How does congestion pricing work?

idontspam - 1-NOV-2010

This nice video summarizes what we have been discussing on these congestion pricing threads. How do you make it "fair"

...and how do you price the congestion

Is Praja ahead of time?

kbsyed61 - 18-OCT-2010

In many instances we have seen that from private to government agencies have lifted ideas from online communities like Praja, and ideas/discussions have been borrowed or inspired from. Don't agree?

A Radical town planning approach, advantages and disadvantages

psaram42 - 11-AUG-2009

There is a need to have some changes in the current thinking, as far as the town planning aspects of cities like Bangalore are concerned.

Disincentivising Private Tpt - some light at the end of the tunnel

s_yajaman - 8-AUG-2009

Finally some light at the end of the tunnel.  Read this today in the ET

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Economy/Govt-plans-new-levies-on-vehicles/articleshow/4869629.cms

Seminar on "Decongesting Bangalore - Innovative Solutions for a Cleaner Greener Bangalore"

deepakar - 4-APR-2009

This was an info posted on bngcore. Forwarding it to praja because folks here might be interested to attend. I've created an event on the praja calendar. You can find the synopsis of the seminar as part of the event description. Here's the URL

http://bangalore.praja.in/events/2009/04/decongesting-bangalore-innovativesolutions-a-cleaner-greener-bangalore

Decongesting Bangalore - InnovativeSolutions for a Cleaner Greener Bangalore

deepakar - 4-APR-2009

Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning
                               (CiSTUP)
                                 &

Moving the capital out of Bangalore

ashwin - 2-JAN-2009

This is an idea that has been discussed before, including on this forum. I am coming from the view not of the governance structure of Bangalore (autonomy etc) which is an orthogonal issue, but of the power of such a move to take the pressure off Bangalore.

Car pooling: how about government facilitating it?

sandeepsp - 18-SEP-2008

We always talk about how good it will be if people opt for car pooling while commuting to office. Although most of us agree that car pooling is a great idea, not many of us actually get to do it. There can be many reasons for it, which mostly relate to people either not wanting to share their car or not bothering to find someone to share it with.

Given this problem, I think it would make more sense for the government to come forward and facilitate car-pooling for the people.


The basic idea:

Shifting Bangalore's Burden To Other Cities

City.Zen - 20-MAY-2008

One solution to Bangalore's problems is shifting of some of its burden on to other cities. This has been recognized by both the government and the companies both of whom have been working at it.

• What are the factors which help a company to decide upon a location?
• Why has Bangalore been the preferred city - is it the climate, the pub-culture, the tolerant and loving Bengalooru prajas, the absence of trade unionism, the supportive government, or the combination of all of these?