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Written By psaram42 - 15 December, 2008

Bangalore Saplings roads parking Action Everything else

 Some time back I had posted an article in my blog regarding the road side parking in RWA of HAL III stage area, in Bangalore.

The TOI report which deals with the same problem but with reference to a global warming perspective, is interesting, in this connection.

The suggestions made by the national action plan on climate change wants to make private parking place mandatory for owning such private vehicles. This in effect means one will not be allowed to buy a vehicle for private use unless he has a private parking place, fantastic! This is what Our RWA is figting for.
 

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Hi all! Nooby's first

anton - 20 February, 2009 - 07:35

Hi all! Nooby's first post... What is the majority view about people (shop AND home owners) who appropriate the space outside their location to: 1) Plant a garden 2) Create a reserved parking space to the inconvenience of pedestrians and motorists passing through the area during social or shopping visits? Thanks in advance for satisfying my curiousity!

preference over line of control

psaram42 - 22 February, 2009 - 16:45

For parking along side a residential compound wall that is the Line of control, the owner's visitor should have the first preference. Hence when my son visits me he invariably requests the intruder to remove his vehicle. Till now people have obliged. However I expect that sometime in near future, a person will not. If this happens many times I am going to put a chain barricade, like other neighbours. If the authority questions me I will ask him to question all offenders like me in writing.

The point I am trying to make is governance is a complex issue, as far as our country is concerned, at this juncture.

PSA

Welcome Nooby

psaram42 - 21 February, 2009 - 02:49

Your point is valid. I also felt the same way towards people putting gardens with fencing in front of their houses. That is another extreme. My children always complain about not getting parking whenever they are visiting. This happens because taxis are parked at my road all the time. I do feel I should create my own parking place with an enclosure. I am yet to decide.

I had tried to articulate this dilemma in my blog, some time back.

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a pic to explain the point

silkboard - 22 February, 2009 - 08:34

Perhaps this will make some readers get this better. I think there is a serious war about to start in residential areas with smaller plots or narrow roads - do not park along my plot.

An exmaple of someone with neither me nor you approach to this parking chaos:

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Line of Control

idontspam - 22 February, 2009 - 09:29

I always felt your ownership stops with the compound of your house. From sidewalk on it belongs to the community and be regulated by BBMP. You cannot reserve parking in front of your house just because it is convinient for you. This is how it is in most countries, but BBMP right now doesnt care because we are still living in the 18th century governance model.

Regarding the picture above it still doesnt prevent parking. One could park beyond the stones. It only prevents mounting of the vehicle on the sidewalk which would be fine because otherwise it would take up pedestrian space.

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