PARKING AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY The lack of parking in South Seelampur is quite evident due to the clustered morphology of that place but Seelampur metro station has a dedicated parking unlike Green Park metro station. There is Park and ride facility for the metro travellers but the issue is the pricing of the parking. The parking is authorized and is managed by DMRC. The parking area is directly connected from the main arterial, GT Road. It is a type of surfaced parking only and is near proximity to the metro station. The parking area is not well maintained and numerous cars are parked for so long in the sandy parking area that they are covered with dirt. It is evident that people of South Seelampur who have a car are using the parking for their household parking and it is due to the Very Very Cheap pricing of the parking area. The pricing for the Seelampur metro station parking is as follows : 6hr- Rs.30/ 12hr- Rs.50/
The parking prices are too low that it encourgaes people to use the automobile than the metro. The boundary of the parking area is not well constructed giving the space more shady look. The place feels unsafe to park the car due to these elements. A small local road connects the metro parking to the metro station. Also there is no formal parking for the Non Motorized transport (NMTs) and other Three wheeler vehicles. Though they are easily available to the public as they are parked along the footpaths on the GT road, in front of the metro station. Fig 4.50 - SEELAMPUR METRO PARKING
Pedestrian accessibility has not been a priority for the metro station. Although there is a huge plaza in front of the metro station but it just pretends to portray pedestrian accessibility. The plaza is not activated and there is no commercial or recreational activity in such a big plaza. The space is not utilized properly which could have increased the pedestrian comfort for the place. There is no proper pedestrian conectivity from the Metro parking to the metro station and due to improper width of the roads, there is collision between the vehicles and pedestrians. 66
