Suwon Urban Development Corporation to Offer Parking Discounts for Pregnant Women Starting Next Year with Mere Presence in Vehicle

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Starting next year, all pregnant women using public parking lots operated by Suwon Urban Development Corporation (President Heo Jung-moon) will pay only half the usual fees.

This follows Suwon City's amendment and promulgation of the Suwon City Parking Lot Ordinance, which includes rate grade adjustments, fee changes, establishment of new discount categories, and modifications to operating hours.

Among these, pregnant women and organ donation registrants have been designated as new discount beneficiaries.

Accordingly, from next year, eligible individuals will receive a 50% discount on all fees when using any of the corporation's public parking lots (65 locations). In particular, pregnant women qualify for the discount merely by being a passenger in the vehicle.

The complex rate grades have also been adjusted. The existing 10 rate grades (street-level, off-street, residential, transfer, housing, park) have been simplified to 4 grades (off-street, street-level) with the addition of a new premium grade (Suwon Station Transfer Center).

Fees have increased slightly. Off-street Grade 1 rates have risen from 400 won to 500 won per 10 minutes, Grade 2 daily passes have increased from 60,000 won to 70,000 won, and Grade 3 maximum daily rates have been raised from 3,500 won to 4,000 won.

Daytime operating hours have been expanded by one hour each, changing from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Resident-only parking spaces will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during daytime hours and from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following day during nighttime hours, with operating hours reduced by one hour each.

For more details on fee changes and other information, please refer to the corporation's website.

President Heo Jung-moon stated, "As parking lot usage fees are being rationalized and discount recipients are being expanded, we will make our best efforts to ensure that public parking lots can be used more conveniently and safely."