350 parking spaces gone?

Apartments instead of parking spaces in Favoriten

Things could soon get tight for car owners in the south of Favoriten.

(Bild: Gerhard Bartel, Team HC / Günter Kasal Krone KREATIV,)

Excitement in Favoriten: Because new residential buildings are being built around the Wienerfeld estate in the near future, up to 350 parking spaces for residents are to be removed. But the district and the city are reassuring.

The city is growing, and the number of residents in the Favoriten district is also continuing to rise. With a total of 220,377 residents, there are already more people living in the tenth district than in Linz, the third largest city in the country. Affordable living space is therefore in high demand.

In the area south of Sibeliusstrasse, between Laxenburger Strasse and Neilreichgasse, new residential buildings are to be built over the next few years. But this could mean the loss of up to 350 parking spaces for residents, warns Günter Kasal, a district councillor in Favoriten. The reason: a municipal building with around 300 council apartments is being built in the Wienerfeld West housing estate. An underground car park with 200 spaces is also planned for the new residents.

"This is about parking spaces in the immediate residential area that are rented to the residents and will soon be terminated," warns district councillor Günter Kasal

(Bild: Team HC/ Günter Kasal)

Parking chaos is being deliberately created here. If there are no parking spaces in the public space, then no parking sticker will help!

Bezirksrat Günter Kasal (Team HC)

"This is about parking spaces in the immediate residential area or within the residential complexes that are rented out to residents and will soon be terminated," Kasal continues. A number of public parking spaces are also to be affected. He is also calling for a rethink. New housing construction should not lead to the destruction of parking spaces. This is why Kasal is now planning a citizens' initiative together with the "Favoriten Citizens' Platform".

District and urban planning reassure
The office of the district leader Marcus Franz (SPÖ) confirmed to "Krone" that 240 private parking spaces will be lost in the area. However, a replacement is still to be found. The first details should be known in a few months' time.

The city planning department (MA21) states that climate-friendly urban planning aims to "redensify" areas that are already sealed in order to create urgently needed, affordable living space while avoiding additional soil sealing. In addition, the public transport connections to the area via the Biminie 11 also argue in favor of building more apartments here.

Important educational infrastructure is also being created in the vicinity with a new kindergarten and a school, and additional green spaces are also planned. Public parking spaces are not affected by the project. The asphalted parking areas assigned to the residential buildings will largely be developed with new residential buildings for affordable housing. One parking lot will also be unsealed and landscaped. The parking spaces will be relocated to two underground garages, where additional parking spaces will also be created.