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colour-distinguished parking zones and accurate locations of In the town, there are several specific zones with different
parking meters. Upon clicking on meter icons, information on parking systems. One of them is a section with time-limited
the total number of parking spaces, time rates and tariff are parking; under the parking code, there are localities here where
displayed. Such a clear display is a very important detail for parking is allowed for 30 minutes only, as well as localities with
drivers who plan to drive to the town and can select in advance parking not applied for the first 30 minutes. Then the parking at
the most suitable locality for parking their vehicles from the the sports hall that provided with a traffic sign restricting the
general information available. Such presented information parking time to 2 hours only. It is a parking with a parking disc,
influencing the traffic is critical for implementation of which the driver must place visibly in the vehicle at the
intelligent parking applications within the Smart City concept. beginning and set this starting time of his/her parking, which
The town is divided into 4 basic parking zones, each of which cannot be changed until he/she leaves. Drivers not familiar with
has its unique parking rate. Zones are numbered n the direction this type of parking may be very confused; purchase of this
from the centre. The first zone is the town centre, which is parking disk can also represent some problems – in Uherské
mainly the town square. The second zone is formed by circle Hradiště, it is available at selected vendors of automotive parts.
around the first zone. Parking at the railway and bus stations Parking charges may be paid via SMS or mobile application in
together with a parking area almost at the outskirt from the third a smart phone. It may also be paid on site in parking meters, the
parking zone. The forth zone is absolutely different from other frequency of which is really high here. The last option consists
zones, it is farther from the centre in the area of panel in prepaid cards issued on request after completing an on-line
development near the bus station, and has a specific parking form based on municipality website.
rate.
In first three zones, first 30 minutes are for a symbolic fee of III. DEFINITION OF THE RATE OF RESPECTING AND
CZK 1.00, the first hour for CZK 10.00, and starting from the DELINQUENCY AND STATE-OF-THE-ART
second and each following hour the rate differs according to The term rate of respecting is in the Czech Republic used within
specific localities. Such parking rate is to increase the rate of stationary traffic surveys as observance or violation of the Act
movement. Charges in parking zones are named in Table 1 no. 361/2000 Coll., on the road traffic [3], and also for
below: respecting the parking code, i.e. established charges or time
restrictions. Compliance with parking rules or similar phrases
is used within the same meaning.
Zone 1
Respecting the system of parking charges expresses the rate of
o Mo – Fr: 06:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m., Sa: 06:00 respecting payments by drivers, i.e. whether they are willing to
a.m. – 12:00 (noon)
accept and pay the charges or not. Delinquency rate as a
o 30 minutes: CZK 1.00
technical term is not much used and strictly defined in
o 1 hour: CZK 10.00
respective law or other traffic studies. It is a term defining the
o 2nd and each following hour started: CZK
rate of delinquency in selected area, and the term delinquency
40.00
rate is used precisely.
Zone 2:
o Mo – Fr: 06:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m., Sa: 06:00
Terms in the following text are understood as follows:
a.m. – 12:00 (noon)
o 30 minutes: CZK 1.00
Rate of respecting the parking rules in the area:
o 1 hour: CZK 10.00
The number of vehicles respecting parking charges in
o 2nd and each following hour started: CZK
20.00 the area in specific time interval compared with the
Zone 3: number of all vehicles parking in this area in this
o Mo – Fr: 06:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m., Sa: 06:00 specific time interval.
a.m. – 12:00 (noon)
o 30 minutes: CZK 1.00 Delinquency rate in the area:
o 1 hour: CZK 10.00 The number of vehicles not respecting parking charges
o Whole day (max. rate): CZK 20.00 in the area in specific time interval compared with the
Zone 4: number of all vehicles parking in this area in this
o 24 hrs a day
specific time interval.
o 1 hour: CZK 10.00
o Resident
From the information search of current surveys, we can come
1. vehicle: 100 CZK/year
to a quite interesting conclusion that problems with respecting
2nd and additional vehicle: 200
parking rules in municipalities are relatively unexplored. There
CZK/year
are several current surveys dealing with parking management
o Subscriber
problems in municipalities; e.g. ref. [5], or [6]. Publications
1st vehicle: 6,000 CZK/year
2nd and additional vehicle: 9,000
related to parking management however deal mainly with
CZK/year
technological proposals but not much subsequent acceptance of
technologies by users. There also many case studies for parking
Table 1 Charges in parking zones
surveys in towns, e.g. ref. [7], dealing with an extensive parking
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survey in the capital of Bulgaria Sofia. Surveys are oriented for the purpose of survey assessment provided by municipal
mainly in finding the rate of occupancy, movement, or parking government. These were however data for individual parking
times. The reference [8] the deals with a mathematical model zones, not for areas defined in the specification of the traffic
proposal to planning parking spaces based on the dynamic survey.
development of the demand. The diagram comparing municipal parking zones with defined
areas of the survey are displayed in the Fig. 1 below.
