Car parks completed in 2021: By September 2021, a total of 17 new public car parks were completed to provide 1,113 parking spaces for small vehicles and 92 parking spaces for motorcycles. In addition, two public car parks were renovated to provide the public with a good parking environment and space to effectively relieve local parking stress.
1.Chongping Public Car Park
Located at the junction of Huasia Road and Chongping Road in Zuoying District near the THSR Zuoying Station, the area has a high parking demand and is effective for outsourced unoccupied land development, the lease by tendering for private enterprises to build off-street parking lots was considered. The car park started service on February 1, 2021 with parking spaces for 54 small vehicles. Besides increasing local parking supply, the car park also increases government revenue and creates local business opportunities for car parks. Furthermore, the smart parking expertise of private enterprises can provide citizens with friendly public parking service to create a win-win situation for all aspects.
2.Chonghe Public Car Park
Located at the junction of Huasia Road and Chongping Road in Zuoying District near the THSR Zuoying Station, the area has a high parking demand and is effective for outsourced unoccupied land development, the lease by tendering for private enterprises to build off-street parking lots was considered. The car park started service on February 1, 2021 with parking spaces for 160 small vehicles. Besides increasing local parking supply, the car park also increases government revenue and creates local business opportunities for car parks. Furthermore, the smart parking expertise of private enterprises can provide citizens with friendly public parking service to create a win-win situation for all aspects.
3〜8.Parking Space from 6 Schools Along Dashun Road Segment of KLCR Phase II
To increase public parking supply along the Dashun Road Segment of KLCR Phase II, TBKC collaborated with six schools (Jhengsing Elementary School, Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Industrial High School, Dingjin Junior High School, Sinsang Elementary School, Longhua Junior High School, and Longhua Elementary School) along the segment to release space for public parking after school. Besides helping these schools repair the pavement of parking spaces and install rolling steel doors and CCTV cameras, TBKC also hired professional contractors to manage school car parks with smart and safe methods. Services already started on February 9, 2021 to provide parking spaces for 286 small vehicles.
9.Gushan Elementary School Playground Parking Garage
This parking garage is located in Dengshan Street near Shoshan Street (beneath the playground of Gushan Elementary School) in Gushan District. Marine tourism is a focused industry for development in Kaohsiung. Hamasen is near important tourist attractions including Gushan Fishing Harbor, Cijin Ferry Station, Shouchuanton Yacht Pier and Sizihwan Scenic Area to encourage local development. However, the area was developed in earlier times with limited road width and insufficient space for off-street parking. As parking space supply is limited, temporary on-street parking increases to affect the life of residents and overall regional development.
To facilitate long-term local development, KHCG thus built a parking garage beneath the playground of Gushan Elementary School. Services already started on March 30, 2021 to provide parking spaces for 184 small vehicles to increase local parking supply to facilitate the long-term development of regional livelihood, transportation, industrial development, tourism and public transport that can be extended to other areas.
10.Gaonan Highway Public Car Park
To provide citizens with better parking space, a public car park is planned on the land of the Public Works Bureau (PWBKC), and ecological engineering methods are integrated to community landscape design to improve the quality of public construction. Besides facilitating park and ride, the car park with parking spaces for 99 small vehicles sitting next to Kaohsiung Metro R21 Station on Gaonan Road in Nanzi District can effectively relieve local parking stress.
11.Leren Public Car Park
The car park designed for park and ride is near the TRA Science and Technology Museum Station to help increase local parking supply and improve the local environment. The car park sits next to Leren Community beside Leren Road and Lane 144, Leren Road in Lingya District. Services already started on February 20, 2021 to provide parking spaces for 24 small vehicles to effectively relieve local parking stress.
12.Planning Parking Under National Highway 10 Overpass (in front of Bade P)
The car park sits between Bade South Road and Chengren Road in Renwu District (under the National Highway 10 Overpass). To fulfill the local parking demand, the signs and markings in the area were readjusted to plan on-street parking spaces. The task was completed in March 2021 to provide parking spaces for 50 small vehicles to help increase local parking supply and improve the local environment.
13.Chenggong 2nd Road Public Car Park
The car park sits in the southeast of the junction of Shihdai Boulevard and Chenggong 2nd Road (next to the KCLR C5 Dream Mall Station). As Dream Mall is in the neighborhood, the local parking demand is higher on holidays. After borrowing land through consultation, the plaza and parking land in the 83rd redevelopment zone was planned into the Chenggong 2nd Road Public Car Park. Construction was completed in March 3, 2021 to provide 63 parking spaces for small vehicles and 31 parking spaces for motorcycles to help increase local parking supply and improve the local traffic condition.
14.Changshou Road Public Car Park
The car park sits on the parking land of TBKC at the junction of Changshou Road and Changcun 4th Street. It is developed to meet local parking demand with 28 parking spaces for small vehicles and 13 parking spaces for motorcycles. Construction was completed on March 8, 2021 to help increase local parking supply and improve the local environment.
15.Ersheng Public Car Park
The car park sits at the border of Fengshan District and Cianjhen District in the northeast of the junction of Ersheng Road and Kaisyuan 3rd Road (next to the KCLR C36 Kaisyuan Ersheng Station). As the parking demand near Fengshan, Gangshan, and Lizinei is rather high, a consensus was reached with TRA to build a short-term car park before the urban planning change and development. Services already started on May 5, 2021 to provide parking spaces for 120 small vehicles to help increase local parking supply and improve the local traffic condition.
16.Yusing 2nd Public Car Park
The car park is located at the corner of Jhonghua 1st Road and Lane 29 of Jhonghua 1st Road in Gushan District. It is located in a residential area near the parkway along the TRA railway underground project and was completed on August 4, 2021 to provide parking spaces for 16 small vehicles to help increase local parking supply and improve the local traffic condition.
17.Longjiang Park Public Car Park
The car park is located on the park land in the 71st redevelopment zone at the junction of Longjiang Street and Fusing 1st Road in Sanmin District. In response to the increasing parking demand after the completion of the TRA railway underground project, the last mile of the Parkway Project, and the Ziyou-Fusing Road Expansion Project, based on the long-term parking demand and benefits to citizens, TBKC collaborated with other KHCG departments and hand over the development of the the park land between Kaohsiung Railway Station and Minzu Railway Station to the Construction Office of PWBKC to develop the area in the style of a park and plan the Longjiang Park Public Car Park affiliated to the park. Services already started on September 1, 2021 to provide 29 parking spaces for small vehicles and 48 parking spaces for motorcycles to help increase local parking supply and improve the local traffic condition.
18.Siaogang Multistorey Car Park-Lane Pavement and Building Exterior Facelift
The car park is located is located at the building (next to former Cianjhen District Office) above the Siaogang Park Parking Garage in Cianjhen District. Part of the façade tiles and the awning of the building were damaged and fell off. At the request for repairing by residents, the renovation was completed on May 10, 2021 to help improve the overall local appearance.
19.KMFA Multistorey Car Park: Lane Pavement and Renovation
The car park is located at the junction of Meishuguan Road and Makadao Road at the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA). As the original lane pavement was old and damaged and some part of the building was leaking, the pavement was renovated, and drainage gradient was improved. In addition, the renovation was made to transform the car park into the future park and ride station for the KCLR C21A Museum of Fine Arts West Station. The works was completed on July 26, 2021 to provide parking spaces for 87 small vehicles to help improve driving comfort.
Other construction projects are under way...
