Parking on streets
First of all, I would like to congratulate you for your report "Parking on streets....." (July 01, 2009). The DCC has assigned a firm to collect tolls from parked vehicles on the streets. Now my question would be why would the DCC allow parking on streets for monetary benefit whereas such parking on streets should be totally banned so that the terrible traffic congestion in the city may be eased. I am a resident of Gulshan-2, Dhaka. In the last few months I have noticed the DCC has put up signboards on the main Gulshan Avenue that parking is NOT allowed on the main avenue and that parking should be made in assigned places of the DCC where you have to pay toll. I have since noticed that parking on the main Gulshan Avenue goes on unabated.
The traffic jam at Gulshan, Banani, Mohakhali has become worse. Now on the sub-roads of Gulshan, the DCC is charging cars to pay tolls for parking.
If you notice for example road no 103 of Gulshan-2 (Besides Wonderland and Pink City shopping mall) where I live, the DCC is allowing cars to be parked on both sides of the road just to get money out of this process, but the vehicular movement on this road is coming to a total standstill. The two way car movement is becoming impossible since on both sides of the road cars are parked. I am really puzzled why would the DCC allow such parking on a road where already it is difficult for cars to move.
If the purpose is to ease the traffic jam on the main Gulshan Avenue, then I am sure it is not working since parking is still going. Traffic jam is getting worse by the day as new shopping malls are coming up without sufficient car parking. What is the DCC's role in this matter? Why would the DCC assign a company to collect tolls for parked cars on roads where you simply do not have the space for car parking? What is the real benefit, other than money-making?
I am encouraged to see your report dated July 01 on the above mentioned subject.
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