What does it mean to be green

idontspam - 26-FEB-2009

Stockholm and Hamburg became the first cities to be named European Green Capital on Monday, Stockholm was commended for beach improvements, high recycling rates, its congestion charging system, an extensive public transport system and carbon emissions that were half the national average. 

Some BEST bus routes I used

asj - 15-FEB-2009

Please see Route#1, Route#2 and Route#3.
 

Lessons from Mumbai

rs - 5-FEB-2009

I just returned from a trip to Mumbai and was quite impressed by how much the city has improved in the last one year. While of course most of the city is still in really bad shape large parts have been improved in several ways

Peace March, Bangalore: A Report

Photoyogi - 3-DEC-2008

This morning I got this email fwd from a friend in the US, calling citizens to gather at cubbon park,  and express their feeling with the terror attacks in Mumbai. Yes, the past few days I have been tracking this news across the prominent national TV channels. My blood boils, my heart broke on seeing the the Taj Palace burn.

Mumbai - is it time?

silkboard - 27-NOV-2008

Who is not stunned? Writing more about the incident from terrorism angle will lead to needless rambling. I have only one question to ask, from the angle of law and order. Isn't it time for Police Reforms, and overhaul of our internal security systems?

Mumbai to get India's First Monorail - by 2011

santsub - 25-NOV-2008

Come November 29 Mumbaikars' dream of smooth commuting will get a major boost with the laying of the foundation stone for India's first Monorail project at the metropolis. Details below in the link.. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Monorail_in_Mumbai_from_Nov_29/articleshow/3754417.cms

Mumbai Selects Monorail Builder

Naveen - 25-OCT-2008

Mumbai has selected the Scomi-L&T consortium to build it's Monorail. The first route (20km) is expected to be ready within 3 years. The other bidder, Reliance-Hitachi were eliminated due to longer construction period.

Will those days ever come back

asj - 15-OCT-2008

An old friend from Girgaum (densly populated South Mumbai) found me on the web. I left Girgaum in 1991.
 
But his e-mail or part of it is worth a ponder - 
 

Kingfisher and Jet announce alliance

Devesh - 13-OCT-2008

[Cross Posted from my aviation blog]

Learning from Road Layouts

asj - 4-OCT-2008

Dear All,

I have for some time wanted to share how planning road layouts is vital for ensuring traffic flows smoothly.

Here is the first in what I hope to make a series (and hope other contribute too) of road layouts from UK. Aim is to share these observations with our planners to reduce entropy on our roads.

A Typical cross junction in UK