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March 4 Bus Day - New shuttles - Bagmane, Indiranagar, Domlur, Koramangala vinod_shankar - 2-MAR-2010
BMTC is announcing new local shuttle routes for March 4 Bus Day. Instead of smaller multiple local feeder loops, we have a largish loop covering Indiranagar, Domlur and Koramangala. Frequency promised is 10 minutes, so that will help. |
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City, people, public - mingle on March 4 silkboard - 26-FEB-2010
An event is one thing, and a tradition another. A monthly event gives everyone the chance to do some progressive experiments and thinking. Everyone as in, BMTC, involved organizations and the individuals who'd spread the word. Yes, just take the Bus, and get the rights to crib about what you didn't like, becuase you would be speaking from experience. And if you like the ride, tell the world that public transport is worth it. |
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SKYPE Meeting: 2nd Bus Day - What next for Praja? kbsyed61 - 22-FEB-2010
BMTC has anounced that the next Bus Dya will be observed on March 4. http://praja.in/en/projects/2874/announcement/4-march-bus-day-new-corridors-announced |
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Local shuttle ideas for next Bus Day (March 4) silkboard - 22-FEB-2010
Now that BMTC and Transport Minister have liked the concept, let us make suggestions to make the most, and more immportant. meaningful use of the idea-pad cum marketing event called Bus Day. For starters, I think we should try do not more than 2 corridors on each Bus day. 5 is a lot to cover and do, there is no point being wide but thin in coverage. |
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4 March Bus Day - New corridors announced silkboard - 22-FEB-2010
Got this email from BMTC late last week. Most significant part in there is
New Corridor means extra buses, more cops at key points on the corridors to manage bus traffic, and hopefuly, some local shuttles around these corridors on the day Here is the note received from BMTC: |
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Next Bus Day - new things to do and try silkboard - 16-FEB-2010
Its time for next Bus Day, and we assume BMTC is game to convert this to a monthly tradition. With time, the Bus Day should become: |
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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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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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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.