[sustran] Re: Parking Policy approved by Greater Bangalore City Corporation.

[ashok datar]

special attention Paul Barter
when are u coming to India and Mumbai ? I would like to fix an appointment
with mun commissioner and chief of traffic police

incentivizing off street parking can mean many things and we need to
understand . this is again an issue of permitting maximum and not
encouraing a minimum
but restrict road space use for parking in a limited , marked , regulated
and properly priced manner is an important beginning. because motorists
more "sensitive" parking restrctions and pricing than for fuel
and the change in  behavior can be best achieved thru intelligent parking
restraints.
there is actually no need to incentivize off street parking.
allowing people to provide parking on payment within premises and allowing
market forces to govern the prices will work very well as we can see in NY
ashok datar


On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:50 AM, Rutul Joshi <joshirutul at yahoo.co.in> wrote:

> Hi Sudhira,
>
> Thanks for your post. I agree with Cornie. It would great if we could get
> the policy document.
>
> However, it is heartening to see that the Indian urban authorities are
> waking up to focus more on the streets instead of the off-street parking.
>
> Paul (Barter), any thoughts so far?
>
> Rutul
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Cornie Huizenga <cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org>
> To: H. S. Sudhira <hs.sudhira at gmail.com>
> Cc: Global 'South' Sustainable Transport <sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org
> >
> Sent: Monday, 23 September 2013 7:22 AM
> Subject: [sustran] Re: Parking Policy approved by Greater Bangalore City
>      Corporation.
>
>
> Hi Sudihra,
>
> is the policy document available as well?
>
> Cornie
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 21, 2013 at 12:57 PM, H. S. Sudhira <hs.sudhira at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > The Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP, Greater Bangalore City
> > Corporation) council has approved a progressive parking policy that
> > essentially regulates on-street parking. Key highlights are:
> > - Regulation of on-street parking (no more free and encourages short-term
> > parking)
> > - Incentivise off-street parking
> > - No parking charges for non-motorised transport
> >
> > Needless to say, there have been mixed reactions. Some related news
> > reports:
> >
> > The Hindu:
> >
> >
> http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/pay-and-park-proposal-bbmp-steps-on-the-gas/article5147054.ece?homepage=true
> > Deccan Herald:
> >
> >
> http://www.deccanherald.com/content/358269/parking-pricey-proposition-b039loreans.html
> >
> > The Directorate of Urban Land Transport <
> http://urbantransport.kar.gov.in
> > >,
> > Government of Karnataka initiated and drafted the policy for Bangalore.
> It
> > has also lined up a similar policy for 9 more medium-sized cities in the
> > state of Karnataka.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sudhira.
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