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Written By Naveen - 27 October, 2010
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The meet, titled "Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week: Seminar on Making public transportation the first choice" on 26-Oct-2010 had a plethora of experts from govt as also ABIDe & Praja.
Mr Shankarline gowda stated that a garage may be made mandatory to own car.
For the full report in DH, click here.
Another report in TOI here.
COMMENTS
rackstar - 27 October, 2010 - 05:33
I think this rule will be lifted by court as unconstitutional.
Naveen - 28 October, 2010 - 05:05
garage rule will ever come to bangalore?
You are right - it may take time, but the 'announcement' is a start, & planners are beginning to think correctly & understand why congestion increases despite so many flyovers, road-widening, etc & that gives hope for controlling unrestrained traffic growth.
we all become sanyasi's
It's not just car owners that are not 'sanyasis' - pedestrians & bus users are non-sanyasis too. We may have our cars (I have too), but must be prepared to pay costs for adding to the congestion!
idontspam - 27 October, 2010 - 05:58
I think this rule will be lifted by court as unconstitutional
See you in court then :)
BTW I suggested to the principal secretary post the event that it should be possible to show proof of permenant parking which may or may not be in the same unit as the residence. In Japan you are llowed to pool together get a site and show that as parking. He was fine as long as the planning/approving authorities like BBMP etc stamp it as a permenantly yours space.
silkboard - 27 October, 2010 - 06:33
TOI (Seethalakshmi) said the same thing as rackstar above, and that is so worrying. In a way, media represents people, and many may feel against the "Disincentives". But at the same time, it is media's job to lead and communicate change. You can see why Times of India may not be able to do it.
Regardless, these things are worth pursuing to closure in courts if the need be. It is high time that public space is maximized for use by the public. Your car, keep it inside your house. Otherwise, pay to park it on the street. Your shop, provide your passengers with space to park, or lobby with city to get more buses and better bus stops near your premises, don't encourage car parking on footpaths and public roads.
Enough is enough. Its our job to convince Bangalore that these things are eventually good for us.
rackstar - 29 October, 2010 - 14:36
A clarification is due from my side, where's the limit to this flyovers building? When we can stop?
It is enough for a city if there is full interchange (like dairy circle or domlur) every 10-15 km. And normal flyover or underpass every 4-5km. Figures are approximate.
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