Weekly market Aurich: Parking space debate causes excitement!

Weekly market Aurich: Parking space debate causes excitement!

Aurich, Deutschland - The Aurich City Council has made a explosive decision: the application to provide free parking spaces for customers of the weekly market was rejected. This measure should increase the attractiveness of the market, but this proposal did not receive the necessary support from the Auricher Voter Community (AWG), such as nwzonline reported. The market feeders still have to fall back on expensive parking spaces in the city center, which raises additional problems during major fixed problems. Richard Rokicki (AWG) expressed concerns that short parkers will be deterred if they have to count on penalties. Reinhard Warmulla (left) criticized that adequate surveillance and effective management of the market are urgently required.

importance and attractiveness of the weekly market

weekly markets are considered an important support for the local economy by increasing pedestrian frequencies and sales of the surrounding business. Stadtmarketing emphasizes that a well -organized weekly market can attract up to 7,000 visitors who spend an average of 15 euros directly on the market and another 30 euros in nearby shops. With an attractive and diverse offer, markets can play an important role in urban life and attract purchasing power. However, the infrastructural challenges when parking can negatively influence the experience of visits.

The FDP representative Arno Fecht criticized the practice that working inner-city parking spaces block over longer periods and called for an adjustment of the fee model to increase the attractiveness for market customers. Gila Altmann from the Greens also sees these costs necessary to finance the infrastructure. It pleads for a careful handling of parking resources in order not to make the weekly market a “stepchild” of the city. The existing lack of parking space could lead to the number of visitors further falling as far as the entire city center is concerned.