When we look at traffic concepts in CR municipalities, the
situation is however different; many towns considers the low Selected sections from Area II, Area III, Area IV, Area
rate of respecting parking rules a burning problem with process V, Area VI are a subset of Parking zone 1
impacts on municipality operation. In the centre of the capital
city of Prague, the rate of respecting parking rules was found
Remaining sections from Areas II-VI and all sections
60% only; similar values of this rate of respecting are found also
in smaller towns such as south-Moravian Hodonín [9]. from Area I are a subset of Parking zone 2
IV. COURSE OF TESTING Sections from Area VII are a subset of Parking zone 3;
there are also other subsets (sections) here which were
For the survey of the rate of respecting parking rules, a survey
method using paper forms was used when the counting officer not part of the survey specification
passed progressively through all sections defined in areas I-VII
that were previously determined. Forms were then created
separately for each section in the area and the total number of
parking spaces, number of spaces designated for specific
licence plates and for holders of ZTP card (handicapped
persons) were predefined.
Surveyors passed through areas I-VII in determined time limits,
mainly 30 minutes or 1 hour. The interval must be always
selected with respect to the parking tariff set in order to obtain
as accurate information on the rate of respecting as possible.
Fig. 1 The diagram comparing municipal parking zones with defined
The counting officer recorded and completed the following areas of the survey
data: Therefore for subsequent processing and evaluation of collected
Number of occupied parking spaces data, a special coefficient Ω was introduced, which takes into
Number of vehicles with valid parking authorisation account the data from alternate parking methods that are
Number of vehicles without parking ticket or card allowed in the municipality of Uherské Hradiště, specifically
Number of vehicles with parking ticket the data regarding number of payments using mobile
Number of unauthorised parking on places designated applications SEJF and data regarding number of payments via
for specific RZ SMS.
Number of unauthorised parking o places for The coefficient Ω can be calculated under the formula (1):
handicapped
∑𝑋𝑖=1 𝑁𝑊𝑃 𝑖 − 𝑁𝐴𝑃
Such selected arrangement of forms enabled to distinguish Ω= (1)
∑𝑋𝑖=1 𝑁𝑊𝑃 𝑖
violations at designated points from others. It thus collects
accurate information on how many drivers fail to respect
Where NWP indicates the number of vehicles parking in that
designated parking spaces for ZTP card holders and how many
section without parking ticket or respective permission. NAP is
vehicles use parking spaces for specific RZ without the number of payments made in that parking zone within
authorisation. At the same time, the number of vehicles with specific hour. X is the number of sections in that parking zone
expired parking ticket can be assessed separately, which (from all areas defined in the survey). The value of the
provides very valuable information. It is essential for optimum coefficient Ω will thus logically be from 0 to 1. The closer the
setup whether drivers do not pay for parking at all or at least coefficient value is to 0, the more the parking rules are respected
after some time. by drivers in that parking; and the closer the coefficient value is
It had to be taken into consideration that parking charges could to 1, the higher resulting delinquency rate in the area, or section
be paid via SMS or application in a smart phone and occurs.
confirmations of these payments were unable to be found by
passing counting officers. Therefore if there was no valid Resulting percentage of the rate respecting in the area RA for
parking ticket found behind the vehicle windshield, the each hour of individual area is then expressed by formula (2):
possibility that parking charges were paid by the driver for that
vehicle could not be excluded.
