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more-inThe level of traffic congestion in a neighbourhood will soon determine the parking charges along its roads. The Chennai Corporation will hike parking charges in several areas in the city next month to ease congestion. The civic body has started a study to identify stretches with traffic congestion to increase parking charges in designated parking slots. But the new system will collect parking charges for motorcycles and autorickshaws also. “The idea is to make people walk in congested areas by increasing parking charges that act as a disincentive to take the vehicle to the area..