Taipei City Government

The Parking Management and Development Office (PMDO) announced a series of parking-related measures for areas in the vicinity of the upcoming 2016 Chinese New Year Street Bazaar between January 23 and February 6.

According to PMA, the roads affected by the adjustment include Xining North Road (between Minsheng West Road and Civic Boulevard), Tacheng Street (between Nanjing West Road and Civic Boulevard), and Minle Street (between Guisui Street and Nanjing West Road).

Parking fee for vehicles utilizing roadside parking in the area will be adjusted to NT$50 per hour. The hourly parking fee for public parking lots in the area (Dadaocheng Park Underground Parking Lot, Chaoyang Park Underground Parking Lot, Tacheng Park Underground Parking Lot, Floodgate 3 Parking Lot, and Floodgate 5 Parking Lot) will be NT$40 for weekdays and NT$50 on weekends and holidays during the Chinese New Year Street Bazaar period.

To allow users to acquire the latest information on parking spaces in the area, PMA suggests drivers to acquire the “Taipei City Easy Parking” (北市好停車) mobile application on their smart phones.

The agency also reminds shoppers to take public transportation to the 2016 Chinese New Year Street Bazaar to avoid traffic jams and the trouble of finding parking spaces in crowded streets.