Parking promises

Officials are looking for companies to construct multi-level car-parks in the city, and developers will benefit from favorable land tenancy conditions. The city has said it will remove all illegal parking places near the new constructions, meaning parking spaces on neighboring streets could become off limits to space-hungry drivers. Several companies are interested, including German firm Westfalia, and there are three possible locations for the new multi-level garage, one overground and two underground. The city hopes to complete negotiations with at least one developer in the spring, which means the first car-park could be ready before the end of 2006.