India, May 13 -- With the promise of the Coastal Road promenade at Breach Candy set to attract many more visitors to the area, local residents are hoping to secure parking spaces for themselves before the influx hits. The Breach Candy Residents Forum (BCRF) has charted a paid parking plan for the area, and is now out to get officials on board with it.

"The plan has been in the making for at least six months," said N Lakhani, one of the many BCRF members who cobbled suggestions and grievances together to come up with a detailed scheme aimed at reserving approximately 200 spots for the residents and 250 for visitors.

"Our area is already beset with major parking issues, and we are expecting them to get worse with the promenade and later t...