LASPA delays full rollout of on-street parking scheme

General Manager, Lagos State Parking Authority, Adebisi Adelabu.

The Lagos State Parking Authority has yet to fully roll out its planned on-street parking scheme, citing the need to strengthen coordination with private-sector partners and train them before implementation across the intended areas.

The delay comes as the authority plans to introduce QR-coded uniforms and identification cards for authorised parking agents and marshals to help motorists verify their identities and distinguish legitimate personnel from impostors.

The General Manager of LASPA, Adebisi Adelabu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, saying the authority was working towards a more coordinated, technology-driven parking system across the state.

“While acknowledging that on-street parking activities are already taking place in some parts of Lagos,” Adelabu clarified that “the initiative has not fully commenced across its intended scope.”

She attributed the incomplete rollout to the need for “a more effective synergy and training of the private sector partners before the initiative is fully deployed.”

Adelabu said technology would be central to the proposed system but stressed that its effectiveness depended on accurate data, reliable systems and integration among relevant government agencies.

She said LASPA was putting measures in place to improve service delivery, including the use of verifiable QR-coded uniforms and identification cards for authorised personnel, alongside technological tools to help motorists identify legitimate agents.

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The planned arrangement also provides for accessibility, with Adelabu disclosing that “one out of every ten parking spaces would be reserved for persons living with disabilities.”

She said the provision was being incorporated into the design and implementation of the system.

The LASPA chief called for greater private-sector investment, arguing that government could not independently meet every infrastructure and service-delivery need.

“Sectors such as healthcare, education, childcare and transportation require significant attention and investment, making private sector participation essential to expanding parking infrastructure and improving service delivery,” she said.

She urged motorists, businesses, investors and residents to support the authority’s efforts to develop an organised parking system, saying improved management of parking spaces could aid mobility and make better use of Lagos’s urban areas.

LASPA did not provide a timeline for full implementation of the on-street parking scheme or specify the locations where the next phase would begin.