Thursday, Feb 19, 2009
Source: http://www.hindu.com
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi proposes to develop new parking sites for about one lakh cars on a free basis in the Capital’s residential areas.
The decision was announced by MCD Standing Committee chairman Vijender Gupta on Wednesday.
"Several residential areas in Delhi have been facing an acute shortage of parking space for a long time. Taking cognisance of that we have resolved to increase the number of parking sites in the city. It is not necessary that parking should be developed only on a pay-and-use basis; it can be developed on a free basis in residential areas as well."
"The procedure for area demarcation has already begun and tenders have also been called," he added.
The foundation stone laying ceremony for the first such parking lot will he held in Hauz Khas on February 23. A three-level conventional parking site with a capacity for 300 cars will come up opposite the market. The civic body will replicate the project in other parts of the city. Work has been awarded in Gandhi Nagar, Mahavir Swami Park, Model Town-II and in Munirka Village.
"These parking sites are expected to be completed within 13 to 16 months. On an average 100 trees will be cut or transplanted for the projects. Most of these parking sites will have space for up to 400 cars with the smallest site being made at Model Town-II," said an MCD official. Meanwhile, the MCD had floated tenders for 16 such parking sites but have received quotations for only four. "The tenders for the remaining 12 parking sites will be floated again," Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra said.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
'Rent-a-cycle' launched at 3 metro stations
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday launched an eco-friendly initiative to promote cycling at Delhi University's three stations.
Starting Thursday, commuters can take cycles on rent at the Pragati Maidan metro station, IP station and Patel Chowk metro station for Rs 10 for every four hours. To encourage more cyclists to take the Delhi Metro trains from its station, DMRC also inaugurated a cycle stand to accommodate 50 cycles.
According to DMRC officials, the 'rent-a-cycle' facility will be extended to all parking sites of Delhi Metro by yearend. The number of stands at each station would depend on number of cycle users. At Seelampur, for example, the stand would accommodate 600 cycles, for officials say close to those many are parked there every day.
Source: http://www.indianexpress.com
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Thursday launched an eco-friendly initiative to promote cycling at Delhi University's three stations.
Starting Thursday, commuters can take cycles on rent at the Pragati Maidan metro station, IP station and Patel Chowk metro station for Rs 10 for every four hours. To encourage more cyclists to take the Delhi Metro trains from its station, DMRC also inaugurated a cycle stand to accommodate 50 cycles.
According to DMRC officials, the 'rent-a-cycle' facility will be extended to all parking sites of Delhi Metro by yearend. The number of stands at each station would depend on number of cycle users. At Seelampur, for example, the stand would accommodate 600 cycles, for officials say close to those many are parked there every day.
Intelligent traffic signals to ease congestion by 2010
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
These are traffic signals with brains. They take a volume count of the number of vehicles at an intersection and automatically adjust
the available green signal time on the basis of changing traffic demand. And the good news is that Intelligent Traffic Signals (ITS) are going to become a reality in the Capital before the Commonwealth Games.
This is how it works. An area comprised of a group of traffic signals is selected where vehicle detectors are put up on all approach lanes to each intersection. The detectors assess the volume of traffic waiting at an intersection and also the number of vehicles headed towards it from the intersections around. The data is sent to a central server, a master computer, which in turn is connected to the signal controllers or the brains of each of the traffic signals.
The central computer will use electronic signals to instruct the intelligent signal controllers to provide green time to the side with the heaviest stream of traffic, thereby facilitating continuous flow of traffic in that direction. The existing signalling system works on signal cycles, where fixed time frames are pre-set for change of signals irrespective of real-time assessment of traffic.
The system has been designed to optimise utilisation of road space and enable maximum number of vehicles to cross the selected stretch with minimum stoppage at traffic signals. The traffic police feel it is the solution to Delhi's congestion. "Through ITS, it is possible to reduce congestion levels in the selected area. It is being implemented on all routes leading to the Games sites before 2010 and will later be extended to other parts of the city too,'' said S N Shrivastava, joint commissioner of police (traffic).
Experts also feel that it will ease congestion. The systems and algorithms fed into the central computer are aimed at creating an ideal situation where every vehicle entering the road network proceeds without stopping anywhere. But this is not mathematically possible, even in technologically advanced systems. So the busiest corridors are given preference to ease discharge.
To start with, the intelligent signals will be adopted on all roads leading to the Commonwealth Games venues. By 2010, the plan is to have ITS on all 87 corridors spanning across 210 kms which will be used by players and officials. The scheme will cover 302 intersections in all.
In addition to ITS for better traffic management, the selected roads will also be fitted with video cameras to relay real-time images of roads to a centralised control room and give auto alerts in times of jams caused by accidents or vehicular breakdowns. There will also be red light speed cameras and Automatic Number Plate Recognizer (ANPR) cameras which automatically read number plates of vehicles flouting traffic norms and send the data for generation of challan slips and Variable Message Sign (VMS) boards to give road users information about road conditions ahead and prosecution cameras attached to traffic signals.
