Letter to Mr Pasha, sent Nov 18

silkboard - 14-DEC-2010

Here is the letter sent to Mr Pasha, MD of BMTC, requesting for a meeting on the subject of Bus Priority System. Sent on Nov 18, no direct reply was rceived from him. To Mr Pasha's credit, someone had called from BMTC during last week of November, and promised to arrange a meeting and also supply the information we had asked for.

City inches closer to special bus corridors

idontspam - 13-DEC-2010

“Shortly, we will be implementing the BRTS in the city,” said Pasha.

Suggestions for Metro Feeder Bus routes

Naveen - 11-DEC-2010

BMTC had earlier requested suggestions for feeder bus routes for Metro (Reach-1). The suggestions were mapped on google & passed on to them for review. See map below, zoom in for better view or click link and view in google maps

A public transport solution to widening roads

balu036 - 10-DEC-2010

DGCA for Airlines!! Who will come for BMTC?

ss87 - 8-DEC-2010

The latest news going on for past 2-3 days is the intervention of DGCA and slashing of the fares of the Airlines across the country - They have fixed the minimum and maximum fares that can be kept for the airlines for the distance

Response from KSRTC

admin123 - 8-DEC-2010

[This is a response Praja has received from CMM of KSRTC. We are publishing it as received. - admin]

January Bus Day - cycles in the Bus!?

silkboard - 7-DEC-2010

Let us help BMTC re-enthuse Bus Day with support and new ideas for more experiments.

KSRTC outsourcing O&M of Mysore & Shimoga bus terminals

murali772 - 2-DEC-2010

Check this report in today's ToI. And, the tendering is being handled by Earnst & Young.

Better facilities for private run buses!

kbsyed61 - 1-DEC-2010

There is no denial that private bus service is being operated in Bengaluru and other places without having its own/leased infrastructure like Terminus or bus stops. As noted in the Imran_haq's ordeal in Kalasipalya, in absence of proper infrastructure, these buses are making use of the public spaces like Roads, gullys, playgrounds even making use of no parking spaces.

Crowdsourcing: BMTC Vajra Route info database - I

admin123 - 29-JUN-2010

A few folks at Praja are trying to create some handy, cool and easy to understand maps for buses. In the initial phases their focus has been on the volvo routes.