Mumbai’s biggest bugbear, parking (or the lack of it), needs serious thought and solutions. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced the launch of a pilot project to develop the public parking lot on Jagannath Sawant Marg in Dadar West into a ‘model parking facility’ and said it will crack down on illegal parking lots from July 1.

While the model parking lot sounds good, what it really means is that the civic body has undertaken several measures at the parking lot, including a cleanliness drive, installation of additional lighting and CCTV cameras, and enhanced safety provisions for women motorists.