See leading note (below) from earlier discussion, and also the attached files on corridor detailing, and signal cycle times.
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Exclusive bus lanes might not be necessary on old Airport rd because :
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Bus Priority - calling for help silkboard - 17-OCT-2010
Bus Priority System may or may not be BRTS, but if you agree that the Bus needs some speeding up, and want BRTS or good enough half-measures for Bangalore, we need you. Bus Priority System (BPS) may seem like castles in thin air right now, but it will remain that way a bit longer if you decide to keep away. To your question - what help does the project need? Here: |
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sourav894 - 16-OCT-2010
One fine day, my teacher and I were discussing the mushrooming malls in the city of Bangalore. Here is an extract of the conversation- |
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sourav894 - 16-OCT-2010
It is preposterous to see the long queues outside schools in Bangalore. These fine men and women are here for their kids admission into pre-primary sections. This school will demand lakhs of donation, and these parents will readily pay it! Some schools even demand minimum qualification of parents for admitting their wards. On what basis are they authorized to do so? |
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Spit and Pee in Public - Civic Sense of Bengaluru! kbsyed61 - 16-OCT-2010
"Spit and pee in public, flyovers are more important". Yes, this is the title of the interesting article published in "Citizen Matters" by Vaishnavi Vittal. http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/blogs/show_entry/2445-public-health-sanitation-bengaluru |
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ESAF BANGALORE - 15-OCT-2010
[offtopic comment from G1 Bus priority project] |
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'BMTC tweaks fares to fleece commuters'!? silkboard - 14-OCT-2010
Vasanth, Pathy sir and some others have always complained that BMTC fares are too high. Two senior citizens from Marathahalli claim that BMTC is charging far higher than prescribed fares. From the Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article817575.ece |
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G1/Old Airport Road - corridor detail, files Naveen - 13-OCT-2010
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"Bus Priority System" - pilot G1/333 silkboard - 12-OCT-2010
A serious switch to public transport (PT) can be triggered if PT can move at closer or better effective speed compared to cars/mobikes. Buses are prime mode of PT in Bengaluru, and would be so for near future. |
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Centralized data in RTO - Filing RTI with Transport Commissioner kbsyed61 - 12-OCT-2010
I am getting ready to file some RTI's with transport department to find out the state of centralization motor vehicle data and use of same by RTOs. The Transport department's website (http://rto.kar.nic.in/) mentions about computerization of records. |
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Are you okay giving priority to buses on Bengaluru roads? silkboard - 12-OCT-2010* Absolutely yes, make long dedicated bus lanes * Yes, but only where road or junction is wide enough * In theory yes, but don't know how you will do it * No, do not slow down my cars and mobikes. |