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Bangalore Master Plan 2015 - Where is this headed? deepak_here - 31-MAR-2010
I have read the Bangalore Master Plan 2015 for the first time. I am happy to see the recommendations made after a structured study. ( Though I would have expected this to have more meat) |
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Can Bangalore ban motorcycles ? Naveen - 31-MAR-2010
At some stage soon, auto-rickshaws & motorcycles will have to be banned or atleast, confined to city's outskirts to streamline traffic within the congested CBDs of Indian cities. Bangalore, with it's relatively richer citizens can perhaps lead the way in this! A case study report, full of good explanatory maps & photos by Karl Fjellstrom, ITDP (dtd 15-Sep-2008) about how motorcycles were banned in a span of about 16 years can be downloaded from this link on filesanywhere. Excerpts from this report are worth looking at (especially, the section "Lessons from Guangzhou’s successful motorcycle ban") in relation to our own future needs :
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BMTC Issues - From RCA perspective - 3 Bheema.Upadhyaya - 30-MAR-2010
Few of the points mentioned in the survey (in second set) is about bus stands/stops. 1) Dirty and sad bus stands, do not like waiting there 2) Very hard to walk to and from the Bus Stands
Effect : Do not like waiting there.Causes: 1) No adequate shelter(sad bus stands) - Damaged roofing - No roofing 2) Poor furniture - Demolishing in progress - Repair - Damaged or vandalized - Unclean and not usable - Sharp edges or broken edges - Very old - No disabled friendly furnitures/path
3) Not Clean due to - Spitting (Pan and simple) |
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the train and civil society ..an analogy vmenon - 30-MAR-2010
The train and civil society –an analogy In a slightly lighter frame of mind, let me put down an analogy of civil society’s possible available methods to bring about change; and will try not to put down too many value judgments or pretend that this posting is of great academic and philosophical importance.This also comes from some frustrations ,seeing how some civil societies tussle for space.
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Elections over, time for Regional bill, and State Finance Commission silkboard - 29-MAR-2010
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BBMP Elections - Who could be in the driver’s seat? psaram42 - 28-MAR-2010
When there is a low turn out the party in power looses. So BJP may be facing the music. This is the conclusion of the TV News-9 program that had in the days evening live. This was done by “CVOTER” for the TV-9 channel. Mr. Prakash, Narayan swamy of JDS BJP and Cong were in the debate along with two more participants, whose name I could not get. Out of 229 seats the magic number to win is 150. The forecast is
So is it that Operation Lotus part II will be enacted? The exit polls gave the following result. Politics |
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Town Planning - Ribbon and Ring development psaram42 - 28-MAR-2010
Towns existed many centuries before the Industrial revolution. The pre industrial towns were glorified villages in short for obvious reasons. The degree of urbanization increases sharply as industrialization increases. Even with an inherent flaw in the urban mechanism as opposed to nature, the urban way of life has definite irresistible advantages. 1. Man is a social animal 2. Economic drivers 3. Easy access to goods and services 4. Education and seat of learning 5. Safety |
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idontspam - 27-MAR-2010
The more long-lasting solution to regional and intra-state disparities is to create viable proposals for reducing them within the existing framework of governance rather than create new political entities. Unless there is substantially better governance, there is no guarantee that a new political entity will lead to better economic performance. Interesting to find this analysis today. I dont see more states as the solution. So, that throws up the larger question I was discussing with some praje on a dry, soda filled, friday night. Is the unitary state outlived its utility? Will a federation structure work for a diverse country like India? |
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psaram42 - 24-MAR-2010
General:The planet earth appears blue from outer space due to the huge amount of water covering the globe. The exposed land above this ocean water is only 30% the ocean water portion being the remaining 70%. India stands 7th nation after Russia and china in its extant of land which is about 32,263 Sq km. This land asset available to the earthlings, which is the fundamental asset, is limited in its extent. This asset belongs to the entire life system that exists at any point of time on this planet. It can only be borrowed for temporary convenience by any life that exists on the planet at any time period. |
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Naveen - 23-MAR-2010
" The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed Bangalore Turf Club’s plea for more time and directed it to vacate the premises by September 22. The BTC’s plea — that the grant of land by the Mysore Maharaja’s government in 1915 was absolute — failed to impress the Bench, which made it clear that BTC needs to relocate " " Court asks government to preserve race course area as open space, suggests creation of mini forest No direction to government to give alternative land to BTC ORDER, ORDER The petitioner club cannot seek alternative land as a matter of right for racing and allied activities — Karnataka HC "
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Good riddance. With the local election drama over, it is time to focus on things that will really empower a local government for Bangalore. And they are?