2020 Olympics in Bangalore

idontspam - 8-OCT-2009

 I would suggest we start building an Olympic park near Bangalore so we can bid for 2020 olympics. Of the BRIC countries only we havent won the bid to host an Olympics yet. The economy is booming and we can get some funding/private participation now.

Bangalore is ahead of Osaka!

mcadambi - 29-DEC-2008

Bangalore is ahead of Osaka, Japan in terms of Human Capital and next to Frankfurt, Germany in the same. It is one of the top 50 cities of the world, according to AT Kearney, Inc a consultancy and "Foreign Policy", a foreign policy magazine based in the US.

New Delhi and Mumbai are ahead of Bangalore in other rankings, but not in terms of Human Potential.

Transforming NY city streets

asj - 24-OCT-2008

Worth a look http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transforming-nyc-streets-with-jsk/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/23/broadway-boulevard-confirms-people-will-sit-in-well-placed-seats/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/04/24/eyes-on-the-street-gansevoort-plaza-open-for-business/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/04/25/streetfilm-the-transformation-of-meat-market-plaza/