Ahmedabad: A trip to Jamalpur to visit the famed Jagannathji temple, to buy contemporary vegetables or simply to achieve to Geeta Mandir may convince the customer that it's one of the vital congested spaces of the central town with multiple stakeholders together with side road distributors, native citizens and trade institutions in the walled town.
A learn about performed by a Cept University student has proposed zoning of the realm at the basis of car congestion, offering a central parking location and differential paid parking for off and on the street parking as conceivable solution for the site visitors tangle.
Tanvi Naik performed the learn about of parking control for Jamalpur ward in Central Zone of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as a part of her path at the Urban Governance and Management Studio at Cept University. The studio is led by Profs Paresh Vyas and Manvita Baradi, Dr Mercy S Samuel and Dr Gayatri Doctor. The learn about used to be performed in coordination with AMC.
The learn about covered Khanpur Road, Swami Vivekananda Road, Bhagatcharya Road, Jamalpur Road, , Shahpur Road, Bhadra Road and Mohammad Sharif Road.
The entire space used to be divided into 3 zones with top, medium and coffee densities of parked automobiles. Areas near major roads showed the highest density of on-road parking.
"We spoke to a large number of local stakeholders and contrary to belief, we found that citizens are not averse to paying a small fee if they get designated parking space. The number of two-wheelers was very high compared to other vehicles. We studied the stretch for two months to understand parking patterns and we later devised the parking plan," mentioned Naik.
The Cept group had long gone to Kandy in Sri Lanka the place they observed the idea that of a site visitors warden. The group has advised a equivalent device for the stretch.
"Our suggestion is to make on-road parking costlier to encourage voters to go for paid parking spaces which will have to be relatively cheaper. We have proposed to incentivize site visitors wardens who, with the exception of their remuneration, will earn more for each and every further vehicle they can park away from the street.
For the top, medium and coffee density zones, wardens may also be deployed 30, 40 and 50 metres away," mentioned Samuel.
According to group participants, the income style has used to be devised in consultation with AMC officers.
The group proposed the open flooring near the flower market as a potential spot for the paid parking facility.
A learn about performed by a Cept University student has proposed zoning of the realm at the basis of car congestion, offering a central parking location and differential paid parking for off and on the street parking as conceivable solution for the site visitors tangle.
Tanvi Naik performed the learn about of parking control for Jamalpur ward in Central Zone of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as a part of her path at the Urban Governance and Management Studio at Cept University. The studio is led by Profs Paresh Vyas and Manvita Baradi, Dr Mercy S Samuel and Dr Gayatri Doctor. The learn about used to be performed in coordination with AMC.
The learn about covered Khanpur Road, Swami Vivekananda Road, Bhagatcharya Road, Jamalpur Road, , Shahpur Road, Bhadra Road and Mohammad Sharif Road.
The entire space used to be divided into 3 zones with top, medium and coffee densities of parked automobiles. Areas near major roads showed the highest density of on-road parking.
"We spoke to a large number of local stakeholders and contrary to belief, we found that citizens are not averse to paying a small fee if they get designated parking space. The number of two-wheelers was very high compared to other vehicles. We studied the stretch for two months to understand parking patterns and we later devised the parking plan," mentioned Naik.
The Cept group had long gone to Kandy in Sri Lanka the place they observed the idea that of a site visitors warden. The group has advised a equivalent device for the stretch.
"Our suggestion is to make on-road parking costlier to encourage voters to go for paid parking spaces which will have to be relatively cheaper. We have proposed to incentivize site visitors wardens who, with the exception of their remuneration, will earn more for each and every further vehicle they can park away from the street.
For the top, medium and coffee density zones, wardens may also be deployed 30, 40 and 50 metres away," mentioned Samuel.
According to group participants, the income style has used to be devised in consultation with AMC officers.
The group proposed the open flooring near the flower market as a potential spot for the paid parking facility.
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