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PUBLIC TRANSPORT
There are already a number
of systems available without
having to build additional digital
Parking is a real problem, a infrastructure that can solve our
difficult one to solve. I wish if urban mobility problem, but
there was some sort of magical they will have to be integrated
trick that you could have and this can be done using the
for cars just to sink and go MARS cloud services platform.
However, India still has to work
underground. A huge number on a robust, uniform, national
of valuable resources and digital architecture which serves
real estate are locked into car as a plug and play module
spaces. Housing, community where interoperability is possible
development, dedicated across geographies, equipment,
cycleways and bus lanes could vendors, service providers and
be available if we didn’t have the government. Discussions are
cars parked everywhere. already on in standing committees
populated with experts from
– Stacey Ryan institutions like the IITs and
government policy makers,
who are working to achieve
means of transport including public can be done from a single app. the objective of a robust digital
transit ride, sharing, cycling, car and Correctly disseminated information infrastructure that is scalable. A
rental all under a single platform will also help reduce traffic public, private partnership (PPP)
and payment system. Booking and congestion when commuters can model has been suggested to
payment for the Metro, private taxis make informed choices on routes ensure funding for the digital
project. Increase in mobility in a
or even a bicycle hire or rickshaw to be taken to avoid road blocks. particular area will have a spillover
effect with increase in land cost,
registration charges, commercial
activities and tax collection, thus
creating additional revenue which
can be shared by the government
The number of cars per 1000 and the third party. This will also
people in India is at a very low ensure that mobility becomes
level as of now but even then, affordable to the commuter. Staff
we are finding serious parking skilling through training and the
issues especially in urban issues with urban parking will also
areas. With the Indian economy be addressed.
growing, the number of vehicles Australia faces different
is sure to multiply so we have challenges in implementing MaaS.
created a parking committee to Vehicle ownership is a tradition
advise the government about and people love their cars and
neighborhood and parking massively underestimate how
much their vehicle costs them.
policies and dynamic pricing A survey showed there were
which can help resolve, or, if two cohorts of people that were
possible, restrict the purchase particularly accepting of the idea
of new vehicles. of MaaS, those with mobility
challenges and those that rode
– Akhilesh Srivastava
motorbikes, the latter already
being price-sensitive to transport.
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