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Carrying Cycle on the Bus - ideas and options silkboard - 10-NOV-2013
Ever wonder what aspect of Cycle Day got most attention and interest around? It was the news about BMTC trying an experiment of allowing people to carry their cycles on the Bus. Since Volvo or similar low floor buses are the only ones where it is possible to carry cycles along without causing inconvenience to other commuters, this experiment is limited to those types of buses. |
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The 1st 'Feel Bengaluru Cycle Day' silkboard - 25-SEP-2013
The Cycle Day campaign kicks off on Sunday, Oct 27, with its first monthly event, "Feel Bangalore Cycle Day". More details to follow (this event most will be edited with more specifics), here is the high level plan, a simple call: |
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Planning "Feel Bengaluru Cycle Day", a monthly event silkboard - 25-SEP-2013
We are kicking off the campaign via a monthly event called "Feel Bengaluru Cycle Day". Its a simple call for everyone to just take their cycles out, 'feel' the city early in the morning by cyling through fresh air and empty roads on a Sunday morning to Cubbon Park, |
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BRTS, Bus Priority or similar concepts for Bangalore silkboard - 20-SEP-2013
This is a book page to hold together discussions on BRTS (Bus Rapid Transport System), BPS (Bus Priority System) or similar bus based prioritized transporation systems. Please outline any widely read, discussed, or citizen-conducted research type posts under this page. |
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First and Last Mile connects for BMTC silkboard - 19-SEP-2013
This is a book page to hold together discussions on these subjects related to BMTC
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BMTC's encouraging mini bus talk - good going Mr Parwez silkboard - 19-SEP-2013
Amidst all the press that BMTC is getting recently, one thing that caught attention was talk of mini buses, shuttles and feeder routes. As we all know, feeder plans, and solid execution of first/last mile connects can help increase usage of BMTC as well as (future) metro. Here are the bytes I have picked up (read in print, so don't have links handy, will search and add later) |
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srinidhi - 17-SEP-2013
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BMTC's Trunk & Feeder services murali772 - 16-SEP-2013
BMTC has at long last announced commencement of the Trunk & Feeder Services (check here), which was what was envisaged when the Big-10 services were started. |
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BMTC losing out on outdoor advertising revenues? silkboard - 15-SEP-2013
You see colorful, big, bright, and sometimes visually polluting hoardings, legal as well as illegal, crowding out road side air space almost everywhere in Bengaluru. The cacophony of imagery and colors tells you that there is decent demand for outdoor advertising.
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Save women commuters from sexual harassment in BMTC buses - suggestion Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 15-SEP-2013
Women commuters are the silent sufferers of certain harassments being meted out to them during their journeys in BMTC buses. With uncontrolled influx of people into Namma Bengaluru, more and more people are using the BMTC buses. One can find young women rushing to board buses, however crowded they may be, with the sole intention of reaching their destinations. |