Parking meters coming for POS, Sando

redmanjp · Postby **redmanjp** » July 19th, 2018, 9:05 pm

https://newsday.co.tt/2018/07/19/parking-meters-coming-for-pos-sando/

Parking meters coming for POS, Sando

FRUSTRATED motorists finding difficulty to get a park in the capital city may have an eventual reprieve as an expression of interest will be issued by Government for the provision of parking meters in Port of Spain and San Fernando, reported Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan.

He was speaking Thursday at the post-Cabinet media conference held at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann's.

He said Cabinet on Thursday took the decision for the expression of interest which will be done "very soon" and see his ministry doing a pilot project for parking meters in the two cities. He added there were plans to then extend the parking meters to other major towns in Trinidad and hopefully Tobago.

Sinanan also reported that Cabinet agreed on the start of the Waterfront project in San Fernando with the widening of the Lady Hailes Avenue and the inclusion of a boardwalk and a bypass road for that project. He said the project included a bike path and very soon the ministry will unveil the coastal work to be done by the ministry.

"So it is a project we are really looking forward to at the Ministry of Works and we expect to have boots on the ground within the next two months on this project."

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » July 19th, 2018, 9:19 pm

interesting.
giving traffic wardens some work ae

hydroep · Postby **hydroep** » July 19th, 2018, 9:27 pm

It should be clear to all and sundry that these Pee oN deM car-car-holes have found in the local motoring public a lucrative source of income to help offset their budget shortfalls. Under this "caring" Government you are now paying more for:

*Fuel (subsidy removed)
*Inspections (fees increased)
*Tyres (environmental tax)
*Parts (devaluation of $TTD, gross increase in VAT receipts)
*Ticket-able offences (Fines increased)

And soon to be added to that list: Parking Meter "Fees".

Waiting patiently to see which sh!tlicker(s) getting the contract to supply, install and maintain those meters...

redmanjp · Postby **redmanjp** » July 19th, 2018, 10:05 pm

true

But just wait till they implement those $6000 red light camera fines. $6000 multiplied by 200 violations per day per light. Just think how much money dat is!

The_Honourable · Postby **The_Honourable** » July 19th, 2018, 10:10 pm

*People busy going Miami for the holidays
*Movie Towne running Equalizer
*Fete as usual this weekend
*Carib and Stag flowing
*We eh riot yet

so...

Postby **Duane 3NE 2NR** » July 19th, 2018, 11:37 pm

how do you pay the meter? TT$ bills? LINX? Bobs?

Postby **eliteauto** » July 20th, 2018, 4:49 am

Parking meters in other countries= first world
Parking meters in this country= oppression

shake d livin wake d dead · Postby **shake d livin wake d dead** » July 20th, 2018, 5:03 am

eliteauto wrote:Parking meters in other countries= first world
Parking meters in this country= oppression

in first world countries you get your money's worth for meters

in this country...you aint seeing one mc

88sins · Postby **88sins** » July 20th, 2018, 6:07 am

these parking meters gonna make additional parking spaces? meters gonna make the road longer/wider? ppl could park on both sides of the road 24/7 when they install these meters? if you park & the meter runs out what's the penalty, same ticket ent?

looking like just another way to bleed a shilling out of John Public's pocket without doing anything major while eliminating the wrecker fee & fattening somebody pocket for supplying equipment.

shake d livin wake d dead · Postby **shake d livin wake d dead** » July 20th, 2018, 6:16 am

Inside for the man who get the contract to supply the meters

killercow · Postby **killercow** » July 20th, 2018, 6:24 am

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:how do you pay the meter? TT$ bills? LINX? Bobs?

Vagrants will be praying it's anything but linx.

MaxPower · Postby **MaxPower** » July 20th, 2018, 6:27 am

redmanjp wrote:true

But just wait till they implement those $6000 red light camera fines. $6000 multiplied by 200 violations per day per light. Just think how much money dat is!

Yep, money for politicians pocket.

Ben_spanna · Postby **Ben_spanna** » July 20th, 2018, 7:56 am

Been suggesting this for YEARS now, however always been shut down...……….. I know exactly why also...……… wait and see.... some "company" will get the WHOLE contract to supply , install AND maintain these meters...……… and im positive its family or friend to someone in the government...………………….. this is the next Hundred million dollar scandal where more of our money disappears!

mitsutt · Postby **mitsutt** » July 20th, 2018, 8:02 am

Ben_spanna wrote:Been suggesting this for YEARS now, however always been shut down...……….. I know exactly why also...……… wait and see.... some "company" will get the WHOLE contract to supply , install AND maintain these meters...……… and im positive its family or friend to someone in the government...………………….. this is the next Hundred million dollar scandal where more of our money disappears!

Contracts hadda share out bai.

black start · Postby **black start** » July 20th, 2018, 8:38 am

Brb going to the bank to change ah hundred in shilings

88sins · Postby **88sins** » July 20th, 2018, 8:53 am

black start wrote:Brb going to the bank to change ah hundred in shilings

it eh ha no shilling again bai.