The data of the number pf payments in individual hours were
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∑𝑁𝑜𝑆
𝑖=1 ((Ω • 𝑁𝑊𝑃 )𝑖 + 𝑁𝑃𝑃 𝑖 )
𝑅𝐴 = 1 − (2)
∑𝑁𝑜𝑆
𝑖=1 𝑁𝑂𝐶
Assessing the respect of parking in places reserved to to park their vehicles without violating parking regulations. In
institutions has certain specificities. In the first phase, it was areas with insufficient capacity of parking areas, minimum
necessary to ascertain how properly authorized parking vehicles number of necessary parking spaces should be designated only.
are identified. The following three different approaches to For correct functioning of the parking regulation system,
assessing the respect of reserved parking for institutions: systematic control of operations on the part of the municipal
1) In selected institutions, making sure parking is not police is essential. They have powers by operation of law that
meaningful, because it is a place that is historically determined provide them with sufficient mechanisms to control –
and the institutions do not use it or have been completely repressive activities. It is desirable that payments for parking
abolished. are verified and vehicles checked on a regular basis; most
2) It is not possible to establish respect for selected violations should be found and resolved by warning or fixed
institutions in the selected institutions, because it is not possible penalty on the spot. It is the only way how to achieve the high
to check the rightfulness of the parking. rate of respecting the parking code and thus to meet its general
3) For selected institutions, the recognition of respectability objective – traffic regulation in the town centre.
is meaningful and can be done because legitimate vehicles are Modern approaches to solutions of parking problems within the
clearly labelled. Smart Cities concept state general rules that need to be applied
to get a functional system. Successful realizations are
For approach 3), the following conclusions were then documented from many municipalities worldwide. The basis of
evaluated: For most institutions, there is a fairly low such system is however a very active and continuous approach
delinquency rate and low occupancy in the morning. In the of municipalities in implementation and administration of these
afternoon, it is likely in places reserved for institutions to rely solutions. The question remains to what extent it is possible to
on the parties of new parks that office workers are gradually apply similar solutions in the environment of Czech
leaving their jobs, which could explain a relatively high municipalities. It seems that it is not good to refuse these
increase of delinquency rate around 15 hours. At the Šarovec solution with the result that it is not possible for various reasons,
hotel there is a relatively high parking rate (low respect) but rather try to approach them as much as possible, or at least
throughout the day, given the high values even in the morning not to oppose them on principle. Three general suggestions for
it is likely that the places are occupied not only by hotel guests functional parking under the Smart Cities concept are:
at night. Active parking regulation using parking charges (or
in combination with time limits). Active regulation is
VI. PROPOSED MEASURES IN THE FUTURE understood regular updates of the above parking
The objective of smart parking should be in this case charges with an aim to maintain occupancy of parking
optimisation of the rate of movement and more efficient control spaces around 85 %.
of payment discipline. It cannot be anticipated that any Cancellation of minimum parking requirements.
modification of the tariff or parking systems would change this, Responsibility for sufficient number of parking spaces
unless the frequency and consistence of parking checks change. should be born by investor or owner of the estate.
The prerequisite for the functional Smart City and enabling Functional use of the area should be dealt with in
comfortable payments for parking charges, with an details within the municipal plan in connection with
understandable tariff, is that the application will have intuitive sustainable mobility plans. It is necessary to envisage
control with a user-friendly interface. that if the parking demand increases significantly
The municipal government should consider carefully whether it within the area (e.g. due to new residential
is necessary to have so many parking meters on such a small development), the price for parking will also
area, which are only one of the 4 payment methods and which subsequently increase (see the previous paragraph).
are almost not used at all especially in some areas. Rather in the
future, should these parking meters be replaced by new ones Return of funds back to the area in the investment
together with a tariff change, their number could be reduced, form. The objective is to provide political and user
resulting in cuts in the budget for implementation of changes in acceptance which is necessary for functionality of the
organising the stationary traffic. It would also be appropriate to solution.
motivate drivers to use alternative payments – via SMS and the
application in smart phones, which would make the drivers VII. CONCLUSION
ready for the future when parking meters (especially for cash The main effort in the Smart City concept is to achieve the
payments) will rather be exceptional. objective of smart parking with efficient use of free parking
Time limited parking spaces were evaluated as very ineffective; areas within the town. The objective of this article was in
time limits are not complied with or controlled in absolute particular to emphasize the fact that smart parking would not
majority of cases, which is closely related. Limitation of their come into existence spontaneously by installing modern
number can be suggested assuming that frequency of parking technologies detecting vehicles, or by implementing more user-
controls on such designated parking spaces increases friendly payment options for parking. Concurrently with the
significantly; another option is then their complete cancellation. implementation of these technologies, it is also necessary to
Designated spaces for state institutions cannot also be optimize organisational and control processes in the
considered positively; they are not used in certain areas, so they municipality.
just reduce the number of available spaces for drivers who want
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be tested. To get feedback and evaluate development, repeating
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system itself is not bad, it only lacks the correct setting and full města Hodonín, [cit. 2019-02-05].
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