Krishna Byre Gowda proposes dedicated agency to enforce Bengaluru parking rules

Krishna Byre Gowda has proposed a dedicated agency to regulate and enforce parking across Bengaluru, saying the city’s civic administration and police do not have enough staff to do the job at scale.

At a meeting with former mayors at Vidhana Soudha, the Greater Bengaluru development minister said vehicles parked on both sides of roads were reducing space for traffic. He said building more roads alone would not resolve congestion and estimated that parked vehicles occupy nearly 60% of road space.

Gowda said better parking regulation could reduce inconvenience for commuters. He urged residents to use micro-mobility for journeys of up to two kilometres, while saying workable footpaths and parking controls were necessary before that shift could succeed.

The government is working to clear and restore footpaths, he said. Former mayors at the meeting recommended durable pothole repairs and stronger garbage and waste-management systems. Gowda said construction and demolition waste vehicles must be registered and GPS-tracked, with dumping restricted to five identified facilities.