See leading note (below) from earlier discussion, and also the attached files on corridor detailing, and signal cycle times.
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Exclusive bus lanes might not be necessary on old Airport rd because :
HOT TOPICS
SPOTLIGHT AGENCIES
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Minibuses for better area coverage Naveen - 23-OCT-2010
The following request has been forwarded to BMTC to consider operation of minibuses : Quote |
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Meeting with Mr Balachandran, Alchemy Urban Systems silkboard - 23-OCT-2010
Yesterday, IDS, Naveen and myself met with Mr B R Balachandran, an Urban design & planning specialist. Mr Balachandran has experience with Ahmadabad BRTS, and is a big backer of the BRT/BPS concepts. |
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Bus Priority - calling for help silkboard - 17-OCT-2010
Bus Priority System may or may not be BRTS, but if you agree that the Bus needs some speeding up, and want BRTS or good enough half-measures for Bangalore, we need you. Bus Priority System (BPS) may seem like castles in thin air right now, but it will remain that way a bit longer if you decide to keep away. To your question - what help does the project need? Here: |
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Will Delhi Metro turn into a white elephant? - Rediff article das - 17-OCT-2010
Summary 153 km. network, built over 15 years. |
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ESAF BANGALORE - 15-OCT-2010
[offtopic comment from G1 Bus priority project] |
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'BMTC tweaks fares to fleece commuters'!? silkboard - 14-OCT-2010
Vasanth, Pathy sir and some others have always complained that BMTC fares are too high. Two senior citizens from Marathahalli claim that BMTC is charging far higher than prescribed fares. From the Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article817575.ece |
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G1/Old Airport Road - corridor detail, files Naveen - 13-OCT-2010
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"Bus Priority System" - pilot G1/333 silkboard - 12-OCT-2010
A serious switch to public transport (PT) can be triggered if PT can move at closer or better effective speed compared to cars/mobikes. Buses are prime mode of PT in Bengaluru, and would be so for near future. |
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Are you okay giving priority to buses on Bengaluru roads? silkboard - 12-OCT-2010* Absolutely yes, make long dedicated bus lanes * Yes, but only where road or junction is wide enough * In theory yes, but don't know how you will do it * No, do not slow down my cars and mobikes. |
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Ask Me service - Query on BMTC routes ss87 - 11-OCT-2010
Based on major discussions in praja we have seen that the main issue in switching over to public transport is not knowing the routes of the buses as majority board are in Kannada only. Hence I just thought of starting this blog where any query regarding BMTC routes would be answered. |