Category Archives: Parking

How much more should we give up for parking?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

I have written previously about parking spots replacing parks and playgrounds in cities like Bangalore and Chennai. Now we learn that even houses will be demolished and river beds covered up to make parking lots. It is time we asked … Continue reading →

Posted in Chennai, Flood Mitigation, Parking | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Models of parking provision in urban India

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Mumbai’s parking policy gives builders FSI incentives to build public parking (source: indianurbaninfrastructure.com) It is incontestable that there is a shortage of parking in Indian cities. One only needs to look at the number of vehicles parked on the streets … Continue reading →

Posted in Aizawl, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Parking | 2 Comments

Parks vs. Parking: What do Indian cities need?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Chennai had prepared a plan some years ago for a multi-storey parking deck  in T. Nagar where the Panagal Park now stands. T Nagar, once a quiet residential neighbourhood, is now the shopping centre for all of Chennai and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Aizawl, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Park-n-ride, Parking | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Navi Mumbai: Retrofitting a “planned” city

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

In some sense, Navi Mumbai is just another suburb of Mumbai, but in some other ways, Navi Mumbai is the solution to Mumbai’s problems. Navi Mumbai has a mandate to attract persons from Mumbai and reduce the congestion and over-crowding there. But to achieve that, it needs to make the daily trip to work cheaper and less time-consuming. Continue reading →

Posted in Bike-renting, Buses, Cycle lanes, Cycling needs, Navi Mumbai, Needs Assessment, Needs of the poor, New Towns, Parking, Transportation Planning | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments