Fifteen parking spaces reserved free of charge for around 70 political representatives. This is the choice being challenged by USC, which has spoken out against Congress of State resolution n. 34 of 20 October 2026 concerning the P5 car park, located near San Marino’s historic centre and the pharmacy. The measure, the association reports, is being introduced on an experimental basis for the month of November only.
“We welcome, with a smile and a touch of disbelief, the recent Congress of State resolution n. 34 of 20 October 2026”, the statement reads. “The decision to reserve Car Park n. 5 exclusively and free of charge for ‘politicians’ is a genuine masterpiece of applied arithmetic”.
The criticism centres on the availability of parking spaces for those who use the historic centre on a daily basis. USC highlights the difficulties faced by high school students, university students, teachers, residents and visitors in finding a place to park, and also points to the growing pressure that minicars are placing on spaces designated for two-wheeled vehicles.
“At a time when the Republic’s road network is under constant strain, with high school students, university students, teaching staff, residents and visitors desperately searching for somewhere to leave their car, the idea of reserving one of the micro car parks right next to the centre free of charge is, quite frankly, out of step with reality”.
As an alternative, the association proposes setting aside one floor of the larger multi-storey P9 car park for those entitled to reserved parking, with a dedicated shuttle service. According to USC, this solution would avoid concentrating political representatives’ parking in the fifteen spaces of P5.
The limited duration of the trial has also become an opportunity to call on the Government to tackle the broader issue of accessibility through more comprehensive measures. The association is urging “the definitive launch of the major structural projects for Borgo Maggiore and San Marino City”.
“The ideas and plans to make our UNESCO World Heritage Castles truly usable, accessible and welcoming already exist, sitting in drawers somewhere. It’s time to bring them out and put them into action, so that, at last, it is all citizens, residents and visitors of our Republic who have reason to smile”.
