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

Walter Hook walter.hook at itdp.org
Tue Sep 24 23:43:06 JST 2013


It is a mistake to incentivise off street parking.
On Sep 21, 2013 12:57 AM, "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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