The Times of India 17.08.2012
Design for multi-level bike parking at Parry’s to be presented today
CHENNAI: The two decades old plan for a multi-storey parking facility in Flower Bazaar will take a step forward on Friday when Mahindra Consultants will present to the corporation a layout for the bike parking facility.
The facility will come up next to the Flower Bazaar police station. It
will have around 30,000 sqft of built-up area across four floors. It
will have a capacity to park 650 bikes, but not any for cars. "The
facility will cater to those going to shops within a 250-metre radius of
the building," said an engineer from the consulting company. "We did
extensive surveys to find out if people will be willing to ride four
floors to park vehicles. The results were positive," he said.
At the behest of the Chennai Corporation, the project was designed by
the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL) with
World Bank funds. The quasi-government body called for consultants for
the project. Based on the design TNUIFSL
provides, the corporation will build and maintain the facility. "Though
the parking facility will relieve the situation to an extent, I feel
that the demand for parking is far greater than what the facility can
provide," said an official.
The corporation is yet come up with
a pricing policy for the facility. "Though the project will be
economically viable, we need to consider the cost while coming up with
the fees," said corporation commissioner D Karthikeyan. The consultants
will also make presentations on the multi-level car parking facility
near Panagal Park in T Nagar.
