Overview
- Municipal leaders, who voted Wednesday, cleared hiring a consultant and set aside Rs 3 crore to build a citywide system that manages parking digitally.
- The platform will map public and private lots, show real-time slot availability, and let motorists pre-book spaces through a mobile app or website.
- The BMC plans to fold in its on-street and off-street inventory with parking in malls, commercial complexes, and willing residential societies for daytime use.
- Officials target development within a year, with a pilot in five wards that covers two western suburbs, two island city wards, and one eastern suburb.
- City data underscore the need as Mumbai records 2,300 cars per kilometre of road and 3.02 lakh new vehicle registrations in 2025, which officials say the system could help manage by reducing curbside parking and flagging when public transport is the better option.