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Parking that can’t be found [1]

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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. The shopkeepers’ association has taken the local city council to court, saying it has the right to free parking. In court, it ridiculed the connection between parking and car restraint—how can pricing of parking spaces bring down car usage in cities? The very idea was farfetched, said its lawyer to the judge. Standing in the court, I could see the judge was also bemused.

Publication Date: 
31/08/2011
Sunita Narain [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Parking Policy [4], Parking Pricing [5], Public Transport [6], Subsidies [7], Urban Land Use [8], Urban Transport [9], Vehicular Pollution [10], Transport [11], Cars [12], Congestion [13], Delhi [14], India [15]
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