[sustran] Fwd: Proof-of-parking laws: what do you think?

Sujit Patwardhan patwardhan.sujit at gmail.com
Fri Dec 2 21:00:32 JST 2011


Sorry. My reply went only to Paul and not to the SUSTRAN list.
Resending....

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From: Sujit Patwardhan <patwardhan.sujit at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [sustran] Proof-of-parking laws: what do you think?
To: Paul Barter <peebeebarter at gmail.com>




It will be more "lip service" than a deterrent because the policy does not
see parking as a "potential TDM weapon" ( we cannot afford to turn a whole
city into an ugly parking lot) but as a "limiting factor" (there isn't
enough parking available [unfortunately] so let's allow those who can
afford to own  a parking space get the permit to own a car). With the level
of law enforcement we will see many circumventing the "proof-of-parking"
condition and let's face it - the problem is not of owning one paking
space.

Everyone knows that an auto vehicle needs at least 3 parking spaces
(actually more like 4 pr 5 parking spaces) so proof of parking hardly makes
any difference on the potential pressure put on parking demand. So what one
needs is not proof of parking but an application of parking as TDM to
discourge car (personal auto vehicle) use all ove the city.

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Sujit






is it a problem of just *one *parking space? Even if someon does have a
genuaine parking space





On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 5:51 AM, Paul Barter <peebeebarter at gmail.com> wrote:

> What do sustran-discussers think of 'Proof-of-Parking' laws?
>
> The idea is that before being allowed to register a car you would be
> required to prove to local authorities that you have access to an
> off-street parking space near your home. Japan has had this policy since
> the 1950s.
>
> Two small Indian states have now adopted this or others are thinking about
> it (including Karnataka and Maharashtra). Last month, a national committee
> (the Sundar Committee) included the possibility in draft revisions to
> India's Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
>
> This triggered some debate. See
>
> http://www.reinventingparking.org/2011/10/india-debates-proof-of-parking-laws.htmlfor
> more information on this news and the early reactions to it. There is
> also more detail on proof-of-parking laws in case you want more insight.
>
> *What do you think? Is such a policy desirable? Is it feasible? Would it
> just create new corruption opportunities?*
>
> Does anyone know more details about those Indian states that have adopted
> this. How is it going?
>
> Paul Barter
> Singapore
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