This applies to the neighborhoods of San Telmo, Monserrat, Balvanera, San Nicolás, Retiro and Recoleta, and covers more than 4,000 spaces available on public roads.
The value for metered parking in the city of Buenos Aires increased this Thursday 118% and the rate went from $81 to $176 per hourreported the Buenos Aires Government,
This applies to the neighborhoods of San Telmo, Monserrat, Balvanera, San Nicolás, Retiro and Recoleta, and covers more than 4,000 spaces available on public roads.
When justifying the measure, the capital’s Executive warned “a delay in the rates currently in force with respect to other alternatives that the user has to park their vehicle.
For this reason, the value of the hour for parking went from $81 to $176 with respect to the so-called “simple” rate, while for the “progressive” rate it will be the same cost in the first hour, $228.80 in the second hour. second, $297.44 in the third and $386.70 in the fourth and the following ones.
Metered parking: what times to take into account
The charge for Parking operates from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., while it does not apply on Sundays and holidays.
“The update is necessary to promote the rotation of vehicles in one of the most dynamic areas and with the greatest concentration of activities in the City such as the neighborhoods of San Telmo, Monserrat, Balvanera, San Nicolás, Retiro and Recoleta,” Buenos Aires spokespersons explained.
The measure also maintains the exception to payment to resident neighbors who park their vehicle in a range of up to 300 meters away from your home.
Metered Parking: Where It Applies
In the city of Buenos Aires, metered parking is applied in about 4,000 spaces; However, there is a law passed by the Legislature that expanded the authorization of collection to more than 80,000, although it was never put into practice.
In June 2023, the Buenos Aires Government launched the use of an application to pay for parking that replaced the parking meter system and ticket vending machines.
Source: Ambito