The traffic police are in the process of finalising the technology which will be used in the Capital. For this, presentations have been scheduled with each of the 21 companies which had participated in a global Expression of Interest (EoI) floated by the traffic police last year. A consultant a JV of RITES and a German firm has been roped in to help in selection of the best available technology
and the bidding process.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
These are traffic signals with brains. They take a volume count of the number of vehicles at an intersection and automatically adjust
the available green signal time on the basis of changing traffic demand. And the good news is that Intelligent Traffic Signals (ITS) are going to become a reality in the Capital before the Commonwealth Games.
This is how it works. An area comprised of a group of traffic signals is selected where vehicle detectors are put up on all approach lanes to each intersection. The detectors assess the volume of traffic waiting at an intersection and also the number of vehicles headed towards it from the intersections around. The data is sent to a central server, a master computer, which in turn is connected to the signal controllers or the brains of each of the traffic signals.
The central computer will use electronic signals to instruct the intelligent signal controllers to provide green time to the side with the heaviest stream of traffic, thereby facilitating continuous flow of traffic in that direction. The existing signalling system works on signal cycles, where fixed time frames are pre-set for change of signals irrespective of real-time assessment of traffic.
The system has been designed to optimise utilisation of road space and enable maximum number of vehicles to cross the selected stretch with minimum stoppage at traffic signals. The traffic police feel it is the solution to Delhi's congestion. "Through ITS, it is possible to reduce congestion levels in the selected area. It is being implemented on all routes leading to the Games sites before 2010 and will later be extended to other parts of the city too,'' said S N Shrivastava, joint commissioner of police (traffic).
Experts also feel that it will ease congestion. The systems and algorithms fed into the central computer are aimed at creating an ideal situation where every vehicle entering the road network proceeds without stopping anywhere. But this is not mathematically possible, even in technologically advanced systems. So the busiest corridors are given preference to ease discharge.
To start with, the intelligent signals will be adopted on all roads leading to the Commonwealth Games venues. By 2010, the plan is to have ITS on all 87 corridors spanning across 210 kms which will be used by players and officials. The scheme will cover 302 intersections in all.
In addition to ITS for better traffic management, the selected roads will also be fitted with video cameras to relay real-time images of roads to a centralised control room and give auto alerts in times of jams caused by accidents or vehicular breakdowns. There will also be red light speed cameras and Automatic Number Plate Recognizer (ANPR) cameras which automatically read number plates of vehicles flouting traffic norms and send the data for generation of challan slips and Variable Message Sign (VMS) boards to give road users information about road conditions ahead and prosecution cameras attached to traffic signals.
The traffic police are in the process of finalising the technology which will be used in the Capital. For this, presentations have been scheduled with each of the 21 companies which had participated in a global Expression of Interest (EoI) floated by the traffic police last year. A consultant a JV of RITES and a German firm has been roped in to help in selection of the best available technology
and the bidding process.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Over 6,000 fined on city roads
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
On Day 1 of the intensive prosecution drive in the city, traffic police caught 6,016 motorists for various offences.
The focus, said Delhi Traffic Police chief SN Shrivastava, is on offences like jumping red lights, overspeeding, dangerous driving, stop line violation, defective number plates, black films, improper parking and non-functional lights.
The cops have asked traffic wardens and student volunteers to pitch in for the prosecution drive and collect details of errant vehicles. Police have also asked people to report violations by e-mailing photographs of violators, along with details like date, time and location to info@delhitrafficpolice.nic.in.
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
On Day 1 of the intensive prosecution drive in the city, traffic police caught 6,016 motorists for various offences.
The focus, said Delhi Traffic Police chief SN Shrivastava, is on offences like jumping red lights, overspeeding, dangerous driving, stop line violation, defective number plates, black films, improper parking and non-functional lights.
The cops have asked traffic wardens and student volunteers to pitch in for the prosecution drive and collect details of errant vehicles. Police have also asked people to report violations by e-mailing photographs of violators, along with details like date, time and location to info@delhitrafficpolice.nic.in.
Next time pay your traffic fine online
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Source:http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in
You won't have to go to traffic courts to pay your challans next time in case the traffic police send you a notice at your doorstep for violating traffic rules. You will soon be able to pay your challans online.
According to a senior traffic police officer, if someone jumps a redlight or violates any traffic rule and it is not possible for the police to fine them on the spot, the registration number of the vehicle is noted and the list of all such vehicles is sent to the notice branch of the traffic police at Teenmurti Marg in Chanakyapuri.
The notice branch then sends the notices quoting the details of the offence and the fine amount. Traffic violators then have to deposit the challan in traffic courts.
Additional commissioner of traffic police Muktesh Chander said, "People will not have to run around the courts to pay their challans.
They can now log on to the Delhi Traffic Police website and check if a challan is pending against them by submitting the registration number of their vehicles.
They will also be able to pay the fine online by giving details of their credit and debit cards." He added, "We will extend the facility to those violators who are not able to pay fines on the spot. We come across several violators who don't carry cash at the time.
The driving licences of such people are confiscated and sent to court for further action. The violators have to go to court to get back their licences.
