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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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KRIPAN AYUDH ROY
KRIPAN AYUDH ROY 9 years 5 months ago

The Metropolitan city like Chandigarh and other mega & metro cities should approve building plans only with parking facilities within building premises. For others, underground parking facilities may be created in every Parks within or outside housing complexes and to be leased out to owners of car(s)for compulsory parking. Production of a clearance certificate from appropriate authority about availability of parking facility should be made mandatory while purchasing car(S).

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ASHISH GUPTA 9 years 5 months ago

In roads we should apply sensor system so that we can control the traffic on road.when we apply sensor on road,sensor will automatically send the information, of what is the density of vehicle at any time, to traffic signal so that according to vehicle density traffic signal will be on or off.thus there is no problem of traffic on road.

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Arun Kumar Aggarwal 9 years 5 months ago

Ban parking of autos and vehicles near traffic lights. This creates big bottleneck. Visit traffic lights in from of Panjab University on sector 15 side to appreciate the problem

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Arun Kumar Aggarwal 9 years 5 months ago

This is just pathetic. Administration should experiment with
1. parking systems available in developed world. Along the road paid parking systems, monitor-able and punishable. Experiment with selected roads and expand gradually.
2. Ban vehicles in the market but provide alternate free local solar/ battery operated vehicles to move about.
3. Mark movement path of all public transport vehicles like buses, autos etc, with place of parking..( observed at Geneva},

Anshul Bhagat
Anshul Bhagat 9 years 5 months ago

That's effective suggestion. How about car sharing or in general vehicle sharing ?
This in short will reduce number of private vehicles going from same location to same or on the way destinations.

Consider a single person going from A alone in a car to a destination Z. He can certainly share his car for the price of fuel or just a nominal fee for a drive. Now, before he reaches Z he has destinations X and Y on the way where he can drop anyone from his location or his closest location.

Manish Kapoor_3
Manish Kapoor_3 9 years 5 months ago

Following #ParkingSystem is suggested keeping in mind charisma of the city-
• parking rates should be dynamic and vary based on location, timing and festive occasions.
• automated multi-level parking (underground) at existing designated parking areas.
• automated multi-level parking beneath existing green parks in each sector. Mandatory for residents of that sector to park their vehicle. Parking slots allotted on monthly rental basis. The maximum number of slots be limited.

ketan wadodkar
ketan wadodkar 9 years 5 months ago

Parking is one aspect of cities traffic and road infrastructure. City parking space as well as roads gets congested in peak hours i.e. morning 9-11am and evening 5-9pm. Adding taxes on extra car will not serve the purpose as this will affect automobile industry. Why cant we have flexible office hours. For ex. if cities comprehensive traffic mobility plan is studied for city like mumbai then it is observed that most of the traffic flow is from north to south in morning hours and from south to north during evening. If we impose certain office timings for each sector or area in a city then the same traffic will be distributed throughout the day instead of peaking during morning and evening hours. considering 10 sectors in a city 3 sectors should compulsory have a office timing from 7am to 3pm, 4 should have from 9pm to 5pm and 3 should have from 11am to 7pm. this will decongest the traffic also extra widening of roads might not be required in current city infrastructure with minor changes we can sustain. Also power requirement will also be distributed through the day.

nagendradubai
Nagendrasena Manyam 9 years 5 months ago

Parking problems might be solved completely though ppp model. Eg. Like building roads through the parking building. Such parking buld. can be built mainly on junctions, busy city roads etc. ground floor can be kept for cycles and for walking (no vehicles). Road can pass through 1st / 2nd floor depending on area conditions and above that may be atleast 10 floors for paid parking. Pvt. players under ppp model can collect parking charge to recover their cost just like tolls on road... See image

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Satya Bhushan Sarna
Satya Bhushan Sarna 9 years 5 months ago

Shopkeepers of any sector specially busy like sec35,22,8,9,26 etc should be given seperate parking space away from the market. Only customers paying full parking charges should be allowed to park vehicles in the market vicinity. Smart cards for parking can be issued for each entry charges, monthly concessional charges for one market and for multi entry seperately. Market parking should be reserved for customers paying full parking charges. Govt vehicles should also pay for various security