Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 25 October 2018

Transport Solutions ? Must try everything




For finding solutions to Mumbai’s traffic problems , Bombay High Court has set up a committee headed by Shri S Veeresh Prabhu ( Additional Commissioner of Police – traffic )



( source : Do you have a solution for Mumbai's traffic woes ?  /  Times of India – Oct 16 )



Committee has sought suggestions from everyone concerned on following issues ;


·          Restrictions on registrations of new vehicles

·          Mandatory provisions for parking while registering vehicles


·          Scrapping of old and obsolete vehicles

·          Elimination of hawking licenses


·          Policy for rules in respect of aggregator cab services

·          Plying of mini BEST buses


·          Creation of interstate bus terminals

·          Setting up dump yards for abandoned vehicles


·          Implementation of Intelligent Traffic Management System

·          BMC plan to set up a Mumbai Parking Authority that will plan , regulate and manage all street parking and public parking spaces


Times of India , itself has suggested following :



CAP ON APP-CAB LICENCES

In my view, this may make matters worse !
If we want less no of PRIVATE cars on the roads, then we need many more CABS – especially APP based .
May be even privately-owned cars being offered as TAXIES , instead of just standing idle for 8 hours when the owner is working in his office



CONGESTION  PRICING

It is a good idea to levy a “ congestion fee “ on vehicles entering certain busy areas during peak hours



But a bad idea if  “ human-operated “ toll-nakas are set up , on all roads entering those “ BUSY AREAS “ , for collecting the congestion fees . That will slow down the already crawling traffic


Here is a technology-based , solution which removes the “ human “ from the process :


Leveraging NaviC ?   ………………………………………………………………………….[  30  May  2017  ]



ODD  -  EVEN   SYSTEM

This is an idea worth trying but it must be preceded by a robust PUBLIC TRANSPORT such as BUSES



HEFTY  PARKING  CHARGES


For over 2 years now, Mumbai Municipal Corporation is trying to “ rent out “ parking spaces on public roads ( in congested areas ) , by charging hefty parking fees . This experiment has failed !



According to transport expert Ashok Datar ( as reported in TOI report ) , more than 3 lakh vehicles are parked on city roads ( - I think this figure must be much higher considering that in Mumbai , we have more than 30 lakh registered vehicles ! )


Once again , solution is :


WHY DO WE NEED TO DECIDE , WHO WILL / CAN , PARK WHERE AND WHEN AND FOR HOW LONG ?


Let vehicle owners park any number of vehicles , anywhere and at any time and for any period – if they manage to find a parking slot !


As long as vehicles are installed with pre-paid RFID chips , our Geo Satellite will keep collecting parking charges and transfer to the bank account of Mumbai Municipal Corporation !


No human intervention !

No arbitrary decisions !

No need for millions of applications to be processed !

No need for collection machinery !

No army of traffic police to check parking violations !

No scope for haftas !


And ISRO will do all of this for , may be Rs 100 crores , which is dirt cheap !


If all 20 crore vehicles get covered by this Satellite , cost per vehicle will be just Rs 5 / -

( read :





DEDICATED  BUS  LANES

This can work only where the existing road is WIDE enough to carve out a dedicated bus lane


In whole of Mumbai , I doubt whether there are more than 2 / 3 roads which are wide enough for this



In the past , I have sent following suggestions ( 20 e-mails ) to our Policy Makers :

Transport Revolution   ……………………………………………………………………………………………….[  13  April  2018  ]

 

Transport Policy    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [  18  March  2018  ]

 

BEST : Ready to lead    ………………………………………………………………………………………………..[  14  March  2018  ]

 

No Takers ? No Wonder !    ……………………………………………………………………………………………[  13  Feb  2018  ]

 

To Curb speeding : Immobilize those Cars    …………………………………………………………………[  11  Feb  2018  ]

 

It is not that simple !    …………………………………………………………………………………………………….[  31  Jan  2018  ]

 

Parking Mess ? It will get worse !    …………………………………………………………………………………..[  01  Jan  2018  ]

 

The  Next  Big  Thing     ………………………………………………………………………………………………………[ 14  Nov  2017  ]

 

A  Smoke-Screen  around  Smog  ?     ……………………………………………………………………………… [ 09 Nov  2017  ]

 

Intelligent Transport System    …………………………………………………………………………………..[  07  Oct  2017   ]

 

A Trail-Blazing Urban Transport ?    …………………………………………………………………………………….[ 22  Sept  2018  ]

 

Why don’t they park in their flats ?    …………………………………………………………………………………..[  01  Sept  2017  ]

 

Smart Cars , Safe Cars , Social Cars ?    …………………………………………………………………………………[  31  Aug  2017  ]

 

BEST getting BETTER ?    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[  20  Aug  2017  ]

 

A Union of Vehicle Owners ?    …………………………………………………………………………………………………..[  03  Aug  2017  ]

 

Revolutionizing Transport ?    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..[  14  July  2017  ]

 

Fast Forward to IoV ?     ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[  03  July  2017  ]

 

Can Technology Out-Smart the Traffic Offenders ?    …………………………………………………………………[  16  June  2017  ]

 

Urban Transport Policy    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………[  09  June  2017  ]

 

Who says IMPOSSIBLE ?    ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………[  31  May  2017  ]

 

This mail being sent to :

 

addlcp.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in.          ( Shri S Veeresh Prabhu )

 

cp.mumbai.Jtcp.traf@mahapolice.gov.in  (  Shri Amitesh Kumar  )

 

dcpsouth.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in         (  Smt  Deepali Masirkar  )

 

dcpsub.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in            (  Shri  Shashikumar Mina  )

 

dcphq.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in               (  Shri  Saurabh Tripathi  )

 

acpsouth.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in           (  Shri  Pankaj Shirsath   )

 

acpcentraleast.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in    (  Shri  Vyankat Patil   )

 

acpwest.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in             (   Shri  Vijaykumar Bhoite  )

 

acpnorth.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in            (  Shri  Sunil Kulkarni  )

 

acpadmin.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in           (  Shri  Sunil Deshmukh  )

 

acpesst.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in              ( Smt  Shakuntala Metri  )

 

acpinstitute.traffic@mahapolice.gov.in        (  Shri  Sudhir Ranshevare  )

 

janhitmanch@vsnl.net                               (  NGO / Jan Hit Manch  )

 

transport@bestundertaking.com

 

min.transport@maharashtra.gov.in,

 

chiefminister@maharashtra.gov.in,

 

sapawar@bestundertaking.org,

 

dgmto@bestundertaking.com,

 

addlgm@bestundertaking.com

 

gm@bestundertaking.com

 

hcbom.mah@nic.in   ……………………………….  (  Bombay  High  Court  )

 

 

25  Oct  2018

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