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ss87 - 8-FEB-2010
ITPL: From Banashankari: (502 and MBS-24)*,321B,411E,411F,506 From Silk board: 500F*,411J,502 and MBS-24,321B,411E,411F,506 From Ulsoor/K.R.Puram Railway station: (304,306 & 319 series )** From Kengeri satellite Town: 502 From Rajarajeshwarinagar: MBS-24,373G From Electronic City: 600 From Hebbal: 601,506A |
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BMTC - It is all in the numbers ashfaq syed - 7-FEB-2010
One of the easiest scheduling problems to solve is when time and route are known. If the time and at least one (pickup or destination) is fixed, then it is even easier to schedule. If a pickup and drop schedule for 100 people going to an office has to be designed, simply get the pickup points and put it on a m |
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kbsyed61 - 7-FEB-2010
[Update: Date changed to March 3, "The Venue is Institute of Town Planning, Ambedkar Veedhi, Vasantha Nagar, Bangalore. Time - 3 PM" ] |
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Proposed BMLTA Act feedback is due Feb 10th kbsyed61 - 7-FEB-2010
BMLTA is slated to become the sole responsible authority for land based transport in Bengaluru via the proposed BMLTA Act. For more read Deccan Herald news item http://www.deccanherald.com/content/51135/bmlta-soon-monitor-all-urban.html |
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Pollution levels dropped on Bus Day kbsyed61 - 6-FEB-2010
Deccan Herald carried this new story on pollution levels measured by KSPCB on Feb 2, Feb 4 and Feb 5th. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/51309/pollution-levels-dropped-bus-day.html |
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Plans for BMTC's Rome need redrawing Naveen - 6-FEB-2010
BMTC has made a start on one front for building their Rome: by increasing bus inventories & increasing the number & types of services. Most other areas are still struggling to even get blueprints ready. Thus, we seem to have many attractive buildings put up haphazardly & with poor lighting in BMTC's Rome. |
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Bengaluru’s first Bus Day gives filip to public transport vaishvittal - 5-FEB-2010
The idea was proposed by a citizens’ community and became a reality through BMTC. An additional 10,000 Bangaloreans hopped on and off buses on ‘Bus Day’, according to one estimate. Read more on Citizen Matters http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1761-bus-day-a-moderate-success |
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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: |
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Media report card on just concluded Bus Day initiative! kbsyed61 - 5-FEB-2010
Deccan Herald - Commuters give thumbs up ... |
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BMTC can make use of simple technologies to attract more commuters bharath_hegde - 4-FEB-2010
Whole of current week I have been choosing Bus instead of my Car for commuting to office. Here is been my experience and suggestions for BMTC. |
Here is a media reports round up of the Bus Day initiative we triggered and participated in. Good coverage all around, and going by some of the reports (25% jump in ridership, breather on some corridors etc), looks like the city has made a good beginning. The event is likely to become a permanent fixture on BMTC's and Bengaluru's calendar. Lets hope BMTC will act fast on all the feedback the event generated for them.