"We will stipulate a time limit in such cases and people can get their licence from traffic inspectors after paying the fines. The licence of those who fail to pay the fines within the deadline will be sent to courts," he said.
Source:http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in
You won't have to go to traffic courts to pay your challans next time in case the traffic police send you a notice at your doorstep for violating traffic rules. You will soon be able to pay your challans online.
According to a senior traffic police officer, if someone jumps a redlight or violates any traffic rule and it is not possible for the police to fine them on the spot, the registration number of the vehicle is noted and the list of all such vehicles is sent to the notice branch of the traffic police at Teenmurti Marg in Chanakyapuri.
The notice branch then sends the notices quoting the details of the offence and the fine amount. Traffic violators then have to deposit the challan in traffic courts.
Additional commissioner of traffic police Muktesh Chander said, "People will not have to run around the courts to pay their challans.
They can now log on to the Delhi Traffic Police website and check if a challan is pending against them by submitting the registration number of their vehicles.
They will also be able to pay the fine online by giving details of their credit and debit cards." He added, "We will extend the facility to those violators who are not able to pay fines on the spot. We come across several violators who don't carry cash at the time.
The driving licences of such people are confiscated and sent to court for further action. The violators have to go to court to get back their licences.
"We will stipulate a time limit in such cases and people can get their licence from traffic inspectors after paying the fines. The licence of those who fail to pay the fines within the deadline will be sent to courts," he said.
DUAC puts brakes on Sarojini Nagar parking plan
Monday, February 2, 2009
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NDMC's grand plan for a multi-level parking and commercial complex at Sarojini Nagar has run into trouble. The Delhi Urban Art
Commission (DUAC) has denied to approve the project saying that NDMC needs to prepare a separate plan for pedestrian movement in the plan.
NDMC had announced the plan over a year ago and claimed that it will bring an end to car parking nightmares at the market. A similar multi-level parking plan at Baba Kharag Singh Marg has fortunately been approved by the DUAC with some recommendations like more space at landing area near escalators. The integrated multi-level parking lot in Sarojini Nagar, when completed, will accommodate around 824 vehicles.
An NDMC spokesperson said that the commission has approved the basic building plan but has certain reservations about pedestrian movement and traffic circulation. "They have asked us to provide certain clarifications. We will incorporate the changes recommended and present the improved plan in the next meeting,'' said NDMC spokesperson Anand Tiwari.
According to the commission, the movement of shoppers in the market area at the ground floor, where the major shopping components have been proposed, has not been shown with clarity. "Shopping/commercial component should be kept away from the parking area. A separate plan for movement of pedestrian and shoppers needs to be submitted,'' said DUAC sources.
The proposed eight-storey parking has to be completed within 30 months from the date of commencement of work, i.e. December, 2007. The project is said to cost an approximate Rs 80 crores and will be constructed on a BoT basis having a flexibility period of 30 years.
In the Master Plan 2021, a total of 16 sites have been identified for development of multi-level parkings in the city. Of these three are in the NDMC area and 13 under Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The foundation stone of parking lot at Baba Kharak Singh Marg was placed on December 5, 2007. NDMC's third parking site at Kasturba Gandhi Marg to be constructed by D S Constructions is expected to take at least six months to begin. The KG Marg parking site will be built on an area of 6,200 sq km with a capacity of 1,500-1,600 cars.
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
NDMC's grand plan for a multi-level parking and commercial complex at Sarojini Nagar has run into trouble. The Delhi Urban Art
Commission (DUAC) has denied to approve the project saying that NDMC needs to prepare a separate plan for pedestrian movement in the plan.
NDMC had announced the plan over a year ago and claimed that it will bring an end to car parking nightmares at the market. A similar multi-level parking plan at Baba Kharag Singh Marg has fortunately been approved by the DUAC with some recommendations like more space at landing area near escalators. The integrated multi-level parking lot in Sarojini Nagar, when completed, will accommodate around 824 vehicles.
An NDMC spokesperson said that the commission has approved the basic building plan but has certain reservations about pedestrian movement and traffic circulation. "They have asked us to provide certain clarifications. We will incorporate the changes recommended and present the improved plan in the next meeting,'' said NDMC spokesperson Anand Tiwari.
According to the commission, the movement of shoppers in the market area at the ground floor, where the major shopping components have been proposed, has not been shown with clarity. "Shopping/commercial component should be kept away from the parking area. A separate plan for movement of pedestrian and shoppers needs to be submitted,'' said DUAC sources.
The proposed eight-storey parking has to be completed within 30 months from the date of commencement of work, i.e. December, 2007. The project is said to cost an approximate Rs 80 crores and will be constructed on a BoT basis having a flexibility period of 30 years.
In the Master Plan 2021, a total of 16 sites have been identified for development of multi-level parkings in the city. Of these three are in the NDMC area and 13 under Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The foundation stone of parking lot at Baba Kharak Singh Marg was placed on December 5, 2007. NDMC's third parking site at Kasturba Gandhi Marg to be constructed by D S Constructions is expected to take at least six months to begin. The KG Marg parking site will be built on an area of 6,200 sq km with a capacity of 1,500-1,600 cars.
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