Roadmap for parking reforms in Indian cities

With increasing motorisation, most Indian cities are grappling with managing and mitigating challenges posed by parking. Cities are trying to solve the problem by increasing parking supply through multi-level car parking structures built with public funds and greater parking requirements from the private sector through changes in building regulations. Unfortunately, they have not solved the problem. More parking is inducing more private motor vehicle use. The result: choked streets, choked lungs, and a planet threatened by climate change. UrbanWorks and its partners (The Urban Lab and Coordinates) conducted a comprehensive study to develop a parking reforms roadmap for Indian cities. The team chose Pimpri-Chinchwad and Surat as deep-dive cities for in-depth analysis. The selection of the cities was based on the interest and willingness of the respective municipal corporations to engage in a dialogue to find answers.