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Efficient Parking System in Chandigarh

Efficient Parking System in Chandigarh
Start Date :
Aug 26, 2015
Last Date :
Oct 01, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
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What is wrong with our parking system? ...

What is wrong with our parking system?

Subsidized-modern-hi-tech parking is an oxymoron

Chandigarh car density is highest in the country with 227 cars per 1000 people, but the parking rates that are one of the lowest in the country (Rs.5 for car and Rs. 2 for scooter/ bike). This in fact lies at the root of the parking violations. The parking licensees don’t make enough money to invest in CCTVs, boom barriers and other hi-tech gadgets among other things. They also resort to unlawful means like overcharging, allowing more vehicles than the capacity, allowing other economic activities in the parking lot etc.

Equitable distribution of road space

There should be an equitable distribution of road space in the city. Currently 90% of the road space is taken by 22% of the population that owns cars. The pedestrians and users of non-motorised vehicles are squeezed out of the road because in the absence of cycling lanes etc, it is not safe for them.

What should we be doing instead?

Higher charges for parking spaces would even limit our trips by car. That would cut emissions, alleviate congestion and, as a side effect and improve land use. If the same land is given to the developers, the government can earn much more than it is currently doing. The higher parking rates can augment the city resources which can then be invested in road safety, building dedicated cycling tracks, developing green areas, developing vehicle free zones like European countries.

Cities like London, Milan, Singapore, and Stockholm have imposed congestion tax and made parking expensive. In Chandigarh, we still believe in cheap parking. But, there is actually no such thing as cheap parking. Somebody is always paying for it. In our case it is the city administration, but at what cost?

• Shouldn’t we invest more in public transport systems?
• Shouldn’t we develop more green spaces?
• Shouldn’t we have more dedicated cycling tracks and pedestrian walkways like Singapore and other western countries?
• Should we be really subsidizing the parking for the rich? National Urban Transport Policy talks about parking as a public service but the moot question is if it should be subsidized by the administration and that too for the people who are more than capable enough to pay for it? These are some of the questions which need more public participation and deeper deliberation.

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r c nair
r c nair 9 years 5 months ago

1. common parking space of Sectors , yearly payment basis
2. monthly / yearly entry pass for chandigarh residents , time saving and will reduce choros in entry points
3. let private firms , common residents provides their own space for parking , govt will pay yearly basis , parking as per tender policy by the govt

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SHINE BABU 9 years 5 months ago

plz check INDIRA VIKAS PATHRA SALES and vehicle sales in kerala. my friend said he gave half of the amount paid insted of Indira Vikas pathra for RTO

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SHINE BABU 9 years 5 months ago

parking is a big problem in every cities and small towns also. its because while constructing buildings they are not following the laws and also the the concerned govt officials also closing their eyes

kaushal9046@gmail.com
Kaushal Kishor 9 years 5 months ago

People use their own vehicle for their convenience, but if this convenience is delivered by public transport then the vehicle density on road can be reduced. I strongly believe that public transit system would lower the chaos to a great extent.
For the number of vehicles presently running on chandigarh roads the need of an efficient parking system is of top priority. For this I suggest underground parking lots beneath the crossroad circles of the most busy sectors like metro stations in delhi.

amitchitravanshee@gmail.com
Amit Srivastava 9 years 5 months ago

Develop Multi Level Parking in place of old system of Parking without subsidizing the parking for the rich.It should be for revenue generation with hustle free traffic.

Samrat Thatipelli
Samrat Thatipelli 9 years 5 months ago

Continuation
3. Providing a Unique ID Card/Utility card which is associated with Driving Licence of the respective person.(This can reduce Illigal/Miscelineous activities at the Parking place).
4. CCTV Installation charges can be acquired by the Parking persons as onetime fee which can be collected during issueance of Unique ID card.

Samrat Thatipelli
Samrat Thatipelli 9 years 5 months ago

I want to share my suggesions/improvements on this System.
1. If the Parking Place is Open/Building, then by placing Solar panels as Roof/Top of the building we can generate Solar electricity to fulfill our needs and excess production can be sold.(this is a One time Investment).
2. Developing a Control system such as slotted parking system and that according to duration of Parking, Pricing has to be made.(This utilizes complete parking space and Increases service fee to maintainers).

ravam
ravam 9 years 5 months ago

I guess peoples with lot of money just need a parking system which requires minimum time.. If any one wants to use his minimum time for paking he may pay good fund.. So system shud take input as vehicles indication system to know what driver wants and according to it the system works..

Nitin Kumar Sahu
Nitin Kumar Sahu 9 years 5 months ago

All Parking should be fully computerized and a code should be provided to the owners of Vehicle at the time of Registration of Vehicles which save the vehicle from theft. Parking space should be floor wise for two wheeler and four wheeler i.e.separate floor.

Prassanna Ravishankar
Prassanna Ravishankar 9 years 5 months ago

The four questions are right! We need to create a sustainable green parking lot. We could think about creating energy-generating parking lots. By using piezo-electric materials on the parking ground, we can generate electricity on increased pressure - which is when a car is parked. This power can be used to power the automated systems which power the parking area. And if more, can be sold to the grid.