The Mumbai Parking Authority (MPA) comes to the rescue of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation as it struggles with parking and traffic woes across the city. The MPA has, after negotiations, got prices for private parking in BEST depots and stations reduced substantially. Apart from this, the authority is also looking at creating a 'city parking pool' and has begun coordinating with multiple agencies — residential premises, government building complexes and commercial complexes — for it. The MPA aims to create a database of all available parking spaces and put it out on a common platform for citizens to access and use.

Not just private buses, citizens too will benefit as even private cars, two-wheelers, auto and taxis too can be parked in the depots and bus stations. While the depot master's will give preference to the buses, vacant spaces will be allotted to the rest. The BEST was the first agency to be approached in the process, whereas MMRDA, Mumbai Port Trust, Railways and MSRTC are now being contacted. The space and the parking revenue will remain with the agency. Residential premises are being contacted through the 24 civic wards along with mall owners. A meeting in this regard is scheduled to be held soon, said an urban planner working with the MPA.