street, De Leon Street, and Duran Street
Molo – San Marcos Avenue, MH del Pilar Street, Infante Avenue (from junction of MH del Pilar Street to junction of Lopez Jaena Street), Lopez Jaena Street (from junction of Avanceña Street to junction of MH del Pilar Street), Timawa Avenue
Mandurriao – Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (Diversion Road), R. Mapa Street, Q. Abeto Street, Guzman-Jesena Street
La Paz – Luna Street, Huervana Street, Burgos-Mabini Street, Rizal Street
Jaro – all streets surrounding the Jaro Plaza, Washington Street, El 98 Street, Simon Ledesma Street, E. Lopez Street, Lopez Jaena Street, from corner Simon Ledesma Street, Commission Civil Street, McArthur Drive (Barangay Tabuc Suba to Barangay Buntatala), Jalandoni Street./PN
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