[sustran] Re: India's Planning Commission working group suggests 'urban transport tax' on purchase/ use of private vehicles - so does Hanoi

[Cornie Huizenga]

Dear Sudhir,

If Bangalore wants to avail of JNNURM funds to build parking facilities,
they would have to follow the National Urban Transport Policy. I just
looked up what the NUTP says about parking.  In short:


   - Levy of a high parking fee, that truly represents the value of the
   land occupied, should be used as a means to make the use of public
   transport more attractive.

It would seem that any parking policy being considered in Bangalore should
take this into account.

best regards,
Cornie

NUTP Parking section:


34. Land is valuable in all urban areas. Parking places occupy large
portions of such land. This fact should be recognized in determining the
principles for allocation of parking space.

35. Levy of a high parking fee, that truly represents the value of the land
occupied, should be used as a means to make the use of public transport
more attractive. Preference in the allocation of parking space for public
transport vehicles and non-motorized modes as well as easier access of work
places to and from such spaces would go a long way in encouraging the use
of sustainable transport systems. Park and ride facilities for bicycle
users, with convenient inter-change, would be another useful measure.
Simultaneously, a graded scale of parking fee, that recovers the economic
cost of the land used in such parking, should be adopted. The objective
would be to persuade people to use public transport to reach city
centers.State governments would be required to amend building bye laws in
all million plus cities so that adequate parking space is available for all
residents / users of such buildings. To enable this, FAR norms would be
made more liberal. Multi-level parking complexes should be made a mandatory
requirement in city centers that have several high rise commercial
complexes. Such complexes could even be constructed underground, including
below areas declared as green belts in the master plan. Such complexes
could come up through public-private partnerships in order to limit the
impact on the public budget. All such parking complexes would be encouraged
to go in for electronic metering so that is there is better realization of
parking fees to make the investments viable and also a better recovery of
the cost of using valuable urban space in the parking of personal motor
vehicles. In residential areas too, appropriate changes in bye-laws would
be considered to free the public carriage way from parked vehicles that
impede the smooth flow of traffic. Proposals for parking complexes would
also be given priority under the National Urban Renewal Mission. Provisions
would also be made in the appropriate legislation to prevent the use of the
right of way on road systems for parking purposes.



