AS IF rising gasoline prices weren't enough, motorists are being hit by higher parking charges, with London coming up tops as the world's most expensive city to park your car, according to a survey.
Parking your car in the City, London's financial district, costs on average $68.07 a day, or $1,166.87 a month, while parking in the popular West End entertainment district cost $1,135.76 month, according to an annual survey by real estate firm Colliers International that was conducted in June.

Selected stations: Janakpuri (West), Rohini (West), Pitampura Parking lots to be extended to other stations Provision for shopping malls and ATMs NEW DELHI: To ensure that parking space at the Capital's Metro railway stations does not end up resembling the other local car parks, where considerable time and effort are wasted by motorists in grabbing the elusive free spot, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation now plans to develop multi-level parking lots. These parking lots will come up at Janakpuri (West), Rohini (West) and Pitampura Metro stations and tenders have been invited.

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NEW DELHI: Parking in posh localities of M-Block Greater Kailash-I and Defence Colony will cease to be a nightmare for Delhiites as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has embarked on an ambitious scheme to construct two automated multi-level parking and commercial complexes at these two locations within two years.

In order to ease the parking chaos in Kolkata, the state government needs to work on concrete plans to have more parking plazas in the city, state public works department minister, Mr Kshiti Goswami said in the Assembly today.

Mumbai, June 30 Next on the agenda: only off-street parking In a move to discourage people from bringing private vehicles to the business district, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is all set to increase parking charges after 16 years by four times. Next on the agenda: parking on streets will be banned and off-street parking will soon be introduced.

Burrabazar's biggest problem is space, rather the lack of it. Lack of planning and the mushrooming of illegal buildings have led to road space in the commercial hub shrinking with each passing year. The problem has been compounded by vehicles being parked illegally, choking all the arteries.

Megha Suri,TNN With over 18 lakh private vehicles and parking space to accommodate barely 25,000, the Capital is reeling under a severe parking crisis. A recent survey by RITES has revealed that Vishwavidyalaya Metro station, Old Delhi Railway station, Karol Bagh and Bahadurshah Zafar Marg to have the most congested parking lots in the city.

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Parking is an essential component of the transportation system. Parking management can significantly reduce the number of parking spaces required in a particular situation, providing a variety of economic, social and environmental benefits.

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