Posts : Last Mile

Mukha Mukhi -- Neighbourhood watch

vinod_shankar - 21-MAY-2010

Tune in to Radio Active(Community Radio Station) - This Saturday 22nd May 2010 Listen to RJ Auto Shiv kumar moderate the discussions on auto woes with the concerned authorities, general public and the auto drivers. Call us on 32210392 or 9743346113 with your experience with auto drivers in Bangalore ( 9am to 11.00am)
 
 
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Be an Active Community Journalist - Give yourself the voice; tell us your stories on “Mukhi Mukhi” – Neighbourhood Watch

Autorickshaw,taxi malpractices damage Bengaluru image irrevocably

mbnataraj - 16-MAY-2010

About Autorickshaw/taxi  coolie malpractises that damage the city's image, we the citizens were very pleased to hear of transport minister's initiative to control Auto Rajas ruling the city roads  and tarnishing the city image by their rude

Autos - help them to help ourselves

ashfaq syed - 11-MAR-2010

Couple of months ago I read in paper about the government subsidy for auto rickshaws to change from 2 stroke to 4 stroke engine.  I felt that it was wonderful and very pro-active approach to reducing the pollution.   2 stroke engines pollute 4 times more than cars (because of the pre-mix of oil

Tata magic or winger for last mile connectivity

vinod_shankar - 16-FEB-2010

I'm proposing a few options for last mile connectivity.   If BMTC cannot operate shuttle service, then it makes sense for BMTC to buy the vehicles and ask private players to operate on designated route and frequency.  This is model followed by delhi metro to run its feeder buses.  BMTC needs to innovate in this space try a few models to see if it makes sense.  Since BMT

Last mile connectivity – panacea for most PT problems

ashfaq syed - 15-FEB-2010

The results of the recently concluded praja survey to find why people don’t use PT, shows that the last mile connectivity is the issue for only 10% of the people. I was surprised and so did so many praja members commenting on the survey results.  Well, once I analyzed the comments, I realized that it is not 10% but, it is actually more than 60% and people di

Shuttle suggestions based on our experiences

Vasanth - 5-FEB-2010

After reading everyone's Bus Day experiences in these posts, I felt we can have two approaches:

BMTC launching Local Loop Services on Bus Day

silkboard - 3-FEB-2010

Good news. BMTC will be launching local loop bus services on February 4, the first Bus Day for Bengaluru. "Whitefield Sarige" will be running loops in Whitefield suburban area covering Marathahalli, Brookfields, ITPL, Hope Farm, Whitefield Market, Varthur Road etc. A similar service will connect various points inside Electronics City.

Big10 - 5 things to build upon BMTC's direction-based rework

silkboard - 5-JAN-2010

What's your Bangalore Bus dream? I will tell you mine. Take local area bus to get to nearest Large bus stop in your sub-urb or locality. Or take your car to the Park And Ride Plaza in your sub-urb. Then change to a Big10. Dedicated lanes at places make sure you feel good about watching the cars wait in jams and chaos.

Cyclothon in bangalore

vinod_shankar - 10-SEP-2009

In the last week or so i have been observing full page ads about a cyclothon in bangalore sometime on october.  Seems interesting, atleast finally the need for encouraging cycling has been realized.  More details about the event can be found  here.  We should use this as a push for bicyc

Bicycle's Role in Last Mile Connectivity - The Chinese Example

Naveen - 4-SEP-2009

Which PT system in the world caters to last mile issues the way we demand motorized solutions ?