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Part III: South East CBD areas not connected
Naveen - 10-APR-2008 | Traffic | Bangalore | CTTP | CDP | Metro Rail
South East
CBD areas not connected.
The attached Sketch “CTTP–No MRTS
within SE CBD” indicates that the very large area marked by a red
outline – the South-Eastern quadrant of the inner core area within CRR
that has important CBD points such as JC Rd (105,000 PCUs), KH Rd
(96,000 PCUs), Lalbagh Rd (61,000 PCUs), Corporation /Hudson Circle
& Richmond Circle does not have convenient Mass transit within easy
reach. Very large nos. of commuters travel to activity centers around
these areas daily & school going children /staff to various schools
& offices arriving by private vehicles choke up Richmond /Residency
roads during school times. The only TTMC at Shantinagar may not attract
these commuters due to the inconvenience of long distances, transfer to
buses & the time delay involved.
A possible way to address this
problem is to extend the Monorail /Light rail route (Kathriguppe to
National College) past National college to pass through Sajjan-Rao
circle, Minerva, JC road, Corporation, Hudson circle, RRM road,
Richmond circle & Residency road to terminate at Rex cinema &
have an interchange with the proposed NE–SE Metro route (Phase-2). This
routing had been proposed earlier for ELRTS, which had since been
abandoned. At sometime in the future, loads may become heavy during
peak hours on the E–W line as it is the only line planned to connect
the two N–S lines & the extension will also provide another much
needed connection between the two N–S lines through the core area.
COMMENTS
Has this suggestion be shared ?
lraman_in - 17-APR-2008 : 06:55:19 AM
Hi,
This is a wonderful and thoughtful suggestion. Has this been shared with the authorities during the feedback sessions or when they asked for citizen input on CTTP ?
Regards
login or register to post commentsGood suggestion of extending Mono
Vasanth - 11-APR-2008 : 08:14:12 AM
Naveen,
I was also thinking on the same lines of using Mono to extend further and not just work as a feeder to Metro. The extension of Katrigguppe - National College link is a very much necessity. Need for a guided system on the JC Road, which is the southern Bangalore's main connecting road is a main necessity.
Also, I was considering the extension of Bannerghatta Road towards forum and then onto Koramangala Inner Ring Road, reach Domlur Circle and proceed further to meet the Metro Link at CMH Road.
login or register to post commentsI believe Phase 2 Metro Starts from Trinity Circle
Vasanth - 11-APR-2008 : 08:18:04 AM
Naveen,
2nd phase metro starts from Trinity Circle going towards Marathalli. In the map it is shown to start from CMH road.
login or register to post commentsMetro /Mono Routes
Naveen - 14-APR-2008 : 07:39:20 AM
Thanks Vasanth,
As per CTTP, there is a BRT corridor recommended from Hosur road to Domlur, via Koramangala 100-ft rd & inner ring road. If this is done, there may be no need for a guided rail along the same route. This BRT will have an interchange with the EC - Yelahanka Metro route (phase-2), which goes past forum mall.
Also, the other phase-2 route shown is via Indiranagar 100-ft rd to interface with the phase-1 route (as per CTTP) at CMH rd.
login or register to post commentsHight Court stay on Trinity Circle Metro Station
Vasanth - 17-APR-2008 : 07:59:32 AM
High Court stay on Trinity Circle Metro Station
Staff Reporter
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed for two months the acquisition of land by the State for the construction of a Bangalore Metro Railway Station at Trinity Circle at the junction of M.G. Road and Richmond Road.
Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri passed the order on a petition by M.V. Muralidhar, Badarinarayana Kakani and Sadat Ali Khan.
The petitioners had challenged the acquisition of their lands under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development (KIAD) Act by the KIADB. They said on January 23, 2006, the KIADB issued a notification seeking to acquire their lands for the metro project. Though they filed objections on February 24, 2006, the final notification acquiring their land was issued on October 24, 2007.
Challenging the acquisition, they said the plan for the metro line on M.G. Road was unscientific. They said there were other suitable sites for a railway station but the State had not given a thought to them.
The petitioners urged the court to stay their dispossession and also stay the acquisition process.
In his interim order, Justice Hinchigeri stayed for two months the acquisition of the properties of the petitioners and adjourned further hearing on the case. The same judge had earlier stayed the acquisition of land in Criag Layout for the construction of a metro railway station.
Metro Routing
Naveen - 17-APR-2008 : 04:23:28 PM
lraman_in - thanks.
Unfortunately, it had not been suggested before CTTP was finalised. However, it was pointed out to BMRC thro' an RTI that had been filed earlier, but they had responded stating that Urban Development Dept (UDD) was responsible for such matters & that BMRC was only the builder /operator of the Metro system.
login or register to post commentsA good site on city transport http://www.citytransport.info/
Vasanth - 19-APR-2008 : 06:27:05 AM
http://www.citytransport.info/ is a very good site about various options of city transport in various countries. Just wanted to share with you all.
login or register to post commentscitytransport.info - thanks, vasanth
Naveen - 19-APR-2008 : 11:08:47 AM
Very useful information on the site 'citytransport.info', thanks.
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