Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi has mentioned that efficient parking administration is essential to lowering visitors congestion, enhancing highway security, and optimizing visitors circulate—core objectives of the Lagos State THEMES+ Agenda. In a press release, he mentioned this on the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) three-day management retreat, geared toward a renewed dedication to sustainable, tech-enabled options that can remodel parking throughout the state by innovation, partnerships, and data-driven methods.
The retreat, held between November 8 and 11, 2024, was facilitated by Candor Consulting, with the theme “Serving & Enhancing the Parking Wants of Lagos State in Line with the First Pillar of the Lagos State THEMES+ Agenda. In his opening tackle, Osiyemi outlined a daring imaginative and prescient for LASPA’s position in reshaping Lagos’ transport and parking infrastructure.
He pressured that efficient parking administration is essential to lowering visitors congestion, enhancing highway security, and optimising visitors circulate—core objectives of the Lagos State THEMES+ Agenda.
Highlighting the position of know-how within the parking system of Lagos State, Osiyemi shared plans for sensible parking methods that utilise real-time information to ease congestion and scale back the time drivers spend looking for parking.
The commissioner additionally introduced LASPA’s plans to implement regulated on-street parking and develop trendy parking amenities in high-traffic areas by public-private partnerships.
He famous that personal sector collaboration is important for increasing parking infrastructure throughout Lagos, notably in high-density areas.
The Particular Adviser on Transportation, Sola Giwa, bolstered this message of the Commissioner, encouraging LASPA to collaborate successfully with sister companies within the Ministry of Transportation.
He highlighted the significance of unified efforts, stating, “our success is determined by working collectively and adopting a cohesive method to attain our shared objectives.”
The LASPA Normal Supervisor, Mrs. Adebisi Adelabu, expressed confidence within the company’s management and dedication to alter.
She reassured residents that LASPA would pursue steady enchancment and innovation, coming into a brand new section of progress to make sure an environment friendly, accessible, and sustainable parking system in Lagos.
“We’re dedicated to delivering a seamless parking expertise for all Lagosians,” Mrs. Adelabu said. “This retreat has outfitted us to drive important modifications in parking administration.
“As LASPA strikes ahead with its strategic imaginative and prescient, the company is concentrated on increasing sensible parking applied sciences, maximising city house for parking, establishing trendy amenities, and introducing data-driven insurance policies to information future planning. Moreover, LASPA goals to strengthen partnerships with stakeholders and encourage public compliance with parking rules.”
She revealed that over the following few months, Lagosians ought to anticipate extra initiatives to scale back parking-induced visitors, create further parking areas, and improve general visitors circulate from LASPA.
