2 weeks ago
Bengaluru Parking To Get Costlier As GBA Proposes New Policy
In the city of Bengaluru, people may soon have to pay money to park their cars on the road.
A group called the Greater Bengaluru Authority, or GBA, has made a new plan for parking.
The plan puts roads into three groups, called A, B and C, and the parking fee depends on which group the road is in.
Some places, like near bus stops, metro stations and traffic signals, will not allow parking at all.
At some chosen spots, people may be allowed to park at night, from 8 pm to 8 am.
If you use a big off-street parking building, you might be able to buy a monthly pass.
Parking your bicycle or an auto-rickshaw at its special stand will still be free.
The plan also says that people who own houses must give their tenants enough parking space.
If they do not, they may have to pay a penalty.
The city wants fewer cars parked carelessly on the roads, and this plan is meant to make parking more organised.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) has proposed a policy making on-street and off-street parking paid in Bengaluru.
Roads will be categorised into A, B and C categories, with parking charges varying by category.
Parking would be prohibited around Metro and bus stations, on arterial roads, within 50 metres of traffic signals and within 25 metres of sub-main roads.
Night parking may be permitted at selected locations from 8 pm to 8 am, while bicycle and auto-rickshaw parking stay free.
The policy would require house owners to provide tenant parking under penalty, and may offer property-tax concessions to vacant-site owners offering parking.
- Who
- The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)
- What
- Proposed a new parking policy that would make on-street and off-street parking paid, categorise roads into A, B and C, and prohibit parking at key locations
- Where
- Bengaluru, India
- When
- Not specified in the article; the policy is described as a current proposal
- Why
- To regulate parking, discourage indiscriminate roadside vehicle parking, and move away from free and unregulated parking to a structured system based on road category, location and duration
Key facts
- Proposing body
- Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA)
- Location
- Bengaluru, India
- Road categories
- A, B and C
- Parking prohibitions
- Near Metro and bus stations, arterial roads, within 50 m of traffic signals, within 25 m of sub-main roads
- Night parking hours
- 8 pm to 8 am at selected locations
- Free parking
- Bicycle parking and designated auto-rickshaw stands
- Monthly passes
- Proposed for off-street parking users
- Incentives
- Property-tax concessions for vacant-site owners offering parking









