Pulse welcomes the news that the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) gave its approval to the development and extension of the University of Malta premises, with the inclusion of a significant addition of parking spaces through an underground car park.
For the past years, Pulse has been an active participant in the ongoing discussion regarding the need to find long-term solutions to the parking problems which have been plaguing our University for too long, causing distress and inconvenience to hundreds of students every day. Pulse had also reacted positively to the Government’s electoral pledge to invest in a multi-storey car park in order to help tackle the problem.
However, while recognising that this latest news presents some hope for future solutions, we continue to call upon the University administration to consider other short-and-medium-term measures in order to combat this problem which is set to resurface once students return to their daily lecture routine come October.
Furthermore, Pulse insists that measures aiming to essentially reduce the flow of traffic at University are to be encouraged, including incentives related to bike use, car pooling, and an efficient and reliable public transport network.
