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Learning from East London Transit plans

asj - 27-NOV-2008

I thought I can share with everyone the example of East London Transit plans. I am providing links to the consultation documents below but the features worth noting are -

More trees to be axed

asj - 24-NOV-2008

Unashamedly they go on, road after road, for sake of wider roads trees are being axed

http://www.sakaaltimes.com/2008/11/24002940/Over-220-trees-face-the-axe-fo.html

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IRC Road markings & signs

asj - 14-NOV-2008

I am not doing a summary here of the IRC codes for road markings. I ordered a copy and got it yesterday and flipped through it. The norms / guidelines cover the basics well. Significantly, there is clear guideline on GIVE WAY - markings.

The Real Price of Nano

asj - 14-NOV-2008

The Real Price of Nano -

The government has reportedly offered huge tax sops of over Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 300 billion) to Tata Motors for the Nano car project, according to the State Support Agreement (SSA) signed between Tata Motors and the Gujarat government on October 7, which was leaked to the media.

Pune - Cycle Track

ameysun - 11-NOV-2008

I have clicked a few snaps on Pune -Satara road between KK market signal and Big Bazzar on 11 Nov 2008 (9.00 - 9.30 AM). The entire stretch on both sides of the BRT is almost complete. Though I have taken snaps on the way to swargate the situation is more or less the same on either sides of cycle track.

What will you prefer: Road over river or something like the Thames Valley Cycle Path

asj - 11-NOV-2008

What will you prefer?

Implementing bus priority on narrow roads - proposal submitted to Pune Municipal Corporation

asj - 9-NOV-2008

Please find a significantly more detailed as well as an updated proposal for implementing bus priority on SB Road, Pune a 80 feet wide road not conducive to Bogota style BRTS with median lanes and median bus stops.
 

Bus Priority Examples: Manchester Automatic Traffic Bollards

asj - 30-OCT-2008

This is rather amusing but its a great example of ensuring bus priority - and though this stuff can be used on segregated bus lanes in Delhi and Pune, they may be best considered for implementing peripheral bus lanes with success.

Transforming NY city streets

asj - 24-OCT-2008

Worth a look http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/transforming-nyc-streets-with-jsk/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/23/broadway-boulevard-confirms-people-will-sit-in-well-placed-seats/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/04/24/eyes-on-the-street-gansevoort-plaza-open-for-business/ http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/04/25/streetfilm-the-transformation-of-meat-market-plaza/

Single body for all transportation works - Pune does it

silkboard - 24-OCT-2008

Learning from mistakes and gaps at other cities - Pune could be doing that. Read this morning, with great interest that Pune has created a special purpose vehicle called Pune Infrastructure Development Corporation (PIDC). Quoting this story (PIDC cleared), this body will be: