Parking in the center of Yoshkar-Ola in December will be paid

To unload the roads and allow everyone to park in the center, the administration of the capital Mari El decided to introduce a system of paid parking. The experience of neighboring Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Cheboksary showed that this measure works effectively.

Scope and timing of launch

There are more than 5,500 parking spaces in the city. Paid will make 1871 seats in 31 zones of the center. For tourist buses, the system will work already on November 15, 2026, and for ordinary motorists – from December 15.

Tariffs and rules

Parking will be paid only during working hours: from 8:00 to 20:00 on weekdays. Saturday and Sunday parking is free for individuals. The first 15 minutes will not be charged anywhere.

The cost of the hour will be 50 rubles. For those who park regularly, there are season tickets: daily – 250 rubles, monthly – 5000 rubles, annual – 40 000 rubles.

Separate conditions apply to residents of houses that fall into the paid parking area. The annual subscription for them will cost 2400 rubles. The residence permit is already valid at night (from 20:00 to 8:00) on Chavain Boulevard between Komsomolskaya and Marx streets.

Who is exempt from payment

Large families, disabled people, veterans of the Great Patriotic War and categories equated to them, as well as emergency services and law enforcement vehicles, are completely exempt from parking fees.

How to pay and who controls?

You can pay through a special mobile application, personal account on the operator's website, by SMS, through federal parking services or ATMs of credit organizations. If the driver does not have Internet at hand, there is a post-payment: you need to deposit money before 23:59 of the current day, indicating the start and end of the parking.

Monitoring compliance with the rules will be camera photo and video fixation. The system is administered by the municipal state institution "City Service" (tel. 8 (8362) 23-29-28).

Where will the money go and what will happen to the yards?

The mayor’s office stressed that all the funds raised will remain in the city budget and will be used to repair roads, improve yards and create new parking lots in yard areas.

Many citizens fear that drivers, not wanting to pay, will begin to massively occupy places in the courtyards of residential buildings, where there is not enough space for cars of residents. The administration responds that the procedure for installing gates is now maximally simplified, and residents can easily protect their yards from other people's cars.

Plans for the future

A year after the launch, the system will be analyzed. It is possible that tariffs will change, making them differentiated: the closer to the center, the more expensive. The city hall is also considering the idea of creating an application with a map of vacant places as the next stage of the project development. The goal is to keep parking occupancy at 70-85%, so that everyone can find a place near the store or office, not just those who arrive in the early morning.

Details are here.