Help required for design of alternatives

Arun - 5-NOV-2008

[Promoted from a comment on "... End of Gandhi Bazaar?"]

Underpass at Tagore Circle - End of Gandhi Bazaar?

Arun - 4-NOV-2008

The pleasure of shopping on Gandhi Bazaar Main Road in Basavanagudi may be lost forever, if the underpass at Tagore Circle at the beginning of the road materializes. Yes, this proposal now seems to have moved and Deccan Herald has published traffic diversions to accommodate this project. I have put in all the pieces in a hurry. Sorry for any editing lapses.

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.

Jaime Lerner's Presentation at TED Talk (BRTS, design and city planning)

Rithesh - 30-OCT-2008

I stumbled on this nice TED talk by Jaime Larner. Jaime Larner is an architect and urban planner. He is well know for the BRT systems that he introduced in Curitiba (an industrial hub in South Brazil)as a mayor of that city. He is also know for converting the gridlocked commercial artery city into a spacious pedestrian mall(!!!).

Transportation Solutions for Bangalore

silkboard - 27-OCT-2008

Everyone has opinions and ideas on solutions for Bangalore's transportation woes. This book will list some popular and comprehensive ones that came up in various discussions.

BTIS live traffic information

thampan - 24-OCT-2008

View Bangalore traffic live at any time : http://btis.in/cameras/all.php Bangalore Transport Information System (BTIS) showing 34/50 cameras across Bangalore. Click on location to see current live snapshot … The resolution is pretty good...comparable to those in european towns -------- got the above mail and thought will share with praja about the site

Mobility empowers

murali772 - 24-OCT-2008

Automobility enervates, because more cars mean more congestion, less mobility

Speed Governors are History!

Ravi_D - 23-OCT-2008

Remember this post on Speed Governors by SB?

SB - Sorry to throw this one out my friend. Did you notice these articles in DH recently?

http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct212008/state2008102096322.asp

Speed governors - using technology to enforce speed limits

silkboard - 22-OCT-2008

Here in Karnataka, government is pushing (its not actually govt, its the High Court) speed governors, but they are doing so only for commercial vehicles. If there is a reason or basis for why trucks and lorries are being targeted and not the private cars as well, I would like to know that.

Traffic Congestion – Possible case for a PIL

Naveen - 20-OCT-2008

As outlined below, the formation of the prescribed bodies to tackle traffic congestion & to improve living conditions in the city was completed some time ago as recommended. Despite this, no concrete steps seem to be planned to stem the rot. The same old solutions continue to be doled out – the usual widening of roads after felling more trees & introducing more bus routes. These temporary solutions have been making things worse as widening roads invites more vehicles & the losers continue to be pedestrians & public transport users.