Following Lukashenko's Complaint About The "sea Of Cars" In Minsk, Authorities Began Addressing The Parking Issue
4- 4.09.2026, 8:22
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The capital's "authorities" explained what they plan to do.
More than 20,000 parking spaces in Minsk are currently vacant. To make them more attractive to drivers, city officials plan to equip these facilities with charging stations for electric vehicles, Vladimir Kukharev , chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee , told BelTA.
According to Kukharev, when building new housing, efforts are made to keep courtyards free of cars, leaving space there for playgrounds and recreational areas. Parking spaces and parking lots are located outside these courtyards, but many drivers still prefer to park as close to home as possible.
In downtown Minsk, authorities have already expanded the network of paid parking lots. In residential areas, separate efforts are being made to remove commercial vehicles from courtyards: parking areas are being created for them in other parts of the city, including industrial zones.
The state-owned association “Garages, Parking Lots, and Parking Facilities” has now been tasked with equipping the parking lots and parking areas under its management with charging stations for electric vehicles.
According to Kukharev, there are currently about 30,000 electric vehicles in Minsk, and by 2030, their number could exceed 100,000.
“We have prepared and will soon adopt a concept for electric charging stations in the city, which will streamline their placement so that they are evenly distributed—not only in the city center but also across neighborhoods and residential areas. The focus is on parking lots and garages. This will make parking lots and garages more attractive, as they are, unfortunately, not yet fully utilized,” said the head of the Minsk City Executive Committee.
The official noted that there are currently more than 20,000 vacant parking spaces in the city.
As a reminder, on September 3, Lukashenko ordered that cars be removed from Minsk courtyards. The president admitted that the sight of cars parked in courtyards makes a “horrifying impression” on him. “There’s a house, with a small park in front of it leading to the street—that’s nice, it looks good. But that’s a rarity. In other cases, it’s an ocean of cars. Some are dirty, others are grimy. Well, it’s not very pretty when a building is buried in a line of these cars,” he lamented.
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