Parking fee may return,CBD will pinch more TNN Bangalore: The city appears to be set for a differential parking system which entails higher fees in central business district areas.The quantum of the parking fees will be fixed by the 198 corporators. CM Siddaramaiah had announced in the budget that his government will introduce a new parking policy in all city corporations.The framing of the details may take time as it involves the legislature and BBMP council. But there are indications what shape the policy will take.A plan approved by the government mentions zoning localities into A,B and C categories,based on traffic flow rate and mass transportation facilities there. Zone A will comprise areas like Commercial Street and MG Road,and attract the highest parking fee.Zone C will comprise areas with low public transport connectivity and vehicle flow.Parking fees here will be lowest.Areas with moderate public transport accessibility will fall under Zone B. The BBMP will frame the policy in consultation with the Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT),which will not only determine parking modalities but also look at decongesting the city.DULT had submitted a parking policy a year ago,but the BBMP council approved it only after making many changes. PAY THROUGH YOUR NOSE An office-goer may have to pay a steep parking fee on MG Road,a Zone A area. It could be Rs 20 for the first two hours and Rs 10 for every subsequent hour. After eight hours,the fee could shoot up.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 05:20:30 +0000
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