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Meeting with Praveen Sood on Parking issues, moved to Sep 25

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Written By idontspam - 15 September, 2010

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This is a meeting with Additional Commissioner of Police Mr Praveen Sood to discuss Parking & Congestion charging for Bangalore, the challenges in enforcement with current systems and automated systems. RSVP with a comment if you wish to come. Please post your questions as comment we will avoid taking up any question other than the ones that will be posted here. Will update venue soon.

  • Date/Time, Sep 18,  Sep 25, 3 PM.
  • Venue: ACP Traffic's office, Shivajinagar Bus Stand, top floor.

PS: Note the change, meeting rescheduled to Sep 25.

COMMENTS

The fundamental problem...

rs - 18 September, 2010 - 06:10

 

This a picture I took at 5th Main, 5th Cross, Malleswaram - in front of a BBMP Service Point and opposite Malleswaram Police station. I see no hope.

 

 

 

Will come, more questions

silkboard - 17 September, 2010 - 03:48

Few more things to understand, BTP vs BBMP

  • Does BTP work with BBMP to enforce parking bye-laws?
  • How are the parking rates determined? By BBMP alone, or BTP have a say?
  • Beyond BBMP, who else will we have to go meet/lobby with for producing a status report cum proposal for managing parking in the city? BDA? BMRDA?
  • Experience with "outsourcing" parking fee collection - does BTP have any role?

I'll come too

Naveen - 17 September, 2010 - 04:59

I think enough questions have already been raised.

One question (discussed previously) is to enquire the possibility for RWAs /shop assns /comml bldg assns to enforce parking restrictions & parking fee collection within their areas. Though this may be a subject for BBMP, we can enquire about what BTP has to say.

Lane discipline

rackstar - 17 September, 2010 - 06:45

Nowadays reflectors are put along the lane markers in main roads - like reflectors placed along hosur road expressway. These reflectors placed enforce lane discipline since vehicle makes sound when car tyre goes on them. "dhad dhad dhad" and car guy follow lane discipline.

Another advantage of this is it is more troublesome for auto guys. They have 3 wheels, so more difficult to go over lane divider markings. While 4 wheelers have 2 tracks, autos have 3 tracks. So auto guys being lane jumpers this will stop them.

We should ask Sood to implement this reflectors wherever double lane road is there in city.

My questions

idontspam - 15 September, 2010 - 15:43

  1. Where do BTP stand on the issue of levying fees on private vehicles for parking on Bangalore roads?
  2. What are the practical difficulties BTP sees in a paid parking regime and does BTP have an opinion on the method of parking fees?
  3. What role will BTP play & what are the challenges BTP foresees for itself in a paid parking regime?
  4. Where does the BTP stand on congestion charging & other private transport disincentives & on method for the same?

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