Context :
Reconstituted parking authority makes a comeback in
budget / HT – 05 Feb
Extract :
Ø The
MPA was reconstituted in January last year. BMC has appointed Tata Institute of Social Science ( TISS ) , as the agency from
where urban planners, traffic planners, urban
designers and Geographic Information System ( GIS ) designers are being roped
in, to help with MPA’s work
Ø …. it
has been given the time line of one year to complete tasks at hand, which include ward-wise
survey and GIS mapping of on-street and off-street parking
and formulation of the parking policy, fee structure , among other
things
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FACTS :
Ø By
end 2017, no of registered vehicles in Mumbai ………………. 3.05
million
Ø As
of Jan 2019, no of vehicles in Mumbai ……………………………… 3.57 million
This
means, in about ONE YEAR, no of vehicles in
Mumbai went up by approx. 0.5 million ( 5 lakhs )
Ø As per the Economic Survey of Maharashtra
2018-19, the vehicle density is at 28,380 vehicles per lakh population and 115
vehicles per kilometre road length
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PROBLEMS :
Ø There
are few ( economically viable ) methods of creating NEW / ADDITIONAL parking places ( eg: parking
in basements of new buildings / multi-storied
“pay and park “ buildings )
Ø It
is not possible to stop citizen from buying new vehicles / even restricting no
of vehicles / family
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SOLUTIONS :
Ø Devise
methods to “ dis-incentivize “ purchase / owning
of PRIVATE vehicles
Ø Introduce
“ Incentives
“ for people to use PUBLIC transport ( local trains-metros – BEST buses )
Ø TISS
may consider collaborating with Dr.
Bernd Bienzeisler, head of
the Research and Innovation Center for Cognitive Service Systems at Fraunhofer
IAO. (bernd.bienzeisler@iao.fraunhofer.de )
( Ref : Using AI to measure the demand for
parking space )
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RELATED READINGS :
Tata Motors launches what3words enabled Nexon
Ø Maharashtra plans to make location tracker
device must for commercial vehicles ( TOI – 15 Dec 2020 )
Interim Solution :
Un-Implementable
Laws : Unstoppable Corruption ……[ 20 Feb
2017 ]
Ultimate Solution :
Transport
: an Integrated Logistic Plan ? ……………………….[ 20 Nov 2018 ]
FOLLOWING E-MAILS PERTAIN TO
PARKING PROBLEMS – SOLUTIONS :
Ø A Radical Radial Revolution ! …………………………..[ 18 Aug 2016 ]
Ø Name of the Game : Co-operation…………………..[ 23 Sept 2016 ]
Ø One Car per Family ? ……………………………………….[ 27 Sept 2016 ]
Ø Wisdom of the Ancients ……………………………………[ 05 Oct 2016 ]
Ø A Knee Jerk Approach ? …………………………………..[ 22 Dec 2016 ]
Ø Internet of Vehicles ( IoV ) ? ……………………………[ 04 Mar 2017 ]
Ø Shri Raoteji has a Vision…………………………………..[ 23 Mar 2017 ]
Ø Passing the Buck ?....................................... [ 18 Apr 2017 ]
Ø Leveraging NaviC ?.......................................[ 30 May 2017 ]
Ø Who says IMPOSSIBLE ? …………………………………..[ 31 May 2017 ]
Ø Urban Transport Policy……………………………………….[ 09 June 2017 ]
Ø Why don’t they park in their flats ?..................[ 01 Sept 2017 ]
Ø A Sensible Solution………………………………………………[ 03 Sept 2017 ]
Ø Where will SoBo park its cars ?........................[ 19 Sept 2017 ]
Ø The Next Big Thing…………………………………………..[ 14
Nov 2017 ]
Ø Parking Mess ? It will get worse !.....................[ 01 Jan 2018 ]
Ø It is not that simple !......................................[ 31 Jan 2018 ]
Ø No Takers ? No Wonder !.................................[ 13 Feb 2018 ]
Ø Who killed BMC Parking Policy ? I did not !.........[ 31 Mar 2018 ]
A Law on Parking ?......................................[ 13 Apr 2018 ]
TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT RELATED E MAILS :
Ø Congrats
, Shri Shivang Luthraji, …………………[ 22 Sept 2018 ]
Ø Gathering Speed at Snail’s Pace ? ……………….[ 02 Oct 2018 ]
Ø Transport Solutions ? Must try everything …..[ 26 Oct 2018 ]
Ø Better Late than Never ! ………………………………[ 01 Nov
2018 ]
Ø When will the rest follow ? …………………………….[ 14 Nov 2018 ]
Ø Traffic Congestion ? Finally, a solution in sight ?[ 31 May 2019 ]
Ø BEST app will have destination alarm ……………[ 02 Sept 2019 ]
Ø Realization ? Yes but Gradual and Grudgingly ? [ 16 Sept 2019 ]
Ø A Railway Revolution ? ……………………………………[ 13 Oct 2019 ]
Ø Congratulations, Avinash Dhakneji…………………[ 15 Dec 2020 ]
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CC to :
Ø Prof Shalini Bharat, Vice-Chancellor, Director ( TISS ) / director@tiss.edu
Ø Prof. Dr V H Iyer , Professor
Emeritus and Dean
Ø Mr. Ashok
Datar, Advisor - Mumbai Parking Authority / datar.ashok@gmail.com
Ø
Mumbai
Mobility Forum / mumbai-mobility-forum@googlegroups.com
Ø
Mr
A V Shenoy / shenoyav@gmail.com
Ø
Dr.
Bernd Bienzeisler / bernd.bienzeisler@iao.fraunhofer.de
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
06 Feb 2021