The Times of India                20.05.2013

Plan to allow locals park on road

MUMBAI: The municipal corporation is chalking out a new parking policy under which it is plans to give permits to local residents to park vehicles on road.

The BMC is compiling a list of roads where residents can park vehicles on one side of the road. They will then be given annual permits allowing them to park their cars there; no other vehicle can park on these roads.

The BMC also plans to introduce barcodes on permits for on-street parking to help the traffic police identify cases of illegal parking.

The 93 public parking lots in the city can only accommodate 10,314 vehicles. To increase parking space, the BMC has cleared 32 public parking lots proposals under the parking floor space index policy thus, creating space for 30,000 more vehicles.

Another feature of the new parking policy is area-based rates in public parking lots. The civic body also plans on charging rates for public parking depending on the demand in that area. For example, the rate at Nariman Point public parking lot will be higher than that at Lower Parel.