On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Sudhir <sudhir at cai-asia.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> My city Bangalore in fact wants to make parking free and allow underground
> parking along playgrounds and even allow parking on footpaths wherever
> available !!
>
>
> http://www.deccanherald.com/content/212571/parking-needs-space-research.html
>
>
> regards
> Sudhir
>
>
>
>
>
> On 20 December 2011 10:04, Cornie Huizenga <
> cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Carlos,
> >
> > Thanks - through google translate we should be able to get the message of
> > the news items.
> >
> > best regards,
> > Cornie
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:49 AM, Carlosfelipe Pardo
> > <carlosfpardo at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > On this topic, Colombia is planning to have various charges for buying
> > > vehicles, as per the proposals from the current ViceMinister (Felipe
> > Targa)
> > > who has stated that this will help reduce the current increase in
> > > automobile sales. Bogotá's elected mayor (Gustavo Petro, who will start
> > on
> > > 1st January 2012) has said he supports those measures fully and wants
> to
> > > complement them with congestion pricing in order to create a
> > cross-subsidy
> > > for public transport i.e. (reducing fares). There are no detailed
> > documents
> > > on this - at least not public (and all related news items are in
> Spanish
> > > but I'm happy to forward to those interested).
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Carlos.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 19/12/2011 02:46 a.m., Cornie Huizenga wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dear Pooja and others,
> > >>
> > >> Interesting. I just came across a similar proposal for Hanoi (
> > >> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/**en/society/15731/hanoi-wants-**
> > >> to-increase-car-registration-**fee-by-10-times.html<
> >
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/society/15731/hanoi-wants-to-increase-car-registration-fee-by-10-times.html
> > >
> > >> ).
> > >> It is interesting that the rationale is almost identical for both
> India
> > >> and
> > >> Viet Nam
> > >>
> > >> *Viet Nam*: "Hanoi administration wants to raise registration fee to
> > curb
> > >>
> > >> the growth of personal vehicles, to reduce traffic jams, to increase
> > >> budget
> > >> revenue to invest in public transport projects.
> > >>
> > >> *India*: "The recommendations, which are guided by the "polluter pays
> > >>
> > >> principle", aim to discourage use of private vehicles by imposing
> higher
> > >> taxes and also help generate resources to fund public transport
> > projects."
> > >>
> > >> It would be interesting to hear of other cities in Asia, Africa and
> > Latin
> > >> America who have similar plans.
> > >>
> > >> Cornie
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Pooja Sanghani<pooja.sanghani at itdp.
> > **org<pooja.sanghani at itdp.org>
> > >> >wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  source:
> > >>>
> > >>> http://timesofindia.**indiatimes.com/india/Now-a-**
> > >>> green-cess-on-petrol-cars/**articleshow/11099730.cms<
> >
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Now-a-green-cess-on-petrol-cars/articleshow/11099730.cms
> > >
> > >>>
> > >>> NEW DELHI: Buying and running cars and two-wheelers could soon
> become a
> > >>> costly affair with a Planning Commission working group suggesting a
> > green
> > >>> surcharge of Rs 2 on every litre of petrol, a green cess of 3% of the
> > >>> annual insured value of all private vehicles and a steep urban
> > transport
> > >>> tax to be collected at the time of purchase of private vehicles.
> > >>> The panel, headed by Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, has suggested
> > urban
> > >>> transport tax on purchase of new cars and two-wheelers at 7.5% of the
> > >>> total
> > >>> cost of petrol vehicles and 20% in case of personal diesel cars.
> > >>> The recommendations, which are guided by the "polluter pays
> principle",
> > >>> aim
> > >>> to discourage use of private vehicles by imposing higher taxes and
> also
> > >>> help generate resources to fund public transport projects.
> > >>> It is estimated that the new surcharge and taxes will help the
> > government
> > >>> generate Rs 235,741 crore in the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) and Rs
> > >>> 22,40,804 crore over 20 years.
> > >>> It was decided not to impose the green surcharge on diesel
> considering
> > >>> the
> > >>> fuel's multiple uses and the problems in dual pricing. However, this
> > was
> > >>> offset with the higher urban transport tax on new diesel cars at 20%
> > >>> compared to 7.5% for petrol-driven variants.
> > >>> The annual green cess of 3% is proposed to be collected through
> > insurance
> > >>> companies. These firms, which collect around 4% of the insured value
> of
> > >>> the
> > >>> vehicle as annual premium, will now collect 7% and pass on the
> > additional
> > >>> 3% to the government.
> > >>> With huge investment needed in the urban transport sector which the
> > >>> Centre
> > >>> cannot meet from traditional budgetary sources, innovative financing
> > >>> mechanisms were being explored, an official said. Even public private
> > >>> partnership projects could only partially meet the funding needs, he
> > >>> added.
> > >>> The resources mobilised from the new surcharge and taxes will be
> pooled
> > >>> in
> > >>> a dedicated national urban transport fund to meet the growing needs
> of
> > >>> urban transport.
> > >>> The working group also suggested dedicated funds at the state and
> city
> > >>> level through resources like land monetisation, betterment levy, land
> > >>> value
> > >>> tax and hike in property tax. It also recommended imposing congestion
> > >>> tax,
> > >>> a cess on sales tax and hike in parking charges to generate resources
> > for
> > >>> the fund.
> > >>> ********************
> > >>> --
> > >>> Pooja Sanghani (Ms.) | Program Officer, Our Cities Ourselves
> > >>> Institute for Transportation&  Development Policy
> > >>>
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Cornie Huizenga
Joint Convener
Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport
Mobile: +86 13901949332
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