Preaching to the choir – converting people to use public transport

ashfaq syed - 10-FEB-2010

Back in 1990’s driving was a pleasure on American Roads.   Many evenings were spent going on a long drive enjoying the pleasure of driving the car on smooth and light traffic highways.  People used to drive 50 miles every night just to put a child to sleep.  Gas was cheap, traf

Reconstitution of land and property - new alternative to TDR

murali772 - 24-DEC-2009

In what is now loud thinking, BDA, BBMP and urban-affairs officials are proposing a new scheme in town planning whereby there will be ‘reconstitution of land and property’ instead of acquisition.

Is it wise to have IT parks near Airport?

Vasanth - 19-DEC-2009

 Many IT parks are coming up near BIAL, one example of big IT Park is the Manyata Tech Park. Is the Government decision wise to open IT parks near BIAL?

Using the present Indian railways as Commuter rail in Bangalore

vinod_shankar - 18-DEC-2009

For the past month or so, i have been regularly using the IR trains running between cantonment station and whitefield station to commute to my office near Whitefield.  I am travelling by train only in the mornings, as the frequency is decent. Its a struggle to find trains in the evenings.  I find the trains reliable and on schedule  most of the time.

Please do not plan to settle down in Bengaluru, it is dying.

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 8-NOV-2009

To

All those dear Indians and others from all over the world,

Please do not mistake this post.  This is for your own good and ours too; while the final choice is yours, have a look at the bleak future you may face if you come and settle down:

Source: Deccan Chronicle-front page-todate:

Nutshell: RITES Report -

A total breakdown of urban planning - A microscopic look at the lowest level

blrpraj - 4-NOV-2009

When we look at Bangalore and see it's overburdened infrastructure falling apart (be it water, roads, power, footpath etc.) , one cannot help but think how we got to this point in the first place, since recognising the problem and it's causes is one of the first steps in effectively proposing and designing a solution to remedy the problem.

BMTC - tight schedules leading to accidents

s_yajaman - 3-OCT-2009

Read this in DH today. 

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/28436/tight-schedule-leads-mishap.html

Quite a damning report on BMTC's irresponsible practices.  I think quite a bit of discussion has taken place around this.

State’s reluctance to try Traffic Restraint Scheme irks HC

murali772 - 23-SEP-2009

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that the state government is not ready to experiment with the Traffic Restraint Scheme (TRS) and was instead depending on infrastructure projects and enhancement of public transport system.

Whitepaper - Still of relevance

Naveen - 24-JUL-2009

Hi All !

Silence Please!

murali772 - 16-JUN-2009

Come Friday evening, Hudson Circle, one of the more congested traffic spots in the city, will witness a peace march of a different kind, where “silence” will be both its method and message.