Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Bengaluru Minister Says Parked Vehicles Occupy 60 Percent Of Roads
Krishna Byre Gowda said parked vehicles take up about 60 per cent of Bengaluru’s road space.
This leaves less room for moving traffic and makes congestion worse.
He said building more roads would not be enough to fix the problem.
He wants people to park more carefully and follow civic rules.
He also suggested creating a special agency to enforce parking regulations.
Short trips could be made using walking or other small forms of transport if footpaths are usable.
The government is also tracking vehicles that carry construction waste.
Former mayors suggested better waste management, pothole repairs, and improved burial and cremation grounds.
Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said parked vehicles occupy around 60 per cent of Bengaluru’s road space.
Gowda said building more roads alone would not solve congestion and urged disciplined parking and better use of existing roads.
He proposed a dedicated agency to regulate and enforce parking rules because existing civic and police staff were insufficient.
The minister supported micro-mobility for trips of up to two kilometres, while stressing the need for usable footpaths and parking controls.
The government has required construction-and-demolition waste vehicles to be registered and GPS-fitted, with waste sent to five designated facilities.
- Who
- Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, the Greater Bengaluru Authority, and former Bengaluru mayors.
- What
- The minister called for stricter parking regulation, better use of road space, improved civic-rule enforcement, and stronger waste management.
- When
- August 31, on a Monday; the year was not specified.
- Where
- Bengaluru, including a meeting at Vidhana Soudha.
- Why
- Parked vehicles and civic-rule violations are worsening traffic congestion and other chronic civic problems.
- Road space occupied by parked vehicles
- Around 60 per cent of Bengaluru’s road space, according to Krishna Byre Gowda.
- Proposed enforcement body
- A dedicated agency to regulate and enforce parking rules across the city.
- Micro-mobility distance
- Journeys of up to two kilometres.
- Construction-waste vehicle requirement
- Vehicles transporting construction and demolition waste must be registered and fitted with GPS.
- Designated waste facilities
- Five locations have been identified for construction and demolition waste.
- Other civic priorities
- Footpath restoration, durable pothole repairs, improved cremation and burial grounds, and stronger garbage-management measures.