Yonghe Yongping Elementary School underground parking lot is in trial operation, 930 cars and motorcycles are free until 12/4

The "Yongping Elementary School Underground Parking Lot", the largest landmark public construction in Yonghe District, New Taipei City in recent years, held an opening ceremony today after 7 years and 6 months. The parking lot will be in trial operation from 6pm tonight until December 4th. Parking will be free. It will be officially operational from December 5th. Monthly ticket registration will be accepted from today until November 15th. New Taipei City Mayor Hou Youyi said that this project is not just about building a parking lot, but also covering parking, campus security, student transportation, MRT transportation and campus environment improvement all at once.

The New Taipei City Transportation Bureau pointed out that the underground parking lot of Yongping Elementary School will be officially opened on December 5. Small cars will be parked for 40 yuan per hour, and motorcycles will be 20 yuan per time. All-day monthly passes are 4,500 yuan, and monthly passes for residents are 3,600 yuan. Registration for monthly passes will be accepted from today until November 15. In the future, with the opening of the Wanda-Zhonghe Line, it can connect MRT transportation, parent pick-up and parking needs.

The total project cost of the underground parking lot of Yongping Elementary School is 1.57 billion yuan, which provides a total of 238 small parking spaces and 692 motorcycle parking spaces, and reserves a connecting passage to connect to the LG05 station of the MRT Wanda Zhonghe Line. Hou Youyi pointed out that the parking lot has a specially planned underground pick-up and drop-off area. In the future, parents can directly enter the underground space to pick up and drop off their children, which will reduce the number of vehicles stopping and detouring at the school gate. This will not only make it safer for children to go to and from school, but also help improve traffic during peak hours in the surrounding area.

Hou Youyi said that since the Yongping Elementary School underground parking lot was proposed in May 2019, relevant engineering obstacles have been eliminated one by one. The city government has continued to promote the construction of parking lots in Zhong and Yonghe areas for 8 years, and has completed 19 parking lots, including 16 flat parking lots. and 3 three-dimensional parking lots, providing a total of 1,257 small parking spaces and 2,702 motorcycle parking spaces. There are currently 11 parking lots under construction in the city. It is expected that after completion, an additional 3,924 small parking spaces and 4,922 motorcycle parking spaces will be added.

Hou Youyi pointed out that the city government is also promoting smart parking and green energy facilities. Through the smart parking management platform, the public can instantly check the remaining parking spaces and use parking data as a reference for future policy planning. There are already 313 parking lots in the city providing charging services, with a total of 1,181 charging parking spaces. It is expected that an additional 300 dedicated charging parking spaces will be added by 2032, moving towards a sustainable green energy city.