Dizzy28 · Postby **Dizzy28** » July 20th, 2018, 8:54 am

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:how do you pay the meter? TT$ bills? LINX? Bobs?

Knowing Trinidad and Tobago, they gonna have a booth somewhere in town with a sour faced attendant to collect the money however she will never have change and it will be a cash only system.

black start · Postby **black start** » July 20th, 2018, 9:04 am

88sins wrote:
black start wrote:Brb going to the bank to change ah hundred in shilings

it eh ha no shilling again bai.

Tell that to the gubment

maj. tom · Postby **maj. tom** » July 20th, 2018, 9:06 am

nah boy is Tap & Pay. Just need $600 M to implement it. Then "the wifi eh wukkin!"

Next on the PNM agenda of taxation would be toll booths. Mandatory for all cars to purchase electronic transponders.

mero · Postby **mero** » July 20th, 2018, 10:35 am

Ppl on tuner wasn't begging for this a few years ago?

shake d livin wake d dead · Postby **shake d livin wake d dead** » July 20th, 2018, 10:39 am

mitsutt wrote:
Ben_spanna wrote:Been suggesting this for YEARS now, however always been shut down...……….. I know exactly why also...……… wait and see.... some "company" will get the WHOLE contract to supply , install AND maintain these meters...……… and im positive its family or friend to someone in the government...………………….. this is the next Hundred million dollar scandal where more of our money disappears!

Contracts hadda share out bai.

impsbert did say the econamy tun around

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » July 20th, 2018, 11:52 am

hadda be some kinda electronic withdrawal from a acct or something so

cyar be actual morney in it like civilized countries cause u dun kno guntas gonna raid it d 1st day it was installed ....

De Dragon · Postby **De Dragon** » July 20th, 2018, 12:20 pm

mitsutt wrote:
Ben_spanna wrote:Been suggesting this for YEARS now, however always been shut down...……….. I know exactly why also...……… wait and see.... some "company" will get the WHOLE contract to supply , install AND maintain these meters...……… and im positive its family or friend to someone in the government...………………….. this is the next Hundred million dollar scandal where more of our money disappears!

Contracts hadda share out bai.

How dare you impugn the honour of the "morality in public affairs" PM/GORTT!!

Postby **crazybalhead** » July 20th, 2018, 12:59 pm

eliteauto wrote:Parking meters in other countries= first world
Parking meters in this country= oppression

They tried it in Georgetown, with exorbitant fees. people protested heavily, kick up a fuss and they were removed.

I can see the same happening here, Chamber of commerce will lament goods vehicles paying for parking, meters will be installed at a great fee, party supporter will eat a food and then they will either be decommissioned or slowly put out of service through attrition.

De Dragon · Postby **De Dragon** » July 20th, 2018, 1:04 pm

mero wrote:Ppl on tuner wasn't begging for this a few years ago?

Sensible people don't mind parking meter fees, property taxes etc. However when the money is pissed away or lost through corruption, therein lies the problem.

redmanjp · Postby **redmanjp** » July 20th, 2018, 2:57 pm

How would they work though? Are you limited as to how much time you can park?

If ppl can just park and pay on BOTH sides of the road wouldn't that just cause traffic congestion?

I mean the whole idea behind no parking laws is too ensure the road is free for vehicles to move about right?

sMASH · Postby **sMASH** » July 20th, 2018, 3:33 pm

if it had places to park in sando, it might work but it hardly have long stretches dedicated to parking.

u might get about 3 cars here, 4 cars there, 1 there, and along high street and mucorapo street, its occupied by street vending

RedVEVO · Postby **RedVEVO** » July 21st, 2018, 10:13 pm

De Dragon wrote:
mero wrote:Ppl on tuner wasn't begging for this a few years ago?

Sensible people don't mind parking meter fees, property taxes etc. However when the money is pissed away or lost through corruption, therein lies the problem.

Yup you correct ..

Parking meters is not the solution .

Congestion Tax coming soon

88sins · Postby **88sins** » July 22nd, 2018, 7:54 am

If this or any political group running this place had any kinda sense, congestion in the capital city could be easily fixed with a few steps.

1-Get all schools out of PoS - Set up a school district somewhere & let them go there. it go take time & money to do but it would eliminate the need for about 30% of the ppl coming into PoS daily that causing congestion with no real business to do in the city.
2-Demolish every one of the houses in Beetham & relocate the population - fence the area & turn the whole thing into a car park, where ppl could pay a daily/weekly/monthly fee to park & either walk into PoS or run a PTSC shuttle from the parking facility to different routes throughout the city. The expenditure for this could be recovered real fast, I dare say within a 5 year term by parking fees & bus fares. the only real long term running expense would be personnel, such as cashiers, security, etc.