Jaipur: The city’s new master plan would eye on developing parking facilities. Officials close to the planning stated that development of a proper parking network in the city would be on the priority list for the upcoming Master Plan 2047.
“Unlike the existing Master Plan for 2025, in the Master Plan 2047 jurisdiction of Jaipur development Authority won’t increase much. Although few areas beyond the Ring Road may get added to the main city, there’s not much scope for the city to expand. Under such circumstances, focus would be on improving public utilities and greenery of Jaipur,” said a senior official.
The team formulating the master plan is expected to meet next week to finalise the broader points to be included for development as per the new master plan. Under the public utilities’ sector, development of parking spots in the city would be emphasized.
Officials said that in Master Plan 2025 the focus was more on increasing the length of city’s roads as compared to developing parking lots.
“This time we would strike a balance. Not only the Walled City or the old city areas but also areas like Mansarovar, Pratap Nagar or Jagatpura would see drastic changes by 2047. So, we have be to very careful while planning public utilities for the future,” another official added.
Very recently JDA, along with other civic bodies, had started adding a few parking lots in Jaipur, especially in areas along the walled city and in the city’s commercial district adjacent to the secretariat. However, the numbers are not enough to meet the demand. “There should be parking facilities at all commercial localities. The locations should be selected very carefully. We should understand that the parking lot should be within a walking distance from the final destination,” said an official.
A technical wing has been constituted to design the new master plan. It includes a director (planning) of a civic body in the state, a senior town planner, two deputy town planners, four assistant town planners, urban planner and one GIS expert.
Officials stated that once the field surveys for the master plan would start they are going to determine the locations for parking spots.
They claimed that the process of identifying these parking spots would be quite difficult owing to availability of spaces.
“Unlike the existing Master Plan for 2025, in the Master Plan 2047 jurisdiction of Jaipur development Authority won’t increase much. Although few areas beyond the Ring Road may get added to the main city, there’s not much scope for the city to expand. Under such circumstances, focus would be on improving public utilities and greenery of Jaipur,” said a senior official.
The team formulating the master plan is expected to meet next week to finalise the broader points to be included for development as per the new master plan. Under the public utilities’ sector, development of parking spots in the city would be emphasized.
Officials said that in Master Plan 2025 the focus was more on increasing the length of city’s roads as compared to developing parking lots.
“This time we would strike a balance. Not only the Walled City or the old city areas but also areas like Mansarovar, Pratap Nagar or Jagatpura would see drastic changes by 2047. So, we have be to very careful while planning public utilities for the future,” another official added.
Very recently JDA, along with other civic bodies, had started adding a few parking lots in Jaipur, especially in areas along the walled city and in the city’s commercial district adjacent to the secretariat. However, the numbers are not enough to meet the demand. “There should be parking facilities at all commercial localities. The locations should be selected very carefully. We should understand that the parking lot should be within a walking distance from the final destination,” said an official.
A technical wing has been constituted to design the new master plan. It includes a director (planning) of a civic body in the state, a senior town planner, two deputy town planners, four assistant town planners, urban planner and one GIS expert.
Officials stated that once the field surveys for the master plan would start they are going to determine the locations for parking spots.
They claimed that the process of identifying these parking spots would be quite difficult owing to availability of spaces.
