Overview

• The pink women-only parking spaces installed by the Ayuntamiento de León remain in place without formal regulations or penalties.
• Several of the designated spots were vandalized with drawings of male genitalia on the pavement this week.
• The Partido Popular has demanded a legal framework and justification for the gender-specific spaces at the City Council’s Security and Mobility Commission.
• Local drivers and social media users have expressed confusion and criticism over unclear eligibility rules and the measure’s effectiveness.
• The initiative forms part of a wider ORA parking reform that also reserves spaces for large families and is inspired by German and Austrian Frauenparkplätze aimed at improving safety.