How are we doing in 2030?

idontspam - 5-JUN-2009

There is growing realization that environment is going to play a big part in the microclimate of fast growing cities. The trend therefore in some well planned cities is to move transport underground.

Tier 2 chinese towns better than b'luru

idontspam - 30-MAY-2009

Mixed use misuse

idontspam - 12-MAY-2009

Take for example Kanakapura Road...Now suppose I want to cross the road at Yelachenahalli.

This is the whole crux of urban planning.

A new Paris...

mcadambi - 17-MAR-2009

 A new design for Paris:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/arts/design/17paris.html

Smart Growth Principles Book Review

psaram42 - 6-MAR-2009

Getting to Smart Growth II book provides 10 policy options to achieve each of the 10 Smart Growth Principles. These policies are supported with ''Practice Tips'' which offer additional resources or brief case studies of communities that have applied the approach to achieve smart growth.

The 10 principles are:

Bengaluru: Traffic congestion

idontspam - 7-FEB-2009

1. Overview

2. History

3. Data

4. Solutions

5. Examples

6. References

Cost and Time Overruns in Public Utility Projects.

kbsyed61 - 1-FEB-2009

 The cost and time overruns in projects executed by public sector units in India has direct impact on inflation and increases the cost of the final products both in private sector and public sector. This is the conclusion of Mr. Sebastian Morris of IIM, Ahmadabad, writes in one of his papers published in 1987. It sounds little surprising and unconvincing. This paper by Mr.

Bangalore in the Pangs of Development!

gopalsivas - 28-JAN-2009

Development is good for any city and country. And if you just glace around in any major road today, you will see the un-missable sign of development in our beloved Bangalore. Guess what!? It is the new and new buildings being raised in every major street / road in the city that is expanding at a pace so rapid, that you and I can only imagine.

Sustainability - Making cities to be of one-hour wide functionality

asj - 30-JAN-2009

Speech by Mr. Peter Newman is a must read for all City Adminisrators and Town planners. Please do spend time reading. Its dense but insightful.

http://www.metrostrategy.nsw.gov.au/dev/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=59&languageId=1&contentId=248

'Need for innovation in urban road infrastructure planning'

psaram42 - 13-JAN-2009

In to days Times of India article Mr. Praveen Sood Additional Commissioner of Police (traffic) has articulated his concern about the pedestrians and the problems faced by the traffic police in enforcing the traffic rules. In democracy people get what they deserve.