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Suggestions invited on the proposed Parking Policy for the city of Mumbai

Suggestions invited on the proposed Parking Policy for the city of Mumbai
Start Date :
Sep 19, 2014
Last Date :
Sep 30, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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The vibrant city of Mumbai, home to over 12 Million people, is the financial capital of the country. In order to improve the quality of life, Municipal Corporation of Greater ...

The vibrant city of Mumbai, home to over 12 Million people, is the financial capital of the country. In order to improve the quality of life, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) wishes to improve the basic infrastructure.The city has seen a significant increase in the private vehicles over last few years. It has become increasingly difficult for citizens to find public parking places while they are on the move. In order to ease the parking woes of the citizens, MCGM proposes to adopt and implement a new parking policy. The new parking policy elaborates on-street parking (residential parking, parking near schools, and parking for tourist places) and off-street parking. Moreover, MCGM also envisages web based parking to be implemented and issue receipts using hand held devices.

As a pilot project, it is proposed to implement the parking policy in ‘A’ ward after receiving the necessary approvals.

Suggestions are invited from the public at large for improvement of the proposed policy.

The draft policy can be seen here: https://mygov.in/frontendgeneral/pdf/parking-policy-20122014.pdf

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True Friend
True Friend 11 years 7 months ago
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation.” -Gustavo Petro
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True Friend
True Friend 11 years 7 months ago
Here are some possible and practical options for a Megacity like Mumbai : 1. Car-Sharing (official service by the Govt with an appropriate App to control your Transport needs/timings) 2. A Subway system (1 or 2 levels of underground metro) 3. Electric Bicycles/Mopeds for (relatively) short distance commuters (need smaller parking spaces) 4. ....(any other ideas anyone ?)
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True Friend
True Friend 11 years 7 months ago
In my opinion, thinking of new ways for Parking spaces would just be a counteractive measure, rather than solving the whole problem itself. We should, now on, be looking for a sustainable solution in order to save the future costs of reconstruction. We should implement a highly efficient public transport system (rail, bus, tram, bicycle) which should, in turn reduce the need for driving ones private vehicle every time (and hence searching for a parking space), save fuel, space and money.
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Sunder Thadani
Sunder Thadani 11 years 7 months ago
Since June 1961 I am staying on the Keluskar Road, Mumbai 400028. In 1961 there ware hardly two cars on the road, now there is bumper to bumper traffic. Though there is parking on one side of the road as per odd or even dates, there is no sign board for the public. New comer does not know this and he car is exposed to towing. One one side the BMC does not give info. and other side harrassing the car owner by towing away his car. Shivaji Park is a public place where people for to relax. Sunder T
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Mahavir Arya
Mahavir Arya 11 years 7 months ago
I am sorry that I cannot comment on the draft policy as it is in Marathi. I suggest amending the policy by considering the parking policies at http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/business-industry/partners-suppliers/guidelines/complementary-traffic-material/traffic-transport-technical-manual-documents.html. Being a traffic engineer with a local government in Australia and being involved with developing parking policies I might be able to assist parking policies for Mumbai, contact aryam@aapt.net.au
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Sushil Kumar Ganguli
Sushil Kumar Ganguli 11 years 7 months ago
A propose my earlier suggestion; Impose parking fee on long term basis like Toll tax for the constructed parking areas by BMC and Govt or built by Pvt. enterprises. There is no other way than utilising underground and overhead facilities as to be constructed. This is the only practical solution Can be seen after living in Mumbai for long. Even parking area can be built under the slum area.
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Ganesan Ramamirtham
Ganesan Ramamirtham 11 years 7 months ago
Localities such as residential, school, business, tourists etc., if space is not a constraint, then parking can be allowed in a regulated manner to the extent possible. Where space is constraint, sky-scrapper parking is the only answer. In USA, big hospitals accommodate all vehicles coming to them in a single big elevated sky-scrapper. This can be a uniform policy through out big Indian cities. Presently traffic is affected very much in all cities due to haphazad parking in streets.
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Sushil Kumar Ganguli
Sushil Kumar Ganguli 11 years 7 months ago
It would be realized the city was laid out with no provision for future development.This is so for all cities and townships.Only solution remains:1) Build underground parking place like Australia or European cities, below the Parks and BUS Stations, Railway stations.Below high rise buildings.play grounds 2) Platforms of two to three storey overhead parking to be made also in market & free places.3)All builders must provide underground parking below building compulsorily.4)Proper plannin 2 b done
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