CRS will be a boon for IT professionals

Sanjeev - 29-JAN-2012

Rithesh Swamy lives near the Yelahanka Railway Station. Yet, his travel to ITPL is cumbersome as there are no connecting trains till ITPL from Yelahanka during peak office hours. The KR Puram, Hebbal and Marathahalli junctions are chock-a-block with vehicles in peak hours. A well-networked commuter rail will provide some respite, say passengers.

Buses to Ply on Avenue Road finally after 4 decades?

kbsyed61 - 28-JAN-2012

Avenue Road, Mysore Bank, India Coffee House, Subhas Book Store, Old books, Khadi Bhandar? Do these landmarks rings bell?

I sure am all the college students specilaly engineering students and old timers like Murali Sir, Me (even though much younger) would certainly can connect all these. Why is Avenue road in our dicussions?

Way Forward for Autos - Reforms Agenda for Government!

kbsyed61 - 26-JAN-2012

Photo Courtesy -Peter Parr (pparr@aucb.ac.uk )

Multi Modal Connectivity for Bangalore

Sanjeev - 24-JAN-2012

With Urban Transport  getting into more focus,  Bangalore is no where near to the Multi Modal Tranport, even one place  is not been takn up for  good implimentation by Authorities.

Place like :  KBS + BMTC + METRO + Bangalore city station + Pedistrican + Auto / Taxi + BiCycle 

Autorikshaw Refusals - Share your story!

kbsyed61 - 19-JAN-2012

A day is not passed when we are not encountered with situations wherein 'Autorikshaw Driver' refuses to take us. Sometimes it becomes so unbearable that could make one angry at every auto in the sight.

Why this colour (non)-vary, BMTC?

murali772 - 18-JAN-2012

I am reproducing below a letter a friend had mailed to BMTC MD (bmtcmd@gmail.com):

Yesvantpur - Yelahanka Doubling held up due Land not provided by GoK

Sanjeev - 16-JAN-2012

Here you can see the reply to RTI application on 

1. Yesvantpur to Yelahanaka ( 12 Kms ) is penidng due to Land not provided by GoK.

2. Yelahanka - Channasandra ( 12.9Kms ) tenders finalised but work not yet started.

3. Kolar - Chikballapur ( 96.5 Kms ) expetected to be completed in 2011-12.

Commuter Rail Project Reply from RITES

Sanjeev - 7-JAN-2012

Here RITES confirming on the Commuter Rail project for Bangalore doing the detailed report.

But  reply from RITES says only as per the scope of work assigned to them for Cmmuter Rail.

Phase-2 - East not connected

Naveen - 6-JAN-2012

The routes chosen under phase-2 for Namma Metro are pretty good, no doubt. However, the east (except for Whitefield) will remain largely unconnected. This will surely get corrected in future phase/s.

BIAL Rail Connect - Alternate/s

Naveen - 1-JAN-2012

The International Airport at Devanahalli has been operational for well over two years now. Already, there are huge developments all along the road to Devanahalli. The recent reports also suggest that air traffic has grown substantially - expansion plans of BIAL are already underway.