Minister Krishna Byre Gowda called for a dedicated agency to regulate and enforce parking rules
BENGALURU: Parked vehicles are taking up nearly 60% of Bengaluru’s road space, leaving less room for moving traffic and worsening congestion across the city, Greater Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Monday, calling for stricter parking enforcement and better use of existing roads.
Gowda said the city’s traffic crisis could not be addressed simply by building more roads, as vehicles were routinely parked on both sides of even narrow stretches, reducing the effective capacity of the road. Gowda said Bengaluru needed greater discipline among motorists and better management of existing road space.
This cannot be solved simply by building more roads,” he said. Gowda said the civic administration and police did not have enough manpower to enforce parking rules effectively across the city, according to a statement issued by the Greater Bengaluru Authority. The minister also pushed for greater use of micro-mobility for journeys of up to two kilometres, but said this would depend on functional footpaths and proper parking controls. On solid waste management, Gowda said the government had made registration and GPS tracking mandatory for all vehicles transporting construction and demolition (C&D) waste.
“Whatever government comes to power, we build roads and yet continue to face public criticism.