DTC for shared parking in coming-up projects

As per the draft of guidelines by Delhi Transport Department (DTC) all future residential and commercial projects coming up in Delhi are recommended to adopt the model of shared parking. The recommendation came in the backdrop of scarcity of land and its growing demand for various purposes.

According to a senior official of the Delhi Government, the DTC has put the draft of guidelines for area parking plan in public domain for suggestions from the stakeholders.

In the wake of fact that land is a finite resource and there are a number of pressing requirements like affordable housing, neighbourhood parks and community facilities, the draft suggests that public land cannot be provided for only parking of private vehicles in stand- alone structures.

 “In order to ensure efficient utilisation of land, it is recommended that in all new projects — commercial, institutional, housing, etc — at least 50 to 100 per cent of the equivalent car space (ECS) be provided as an unbundled, shared parking facility,” it said.

“Unbundled” means that the parking space shall be sold/auctioned separately during disposal of the property and not as a package deal where parking is a “hidden cost” to the buyer who may or may not own a car.

Therefore, buyers should be given the option to purchase an ECS-space separately during the application process for an apartment or commercial space, it said.  

This would reveal the true cost of parking to end users and unsold parking spaces can be sold to Municipal Corporations to be used as part of the public parking pool, as per the draft 

 Once sold to Municipal Corporations, the shared parking facility would be available on short-term rental leases with preference for the local residents.