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PRIORITY PARKING FOR ELDER PEOPLE/ ESTACIONAMIENTOS EXCLUSIVOS


Summary

In Valdivia, there are 10 blocks that we can call the heart of the city. Is where the procedures are made, where we can find pharmacies, cofees and shops.  For this reason it is very difficult to find a place to park your car and not have to walk thousands of blocks, in the rain, to be able to do your task. That is why in Ciudad Amigable we have a proyect call Priority Parking for Elder People: is to create a parking space where all the senior citizens have priority. Valdivia has 4 strategic points with exclusive parking for seniors in order to make their life and duties more easy.

En el centro de la ciudad de Valdivia es donde se hacen los trámites, dónde se encuentran las farmacias, los cafés y las tiendas, el punto de encuentro de los valdivianos. Por lo mismo cuesta mucho encontrar un lugar donde estacionarse y no tener que caminar miles de cuadras, bajo la lluvia, para poder cumplir con los trámites. Es por eso que en puntos estratégicos de Valdivia se pusieron estacionamientos exclusivos para adultos mayores con el fin de entregarles a ellos prioridad al minuto de establecer cercanía con los lugares que frecuenta.

 

 

 

Key facts

Main target group: Older people in general

Sector(s): Transportation

Desired outcome for older people:
Meet their basic needs

Other issues the Age-friendly practice aims to address:
  • Accessibility
  • Inclusion
  • Participation
  • Other

Other Issues: Transportation

Contact details

Name: Gabriela Castro Ramos

Email address: coordinaciondideco@gmail.com


Age-friendly practice in detail (click to expand):

Engaging the wider community

Project lead: Local authorities

Others involved in the project:
  • Local authorities
  • Civil Society Organisation
  • Older People’s Association

Older people’s involvement: Older people were consulted during the planning process

Moving forward

Has the impact of this age-friendly practice been analysed: Yes

Was the impact positive or negative:
Positive

Looking back

Challenges:
1. The society must respect the priority for the elders. There is a person of the city council looking over this spaces.