Much hated by residents, yet requested by business owners. On Via D'Annunzio in Quartu, business owners have sent a series of requests to the City Council to place blue lines along the street. Paid parking had been eliminated under the previous contract, when it became necessary, to maintain a balance between blue and white zones, to create free spaces where the surrounding streets are mostly blue lines, divided between Via Marconi, Piazza Sant'Elena, Via Porcu, and Piazza Azuni.
So, all those who don't want to pay the ticket end up on Via D'Annunzio. The result? Cars are left parked all day, with no guarantee of a change. "And this is a huge loss for us," says Teresa Piras, who owns a hairdressing supply shop right in the middle of the street, because "there are so many businesses along the street here, and we, like everyone else, have the right to a change of parking spaces." For this reason, "we've sent dozens of certified emails to the municipality and the local police force, asking for the blue lines to be restored here. Furthermore, there are no parking spaces for the disabled, nor even loading and unloading, which are essential for business."
The parking issue had also recently been raised in front of the local market in Piazza Dessì, by the same operators. Here, the situation is different: the blue parking spaces are there, but they are constantly occupied by residents who can leave their cars all day by paying a twenty-euro six-monthly pass. A request was made to reconsider the issue, removing the use of passes in that area, but nothing has changed. The entire historic center suffers from a chronic parking shortage, especially in areas with narrow streets like Funtan'e Ortus and the Cepola zone, where illegal parking reigns supreme and where residents often struggle even to get into their homes due to cars parked right in front of their gates.
