NU12 - Idea#1: Rhea G. Jardin

“What pisses you off at the neighborhood? What do you suggest?”

Garage Parking

 

The neighborhood that I will sight in my first NU12 is in Ayala Housing in Mandaluyong where I previously lived for 3 years. It is a small subdivision situated along Barangka Drive and I was told that it was originally developed by the Ayala’s that is why it was named after them.

What piss me off that subdivision are the cars that were parked along the small streets of the subdivision which makes it difficult for other cars to pass by. Having lived there for 3 years, I observed that most houses in that subdivision were built with garage. With that observation, I wondered why those people still parked their vehicles in front of their houses along the small street. The reason for that is because their garage, that was supposed to be used as parking area for their cars, were converted to either a sanctuary of different plants or was used as an extension of their living room.

I have nothing against what they did with their garage, after all it is their private property and they have the right to do whatever they want with their properties. But my point is that somehow, they should have allotted a space in their garage for their vehicles to park on so that they would not invade the streets that were constructed for the benefit of the public.

My suggestion for this problem would be for the subdivision’s homeowners association to strictly implement the no parking policy of vehicles along the street and create a tow away zone in order to teach those car owners who habitually parked their vehicles along the street. They could also install a sensor with a built in timer that monitors the number of minutes that the car is parked in the street which has an automatic siren that alarms if the car has been parked more than the allowable time.

On the part of the residents, the owners of these cars should have a social awareness and concern on the hassle that they bring to other residents of the subdivision. In the first place, they should not have acquired a vehicle if they could not provide a proper parking space for it. 3