Serbian Parking Association, with the support of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, in cooperation with JKP "Parking service" Čačak, carried out the promotion of the campaign "Park your car, save the environment" today on the City Square in Čačak, in order to point out the fatal consequences of the impact of traffic on the environment and the necessity of developing eco-mobility. The city of Čačak is recognized as an environment that successfully nurtures the cycling culture of its citizens and thus gives a significant boost to the sustainable urban development of the city. According to the statement of the director of JKP "Parking servis" Čačak, Zoran Blagojević, the promotion of the campaign in Čačak is an announcement of the future activities of this company in promoting alternative forms of traffic: "JKP Parking service Čačak plans to enable the rental of bicycles via text messages in the future, so that in this way, along with GPS monitoring of their use, they will enable their citizens to use bicycles throughout the year. This year, the bike rental season ends at the beginning of October. In addition to the above, we intend to improve the parking control and charging system in the coming period, by introducing an application with navigation that will enable faster and more efficient finding of a free parking space, which, we hope, will have a favorable effect on the frequency of traffic and the emission of harmful gases." The campaign "Park your car, save the environment" affects the improvement of traffic mobility, the preservation of the environment, the improvement of cooperation between the competent Ministry, Local self-governments and companies dealing with traffic, while organizing parking affirms socially responsible behavior. The campaign is organized in cooperation with representatives of local self-governments and local parking companies who present the plans and activities they undertake for the development of sustainable traffic, such as the construction of green garages, the promotion of bicycle traffic through the projects "Park and cycle", "Park and drive", use of electric cars and placing chargers in accessible locations in garages and parking lots, as well as a number of other activities.
The President of the Board of Directors of Serbian Parking Association, Radenko Vuković, pointed out the other types of traffic that contribute to environmental protection, but also the role of parking lots in the sustainable development of cities. "The Parking Association of Serbia, as the organizer of the campaign, wants to promote and encourage the transition to sustainable ways of transport, such as public transport, walking and electric cars, which are more energy efficient, less polluting and affect mobility and quality of life in cities. Parking as stationary traffic, together with dynamic traffic, gives the traffic image of a city. In this sense, good parking management means good traffic management and certainly brings environmental and economic benefits," said Vuković. So far, the campaign has been promoted in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Subotica, Niš, Pančevo, Požarevac, Čačak, and it is planned to include all regional centers in Serbia in cooperation with representatives of local municipalities and local parking companies. The Parking Association of Serbia will also present examples of good practice, such as the "Park and Drive", "Park and Bike", "NS Bike" and "SU Bike" systems, which are implemented in some cities in Serbia. You can also watch a feature on TELEVISION LAV plus.