Inter Modal Transit Terminal / Satellite Bus Terminus at Peenya

ssheragu - 9-APR-2008

while the construction of an Inter Modal Transit Terminal or Satellite Bus Terminus at Peenya is welcome, i fail to understand why the parking space is only for 257 cars and 813 two wheelers

ನಾವೇನು ಮಾಡಬಹುದು?

shas3n - 9-APR-2008

BMTC Suvarna peak hour service

s_yajaman - 9-APR-2008

saw this report on BMTC's long planned peak hour service.

http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/01/stories/2008040159230300.htm

It was disappointing to see a good idea being executed badly. (Murali sir was not at all surprised!). If you see the routes almost all of them touch - Kempegowda Bus Stand. I thought that place was crowded as it is without another set of buses attempting to enter them. Have any of you (except Vasanth) been to Subhashnagar bus stand? There is log jam inside the bus stand and buses that are ready to go cannot leave because they are surrounded by other buses.

interview with DCP traffic East on radio indigo

thampan - 8-APR-2008

There was an interview with DCP traffic east today morning on radio indigo.

I heard only part of it.

Couple of points which i felt worthwhile to bring to the attention of the group

"Magic" Mistakes Done .. BBMP must think and step forward

Photoyogi - 8-APR-2008

First it was Cauvery Jn : With the narrow underpass, buses or slightly larger vehicles "are" passing through it, but the drivers have to slow down to make sure they don't damage the vehicles. There by slowing all the traffic behind. It was after this, even the BBMP seems to agree that it could have been wider.

Best Practices for Bangalore

Bengloorappa - 8-APR-2008

I am trying to enlist here some of the best practices that I have seen/heard about City Management. Please feel free to add, edit/dissect as you may please.

1. Locality based Infrastructure Management - A la Delhi model can be adopted by empowering local Residents' associations, where available, to get Infrastructure like Roads, Parks, Water and Waste management managed and maintained on a locality basis and make engineers and other city corporation employees answerable to such associations as well as to their own management. This can lead to quick addressal of grievances and form power centres for effective infra management. In Delhi, residents' associations are headed by retired govt. employees who have plenty of time on their hands and a vision for their locality.

Trucks, buses and autos without tail lights

pbanavara - 7-APR-2008

A simple tail light can save thousands of mishaps that occur on highways and even on city roads. Yet, most of the transport oriented vehicles including BBMP buses, trucks and autos have no tail lights. It's a horrid sore scene to see the lack of tail lights on almost all of these vehicles. They are a hazard mostly on high speed zones - such as ORR and highways. Obviously 'high speed' is a relative term used in comparison with city roads.

Marathahalli railway bridge - finally!

silkboard - 7-APR-2008

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Roads around major Lakes (Belandur, Madiwala)

anent - 6-APR-2008

As traffic and congestion growing day by day in Bangalore city, it's high time to think of Alternate roads around major Lakes in the city. Especially in South Bangalore lakes like Belandur, Madiwala which can reduce congestion and help traffic diverted on the alternate routes.

Cemented Roads

ssheragu - 6-APR-2008

Laying of cemented roads: In order to have long lasting roads, all roads should be cemented roads. Only a thin layer of bitumen or fine cement should be used for surface smoothness. Such cemented roads will