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 :
HOT TOPICS
SPOTLIGHT AGENCIES
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Making Public Transport the First Choice murali772 - 27-OCT-2010
That was the title of the Nobel Memorial Seminar convened by 'Volvo Buses', yesterday (26th Oct) at the Leela, Bangalore. |
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Combined ticketing for 2 buses. rackstar - 26-OCT-2010
Say i want to go from Banashankari to IIMB. I have to change bus at Jayadeva, so it is two bus journey. If i wait for direct bus it will take too long. |
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Government, BMTC - Do courts needs to tell you? kbsyed61 - 26-OCT-2010
"The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to constitute an expert committee to look into the feasibility of implementing the BMTC feeder bus service. |
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Minibuses for better area coverage Naveen - 23-OCT-2010
The following request has been forwarded to BMTC to consider operation of minibuses : Quote |
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Meeting with Mr Balachandran, Alchemy Urban Systems silkboard - 23-OCT-2010
Yesterday, IDS, Naveen and myself met with Mr B R Balachandran, an Urban design & planning specialist. Mr Balachandran has experience with Ahmadabad BRTS, and is a big backer of the BRT/BPS concepts. |
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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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'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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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. |