HDB Parking Lots - Painting it RED

We have asked HDB to look into painting the lower decks of 4 HDB MSCP (multi-storey car park) for our residents, so that it will not be used by short term parking. HDB has replied to us as follow :

"In assessing requests for reserved parking lots for season parking, the primary consideration is whether the short term parking demand is high resulting in residents having to compete with visitors for parking lots. It is not dependent on the season parking demand. So even if the season parking demand is very high but there are few visitors parking in the car park, it is not necessary nor useful to provide reserved parking lots for season parking" The findings of our recent survey conducted from 11pm to 7am are tabulated as shown below :

Car Park at Block 762A, only 2 out of 35 lots at level 1 and 2 occupied by non season parking
Car Park at Block 771A, only 2 out of 35 lots at level 1 and 2 occupied by non season parking
Car Park at Block 787A, NIL out of 44 lots at level and 2 occupied by non season parking
Car Park at Block 792A, 1 out of 35 lots at level 1 and 2 occupied by non season parkin

As the short term parking demand is not high and the parking lots are invariably taken up by residents, we shall not provide or increase the number of reserved parking lots in the car parks. No doubt, residents who return home later would have to park at the higher decks as the parking lots at the lower decks would have been taken up by other residents.

We seek your understanding that the situation would not change even if we were to provide or increase reserved parking lots. In fact, if we were to do so, they would be empty most of the time on weekdays as most of the residents would be at work

Nevertheless, we will monitor the parking situation closely and will continue to take enforcement action on vehicles parked without valid season parking tickets or parking coupons in these c ar parks. This is to ensure that other motorists would not park illegally and deprive the residents of the use of the parking lots

Well, we tried and heard residents, but cannot win all the time. In good faith and being reasonable, we agree in unison, once facts are presented.