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

H. S. Sudhira hs.sudhira at gmail.com
Tue Sep 24 13:00:07 JST 2013


I don't have a copy of the approved version of the Parking Policy for
Bangalore. However, I have requested the Directorate to make it available
or post it on their website. Hope they oblige.

Regards,
Sudhira.


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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