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PARKING
As Bengaluru continues
to grow, it is essential
for all stakeholders
to work together
towards successful
implementation of
the Parking Policy
2.0. Creating an
efficient parking
management system
can contribute to a
more livable city with
reduced congestion,
increased public
transport ridership, and
improved public spaces.
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mandated with delineated parking patrol the roads to check for
bays, no-parking locations, types illegally parked vehicles, those
of signage, location and number overstaying, and parking on
of CCTV cameras. It should also footpaths or cycle tracks. This
include detailed drawings, bill of could significantly reduce costs
quantities and estimated costs for for the bidders, while ensuring
incurring the civil works required an efficient system.
for repair of footpaths and Establishing clear service
cycle tracks. An operations and levels to evaluate contractor’s
enforcement plan, which includes performance and for customer
the details of number of parking
attendants and/ or wardens satisfaction: These include
with rationale, handheld point transactions through the mobile
phone application or digital
of sale (POS) devices and the point-of-sale devices, data
technology architecture. Cities reports submitted on a weekly
such as Srinagar have mandated basis to BBMP, zero events of
this to create transparency in the unauthorized modifications
costs incurred by the bidder and/
or the Authority. of road markings or signage,
and timely response to verified
customer complaints.
Avoid overprovision: The
tender includes a wide range of
Parking management as a
parking management devices core responsibility of BBMP:
such as parking meters, variable The BBMP Act needs to be
messaging boards (generally reviewed and revised to establish
used for off-street parking), CCTV a Parking Management Authority
cameras, floor sensors for cars with a team of qualified planners
and mobile phone applications. to prepare the APP, prepare and
This needs to be simplified to review bids, analyse the parking
encourage a mobile phone- data and recommend changes
based payment system such as in the parking fees on a periodic
in China. Parking attendants can basis. It could also undertake
issue tickets through handheld the responsibility of enforcing
POS devices, and monitoring parking rules and issuing parking
can be via a control centre with fines.
video streaming through CCTV With inputs from Srinivas Alavilli, Chetan
cameras. Parking wardens can Sodaye and Shraddha Banthia. TT