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Written By murali772 - 24 August, 2010
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Are you a resident of Mizoram capital Aizawl? If yes, do not buy a car until you have a garage or parking space. Grappled with constant traffic snarls, Mizoram has finally found a way out, banning the sale of vehicles to any individual who does not own a garage or parking space. A car purchased after August 30 will be viewed illegal if its owner does not possess a garage or parking space.
The Mizoram Government has issued an order banning the sale of vehicles to anyone who doesn’t own parking space. The diktat, which also holds for Government departments, was issued last week by the state’s Transport Department after an assent to the Mizoram Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Rules of 2010.
For the full report in the New Indian Express, click here
Muralidhar Rao
COMMENTS
idontspam - 24 December, 2010 - 09:25
Unfortunately what they are doing is a "buying" disincentive and not a "usage" disincentive. Their alternate number plate on the roads was on the other hand a real usage disincentive. They need to implement congestion charging and prioritize public transport for it to be a real usage disincentive.
silkboard - 24 December, 2010 - 09:41
Right IDS, the perfect policy measure would something that lets people buy cars (no impact there), but discourages usage for daily commute purposes.
People want to buy cars, that ambition/want is a bit too big and popular today to fight against and govt would be spending a lot on court battles if buying side disincentives come in. Only China or North Korea can do it.
Usage for commute disincentive can be pushed through and defended. At-market rate or higher charges for weekday parking, widening roads with priority for public transport, no incentive in offices for car use or maintenance would be those things.
murali772 - 28 June, 2011 - 08:21
While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear — to make car use expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more environmentally friendly modes of transportation.
For the full text of the report in the New York Times, click here.
Sadly, Bangalore has still to wake up to this reality.
idontspam - 28 June, 2011 - 16:58
Jakarta moves closer to congestion pricing & other usage disincentives http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/25/one-legal-boundary-go-jakarta-erp.html
Beijing to reduce new car licences
murali772 - 24 December, 2010 - 08:47
The local government said it will issue 240,000 licenses for 2011. This works out to less than 35% of the 700,000 cars sold in Beijing this year. Zhou Zhengyu, vice-secretary general of the Beijing municipal government said the move was aimed to ease the traffic pressure in the city.
The new system becomes effective at midnight on Thursday as cars brought on or after December 24 have been subjected to a lottery system. The first batch of lottery results will be available on January 26. The new rules favour individual buyers, who will be allowed 88% of the quota through the lottery system. The idea is to restrict buying by companies and government agencies.
Industry estimates suggest that car ownership in Beijing city will touch five million by February 2011.
For the full report in the ToI, click here
When is Bengaluru going to wake up to this inevitability?
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