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

[ashok datar]

yes Crlos ,
 incentivising the off street parking is simply wrong , very wrong . Mumbai
has offered $50,000 worth of land use free for off street parking. It is
collosal error bordering on the lunacy .
ashok datar


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 6:59 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo
<carlosfpardo at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hear hear.
>
> Probably sent while riding a bicycle. Please excuse typos
>
> > On 24/09/2013, at 9:43, Walter Hook <walter.hook at itdp.org> wrote:
> >
> > 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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