JBR has never been just a residential community. Located directly on the beach front and bordered by the popular boulevard The Walk, it is a much-preferred destination for tourists and local visitors alike.

As a result, a continuous flow of traffic runs through the narrow streets every day, and until now parking space was a scarce entity.

However, a recent face-change of the Walk brought along a brand new underground parking garage, inclusive of 1,200 parking spaces located in the middle of the promenade.

The car park is, thereby, the largest car park area for visitors in JBR, and the most accessible as it is a straight drive-through from Al Gharbi Street, which crosses Dubai Marina waters to Sheikh Zayed Road.

With the new addition, parking availability seems to have become less of an issue in the community. A little further north, a 550-slot parking area continues to operate on a 24/7 basis. Another 300 slots are provided in Murjan. Meanwhile, on-street parking is permitted in certain areas.

"JBR has been designed with adequate parking space for all residents, in accordance with Dubai’s standard planning regulations." To improve parking facilities for visitors, the additional car parks were built. With the development of the underground car park, there will be far greater availability of parking, Dubai Properties Group (DPG) said in a statement issued on 5 Mar. 2014.

Responding to queries about the future plans of DPG for the community, the developer said: "A number of DPG and RTA (Road and Transport Authority) initiatives are being implemented to address both visitor and resident parking and traffic issues. The Pay Parking system is a great example of one of the measures taken to improve parking for visitors to The Walk at JBR and the application of this nominal fee has resulted in greater availability of parking for visitors.

"In addition, we are creating connectivity points with future tram stops to address concerns regarding traffic and pedestrian flows."

However, DPG encouraged the use of public transportation, as the Walk is a very popular destination, particularly on weekends. "Dubai Metro has two stations within close proximity of The Walk (Dubai Marina and Jumeirah Lake Towers).

"We work very closely with government authorities to regulate the flow of traffic to The Walk, especially at peak times, it added.