Posts : Bangalore

Bus stop pain points

seenivisesh - 4-OCT-2008

Bus stops next to signals and the auto drivers' driving menace  into the bus stops when a bus is supposed to reach the stop:

Learning from Road Layouts

asj - 4-OCT-2008

Dear All,

I have for some time wanted to share how planning road layouts is vital for ensuring traffic flows smoothly.

Here is the first in what I hope to make a series (and hope other contribute too) of road layouts from UK. Aim is to share these observations with our planners to reduce entropy on our roads.

A Typical cross junction in UK

Hindu fundamentals under attack

murali772 - 4-OCT-2008

As a believing Hindu, I am ashamed of what is being done by people claiming to be acting in the name of my faith. I have always prided myself on belonging to a religion of astonishing breadth and range of belief; a religion that acknowledges all ways of worshipping God as equally valid - indeed, the only major religion in the world that does not claim to be the only true religion.

BMTC Study Reports

silkboard - 3-OCT-2008

Some email lists have suddenly discovered BMTC study reports. We have talked about these last month in comments here and there, thought I'd post a link again. See them here.

Magic Box Under Pass

psaram42 - 3-OCT-2008

To days TOI Friday, October 03, 2008, has an article by TG Radhakrishna, Indira Nagar, under civic problems, Titled "Magic Boxes Unscientific".

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Most Magic Boxes or subways are being built without proper approach roads.....These 3.5 meter wide sub ways will mar the beauty of the garden city"

'Safe Passage' - for pedestrians at K R Puram, Benniganahalli

psaram42 - 1-OCT-2008

'Safe Passage' - Meeting on Oct 2

psaram42 - 30-SEP-2008

[Promoted meeting plans to separate post {blr_editor}]

Srinath Heragu and myself whole heartedly support Benniganahalli junction pedestrian crossing initiative, taken up by CKannan.

Meeting with BMRC (Metro)

admin123 - 1-OCT-2008

[Updated, Oct 7: We have requested for Oct 18/19, or the weekend after that as some interested members are unavailable on Oct 11. Mr Sivasailam will get back after Oct 12, will post new dates once we get them]

'Rs 3 crore goes down the drain' - Belandur Lake works

silkboard - 30-SEP-2008

In case you didn't read this today:

Rs 3 crore goes down the drain
CAG Unearths Major Irregularities In Bellandur Lake Rejuvenation Project
Vinay Madhav | TNN

How to Improve Efficiency in our system

Avinash - 30-SEP-2008

Hi All, Can we work out a plan like before the Election the party & the people who were in rule has to come infrount of the people and have to share Developments, Construction ,New Project Implementation , New Rule & regulation ,which they have done for the city and to the state in the time span what they had got.