The Traffic Quagmire – Using Logic & Rationality the Right Way

Naveen - 25-MAR-2008

Vasanth - your post ‘Using Technology the Right Way’ made good reading.

We can come up with umpteen reasons for the chaos that traffic is, but simply put, there is just one real core issue – the city is trying to cope with traffic loads for which it’s road network certainly was never designed nor envisaged. Despite having lost the battle time & again, all efforts so far have been to satisfy the ‘Car lobbies’, even at the expense of pedestrians, bicyclists & public transport users. Planning & Construction of the Metro rail is the only exception.Plans, policies & procedures that involve a multi-dimensional approach to seek long-term & permanent solutions have never materialized, though efforts have been made.

Bangalore Metro vs. CMH Road HC Case

tsubba - 27-FEB-2008

Writ petition by CMH Shops and Establishments, and Residents Association and K. V. Ramakrishna and N. Suresh Kumar, challenging the alignment of Metro through the CMH Road and 100 feet Road in Indiranagar and seeking a stay on further work along the CMH road. The petitioners seek an alternate alignment along the Old Madras Road. They have also sought appointment of an expert committee to consider the economic, social and environmental aspect of impugned alignment.

work on the metro..

blrsri - 26-FEB-2008

* is woefully slow, how many more months will they make MG road a dump yard?\n* is just fine..let them work peacefully\n* need to made faster..we need the first phase by 2009\n* \n* \n

METRO? When?

blrsri - 22-JAN-2008

We are talking of busses as a alternative till the metro comes up..but actually how safe are they? Its almost weekly that they go about claiming lives of innocent people, including children..I would say a serious study needs to be done as to how many busses a road can take at any point in time and limits should be set on that!

Bangalore Metro What To Expect

tsubba - 3-JAN-2008

A peek into ...
* Noise Levels
* Trains & Safety Systems
* Cashing on Carbon Creds
* Futuristic Stations

Bangalore Metro Alignment On CMH Road?

tsubba - 2-JAN-2008

* CMH Road Elevated (Current Plan)\n* CMH Road Underground\n* Old Madras Road Elevated\n* I don't know\n

Bangalore Metro Updates

tsubba - 2-JAN-2008

In this update ...
* Demolition, Compensation & Acquisitions
* Trouble At CMH Road
* Issue of Pre-Qualification tunelling for under ground tunelling approved
* Extensions to Hesaraghatta Cross and Jaraganahalli sought
* Consultants for signaling and telecommunication system to be finalized
* Youtube animations

Bangalore Airport Link Rail Corporation

tsubba - 18-DEC-2007

TNN's R Jayaprakash(ToI Dec 18 2007) is reporting that in the next few weeks, the government will float a Bangalore Airport Link Rail Corporation and set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to handle the affairs. Quoting an official working on the project the report says that the tentative name suggested is Bangalore Airport Rail Link Corporation. This follows the meeting DMRC’s E Sreedharan had with the governor. The governor’s office will seek Centre’s consent in the absence of an elected body. And get this, apparently, the train promises to take you from MG road to airport in just 15 minutes!!!

We need metro fast..

blrsri - 5-DEC-2007

Some statistics about pollutants: Suspended Particulate matter(SPM) WHO world standard : 25/microgram/m3 SPM(Indian Standards): 200 microgram/m3 Yesterday in Bangalore: 236 microgram/m3 We are breathing about 10 times more pollutants than prescribed as safe! This is all the more reason to get the metro and other solutions in place and fast!

Namma Mono - Where are you ?

Vasanth - 27-NOV-2007

BMRC said that it cannot handle Monorail along with Metro. After that there is no update by either BMRCL or state government about the staus such as appointment of a consultant, is it going to be operated on a BOOT or is Government going to build, is BMRCL going to handle this or not etc.. Lot of questions arising about Monorail of Bangalore.