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BRTS – Certainly Possible & Can be Seamlessly Integrated too ! Naveen - 6-MAY-2008
Planning BRT Corridors along narrower
/congested roads & areas can be done by using up only one lane
about 12-ft wide for one-way flows whilst using a similar lane on a
different road for the return journey. This also has the advantage of
wider coverage thrown in for the benefit of commuters. On wider roads,
Syamese-twin pairs of bus-ways can be planned with overtaking facility
at some bus stops for express /skip-stop services (20 ft width corridor
would be required at bus stops for this, but they can be staggered on
up & down directions to prevent 40’ width of the road at any given
point from being used up).
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How does Europe & the rest of the world do it ? Naveen - 15-APR-2008
Blrsri - referring to yr post elsewhere, & also in general, some issues that need to be highlighted --- In USA /Europe & in rapidly developing far-eastern cities, the situation is very different, & solutions are found far more scientifically. They also have the advantage of much smaller populations & a more homogenous mix of users. This makes it easy for them to make changes as & when necessary with minimal objections or agitation. The old city of Rome is an example with very narrow streets, but traffic is very well controlled & directed, with efficient supervision & real-time monitoring. As I see it, our difficulties are far more numerous & are summarized below. |
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tsubba - 8-MAR-2008
BMIC project updates -II |
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False Infrastructural Hype of Times of India Vasanth - 26-DEC-2007TOI Bangalore Edition is every friday covering infrastructural project reports - But, most of them are not at all true and just it creates hype. |
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tsubba - 16-DEC-2007
According to The
Hindu,
Governor Rameshwar Thakur convened a high-level meeting on execution of
the BMIC project at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday, Dec 15th 2007. Baba
Kalyani, chairman of the Kalyani Group of companies, called on the
Governor and urged the government to allot land for the project as per
the framework agreement as early possible for early completion of the
project. According to ToI(Dec 16, 2007), the Governor was keen on
knowing obstacles facing the first phase of the project and is reported
to have asked to give in writing the land required for completing the
peripheral and link roads. ToI also reports that the governor had filed
an affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking time to take a re-look at the
project. |
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admin123 - 14-NOV-2007
Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Plan for Bangalore TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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ESG - BMIC: It's Out In The Streets Now tsubba - 30-OCT-2007
Even though Ashok Kheny is known for his talks and is known to bowl over listeners, NICE is not exactly known for their openness and this case is no different either. Nothing on their website when I last checked it. There is no direct way of knowning their side of the story. Only media reports. But ESG is quite net savvy and carries a copy of the FIR that Leo Saldhana (co-ordinator, ESG) as filed with the police along with photographs on their website. In addition Arun forwarded me an email from Leo Saldhana(coordinator ESG) that he received. |
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tsubba - 18-OCT-2007
Kheny Seeks To Meet Governor... Ashok Kheny, managing director of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise, has sought an appointment with Governor Rameshwar Thakur. Kheny, who was in the City to attend the exhibition of idols of Jain Thirthankaras told the media that he would be meeting the Governor shortly. |
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tsubba - 3-OCT-2007
Even as working mothers at EC complain of not being able to spend time with their new borns, KA Govt's incessant, relentless attack on BMIC, gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "its a shrinking world". If last week it was Global Infrastructure Consortium and its monorail, this week its, I'm kidding you not, Asian Infrastructure Consortium, headed by a Malaysian monorail company! Even before you can say Swiss Challenge, within one week, HDK's KA govt has come up with a whole new proposal and a whole new petition. |
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BMIC - Supreme Court questions notification inviting global bids silkboard - 28-SEP-2007
So, as was expected by most, Supreme Court questions BMIC notification inviting global bids: "The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Karnataka Government for issuing a notification inviting global bids for the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project when there was a specific direction issued in April 2006 to the State and to Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) to complete the project expeditiously." |
On Oct 25, 2007, ESG ran into trouble on the BMIC PRR at the Somapura Junction. From the pictures taken by the ESG members it is clear that Ashok Kheny was there and so was the police. So that was how serious this was. Now there are four versions to this episode, the NICE version, the ESG version, the police version, and the media version.