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PARKING
engaluru is known
for its thriving
information
technology industry,
and as the sixth most
Bcongested city in the
world in 2023. It has a road
network of 14,000km with
74% of the major roads with
two lanes. The public transport
system includes a bus system
operated by Bengaluru
Metropolitan Transport
Corporation (BMTC) and an
operational metro rail system
of 72km with an average
daily ridership of seven lakh
passengers. Additional metro
lines and a suburban railway
system (K-Ride) are under
construction. Bengaluru has
also launched a program
to redesign roads and
intersections with Tender
S.U.R.E guidelines, Namma
Raste and Suraksha 75
programs. Over the last ten
years, it has created streets
with good quality pedestrian
environments, designated
parking spaces and recently
safe intersections.
Private vehicle ownership in Update the Area Parking
Bengaluru has increased at a Plans (APP): The Parking
compound annual growth rate Policy 2.0 recommends
(CAGR) exceeding 10%. This updating the APPs every
growth in vehicles, coupled three years to reflect the
with limited road space has on-ground situation. Recent
resulted in severe traffic field visits revealed that there
congestion, unmanaged is significantly more parking
parking and obstruction of demand than the number
footpaths and carriageway. of spaces allocated on some
of the major roads such as
Parking Policy 2.0 Chinmaya Mission Hospital
mandated the preparation Road and Double Road.
of Area Parking Plans (APPs).
Parking plans should be
The Directorate of Urban Land prepared for a 5-minute
Transport prepared plans walking distance around
in consultation with zonal
task forces and submitted transit nodes and markets
it to the Bruhat Bengaluru rather than individual,
Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in disconnected road stretches.
Some of these in the East Zone
2022. BBMP released tenders include Halasuru, Indiranagar,
for managing on-street
parking in all zones of the and Baiyappanahalli metro-
city, including the East Zone. rail stations, Shivaji Nagar
Bus Station, Bengaluru
However, it did not receive Cantonment and Bengaluru
bidders due to which the East railways stations, markets
implementation was stalled.
In 2024, the Karnataka High and others. This will support
Court directed BBMP to the Comprehensive Mobility
Plan (CMP)’s goal of achieving
outline actions to implement 70% of all motorized trips by
the Parking Policy 2.0 based public transport by 2035.
on a public interest litigation.
Number plate surveys are
required to assess the on-street
and public off-street parking
demand and occupancy.
Differential pricing is critical,
along with demarcating
parking and no-parking zones
clearly to inform users and
enable effective enforcement.
The APPs need to be finalized
after conducting consultations
with residents and business
owners in the zones, and
increasing their awareness of
the Bengaluru Parking Policy
2.0, its benefits, and that of
the APP.
Physical layout, operations
and enforcement plan: A
physical layout plan should be
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