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Why India’s Bus Rapid Transit Projects don’t excite me

asj - 29-JUN-2008

The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as it is currently planned in India is suggested as the one-size-fit-all solution to our transport woes. Having travelled on Mumbai’s bus service (BEST) for thirty years & London’s public transport since 2001, I can’t share the optimism of those who believe BRT (as it is currently planned) is the way forward. When senior citizens, children & disabled struggle to cross the roads safely, one would hope for a solution that improves all aspects of mobility. I wonder why a city like Pune would spend crores of rupees on BRT when 40% of its roads don’t have pavements (see state of Pune pavements here). That almost a third of Pune citizens commute by walking makes the question more poignant.

All for better Bangalore

harishmrao - 8-JUN-2008

Namaskara yallarigu. I have been one more member of this community who visit regularly but dont contribute anything. After being in a country like US for nearly yr and half and seeing the infrastructure here, would like to add few things. On my opinion these might work well as a start up process to improve Namma Bangalore.

Traffic has been the major thing for Bangalore. Any where we see today everyone speaks of Bangalore traffic. Snail pace movement.

The international importance of Bengaluru

mcadambi - 28-MAY-2008

K P Nayar, one of India's veteran Foreign Affairs correspondent writes about how important Bengaluru is

to the International Economy:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080528/jsp/opinion/story_9327261.jsp

BIAL - what's working and What's NOT

kbsyed61 - 24-MAY-2008

Guys,

Take the liberty of discussing what is working at BIAL and what is not working. Pls do discuss and respond to others but be mindful of others and pls maintain respect for others. Issue based and focus on issues. No attack on personalities.

Let's agree to disagree.

Thanks,

BIAL and the Challenge !

kbsyed61 - 21-MAY-2008

Guys,

This high growth that is being seen in air tarffic in Bangalore region is posing like a double edge sword which cuts both ways.

Bangalore needs more new schools

kbsyed61 - 21-MAY-2008

Friends,

In the midst of high profile issues and subjects, it seems we as Bangaloreans and Indians in general have neglected the Primary and secondary level education. When I say education, it has to be affordable to 80-90% of the population. Not just 10%-20%.

BIAL to open on May 23 night

Devesh - 13-MAY-2008

http://aviation.deveshagarwal.com/2008/05/bial-to-open-on-may-24.html

The opening date for the new Bengaluru International Airport of BIAL is scheduled to open on May 23 night, May 24th morning.

Nostalgia or Need

kiran8 - 5-MAY-2008

Work on the Metro Rail on MG Road has begun to progress ....Looking back..... A bird’s eye view of the Parade Grounds had a grassy central area and a large body of water at one corner, surrounded by dense vegetation on its south-western periphery. That brief verdant section, after the rains, momentarily took you to the lush richness of the Malnad. In more recent times, separating the historic military grounds and the road is a splendorous evergreen bush bearing purple-pink flowers, and a walkway. The radiant plant has a hoary background. A French Navy Admiral, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, ‘discovered’ it growing in wild splendour in Brazil in 1768. He carried the exotic plant to the western world from where it eventually found its way to British India, and the famous embankment on South Parade.

Naan nimmana touch maadna? Tragic consequences.

s_yajaman - 5-MAY-2008

Challenge anyone driving fast in a residential area and chances are you will get this response - naan nimmana touch maadna (did I touch you?) as if that is the only measure of safe driving.

Here are the tragic consequences of this sort of attitude. One life snuffed out because of some idiot who thought that driving fast is his birthright and as long as he does not touch anyone (more precisely he has not hit anyone so far) he is driving perfectly safe. These people were not running across a road or crossing a highway. They were walking on a pavement in a residential area.

What do you know about the candidates in your constituency?

roshanrk - 23-APR-2008

Political parties have come out with the list of candidates for various constituencies. How much do we know about them? As for me, I know only the name of the BJP candidate from Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency. No idea about other candidates or what any of them have done or plan to do for the constituency.