The Indian Express                  07.05.2013

PMC plans pay-and-park system for two-wheelers on 15 major roads

Under pressure to resolve traffic-related issues in the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) administration has proposed pay-and-park for two-wheelers on 15 major roads. The system was in existence in the past.

The administration plans to introduce pay-and-park system on Fergusson Road, J M Road, Karve Road, Tilak Road, Laxmi Road, Bajirao Road, Shivaji Road, Modern college Road, Baner Road, Nehru Road, Paud Road, Ganesh Khind Road, Shashtri Road, Babasaheb Ambedkar Road and Tarapore Road.

The proposal comes after the elected representatives rejected a similar proposal on 45 city roads. The representatives have been urging civic administration to first provide efficient public transport system and then push for pay-and -park system. However, the Union government has been asking the state governments and local civic bodies to discourage private vehicles from coming on roads by introducing this system.

In the proposal, the civic administration has proposed Rs 3 for two-wheeler parking for the first hour and Rs 5 for every subsequent hour. For four-wheelers, the rate has been fixed at Rs 10 per hour.

Earlier, the civic administration had proposed free parking for the first hour but it removed the provision in the new proposal. To resolve the issue of local residents, the administration has proposed monthly passes with electronic marking for easy identification.