Chennai Corporation will focus on parking to increase revenues and expand facilities.
What’s it about? The corporation will revive its on-street parking project through a public-private partnership. A parking and transport department committee will be set up with eight officials. Different zones will see teams monitor on-street parking.
- So far, coordination between agencies has been poor, with no dedicated institution for planning, managing, pricing, and monitoring parking. The goal is to reduce demand by controlling the parking available.
- The revenue collected will be used to develop walking, cycling, and public transport facilities. A contractor is already monitoring parking at Anna Nagar, Teynampet, and Kodambakkam.
Who said what? Aswathy Dilip of the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) said the parking committee is a good start. Shreya Gadepalli, transport expert and founder of UrbanWorks, said streets should be used for people and not congested by parked cars.