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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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vikas goel_3 9 years 5 months ago

I am lucky enough that Chandigarh is my birth place.And from 1969 till date i have seen this city growing.But i am really sorry to say i had never even thought of that there will be traffic Jams in Chandigarh.But now i days i have to face these jams.Getting a parking place in the parking area is like winning a Million dollar lottery.The one and only solution to get rid of all this is to improve the efficiency of the Local Transport System. We just don't even think of using the local transport

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Dayananda Rajanna 9 years 5 months ago

Our Parking system is with lack of planning, knowledge and utilization. since we are moving towards Digital India why cant we proceed with making parking systems smarter? and pay as u use, use PPP model for such kind of small projects and help get millions of jobs all over the India.

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Karan Chandrashekhar Hedaoo 9 years 5 months ago

There should be digital parking as government should iniate a logo which could be capitalized by a particular and allow that cars to park

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Shivani sharma_6 9 years 5 months ago

As regarding Chandigarh. It is a planned city.so there is limited space but liad of vechiles increase day by day which make it beautiful city to polluted city.in my view there should be restriction on keeping of 4 wheeler vehicles. One family can keep only 1-2 car.this will definitely reduce pollution and burden on roads and in parking areas..thank you

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SANJAY CHUGH 9 years 5 months ago

1) Parking chargeable on hourly basis, managed by card drven computerised entry and exit machines.
2) Combination of Economy parking lots and premium parking lots.
3) Shabby Parking kiosks, a blot on the beauty of Chandigarh, should be designed by Chief Architect.
4) Quality of service and not the revenue should be the criteria of parking contracts.
5) Parking test should be mandatory for getting a driving licence.
6) Hydraulic smart parking systems to accompany more cars.
#UT #parking

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Sanjeev Kumar Jha_2 9 years 5 months ago

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Chetan Sonawane 9 years 5 months ago

Electronic Parking Should be implement for vehicle parking this smart electronic parking system can park approx 30 vehicles within the space of three vehicle parking land. the design of this parking is like standing structure with spacing of one car at each column after parking of one car this structure will rotate upward to make way for vacant column to come down for other car parking this rotate as vehicles park in the column of rack.

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Arijit Basu 9 years 5 months ago

ban cars... cycling is good for health...

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Amit Kumra 9 years 5 months ago

PROPOSAL:Charge parking fee/Issue yearly pass for parking the vehicle outside the green belt inner parks from the residents:
1.SOURCE OF INCOME to the corporation for better management of parks and parking.
2.CLEANLINESS OF these green parks with the park fee earned.
3.PROPER UTILISATION OF SPACE as the area will be marked for parking and parking will be done in systematic manner.
4.CONTROL ON ANTI-SOCIAL ELEMENTS as no outsiders will park here and carry on with drinking & dating activity.

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Satya Bhushan Sarna 9 years 5 months ago

Install compatible Smart card based parking machines all over the city so that same Smart card should be valid throughtout Chandigarh for car parking. Validity can be till money is available in the card and can recharged at any time at any place.

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