Parking Policy for Clean Air & Liveable Cities
After Delhi implemented its first generation air pollution control measures during the early part of the last decade, there was an improvement in air quality. But this gain in air quality was soon lost.
Parking restraint must to reduce car usage and promote clean commuting practices, says CSE analysis
Car-free days and lower traffic volumes on holidays can lower air pollution in Delhi – parking restraint measures can help reduce air pollution
MOVE FREE Unlocking the traffic gridlock in our neighbourhoods
Choked roads, polluted air and road injuries are but a few symptoms of the severe and crippling mobility crisis in Delhi. Polluted air snuffs out one life every hour.
Rs 80-crore parking facility in Sarojini Nagar draws very few cars, forces a rethink of Delhi's parking policy: says CSE
CSE releases findings on parking in Sarojini Nagar and the lessons from it Says without a clear strategy, expensive parking structures can neither reduce parking chaos nor parking demand
Parking: Multi-level dilemma
Lessons from Multi-Level Parking in Delhi CSE calls for end to parking subsidies, an effective increase in parking charges, stringent enforcement and high penalties for violations. Read full Report (pdf)
CSE Survey for Parking Charges: Sarojini Nagar, New Delhi
Parking pricing strategies are essential tools for bringing about a balance in the modal split between private vehicles and the public transport by influencing the traveller’s choice. High congestion levels are due to the travellers’ preference for the private mode of transport. Therefore, in order to bring about a better modal split balance, it becomes imperative to improve the public transit quality and also to charge a fee in the form of congestion fee or parking fee in order to check the growing congestion.
The Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) welcomes Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) proposal to hike parking charges as a step towards further reform.
City needs high parking charges to control traffic chaos and dampen parking demand and car usage. Higher revenue from increased parking charges should be reinvested to improve public transport
Parking that can't be found
Khan Market in boulevard Delhi is said to be the most expensive real estate in India, maybe even in the world. But in this richest shopping destination, buyers do not want to pay for parking their vehicles.
Choc-A-Block: Parking Measures to Address Mobility Crisis
Despite being one of the most polluted cities in the country, Delhi has succeeded in arresting the runaway air pollution.