BMTC - RTI Efforts

kbsyed61 - 22-DEC-2008

Need to decongest Bangalore's roads. In order to do this, it is essential that BMTC plays its role efficiently and professionally both in terms of operations and management. Efficient public transport is the key to decongest our roads and removing traffic blocks.

Need BMTC contact info - for a shuttle service

srinathbava - 17-DEC-2008

I need a help.I'm looking for contact details of vijaynagar area BMTC traffic manager, like his mail-id. I want to request for mini-bus service between vijaynagar to kr market via Telecom layout. Please, help me to find his contact details, and also suggest me how i can proceed. like... any other officers also i need to meet, how to put effectivly my thoughts to them .... etc. Please help me.

Marketing project on BMTC - a survey

thampan - 11-DEC-2008

Thampan sent in this request for help with a survey he is doing for his project on BMTC at IIM-B. Posting the link to the survey and the note on his behalf. He says thanks to all Praja contributors for the amazing information his team found here:

Survey on BMTC & Public transport

thampan - 11-DEC-2008

We are doing a survey on public transport usage among the working population of bangalore foucssing on BMTC as part of a project study to increase the market share of BMTC ( in the transportation pie). Would be greatly helpful if Praja members could take part in the survey. Please click on the below link to take part in the survey.

Occupancy ratio of buses at airport

vkviswanath - 4-DEC-2008

hi, i am going to fly from hyd to blr tomorrow morning. i saw ticketvala.com selling tickets for bial shuttle services to city. but they are charging 200 bucks for krpuram. they are cheating by charging full fare to krpuram, which is applicable to electronic city. actual fare i got to know is 100 only. what is the occupancy ratio of buses at airport?

Access to the Byappanahalli TTMC

Transmogrifier - 26-NOV-2008

Competition without regulation, like this

silkboard - 12-NOV-2008

I see this every other day on my commute, and to many who back competition and liberalization in public transport as a possible solution, this picture represents the fear keeping them from being vocal supporters of the idea. On one side, you have a 3-4 year old nice big bus. Pushing it out of the stand though is a 15 year old vehicle which would be worth a lot less than the bribes it'd take to get operating licenses from RTO.

Anybody still believes BMTC can deliver?

murali772 - 12-NOV-2008

The presence of buses at the flagging-off ceremony seems to have been symbolic, as was the schedule given by the depot and the confirmation by officials that the buses were in operation. And as of this morning, more than a week later, the opinionforming, feedback-providing public is yet to make its acquaintance with the mysterious Marco Polo.

Multiple Bus Shelters - Another Route to Money ?

Naveen - 8-NOV-2008

Hi All,

When the scheme to build bus-shelters of 'International Standards' was first floated a few years ago, many welcomed it as the standard of shelters in the city was pathetic, similar to cattle sheds.

BMTC Routing

silkboard - 2-NOV-2008

BMTC has x000 buses, and with those many buses, it runs y000 routes. The route to bus ratio comes to around xx, and here is how it compares with some other bus systems.