Posts : Bangalore

Dear Railway Minister - It is time for implementation, NOT feasibility studies!

kbsyed61 - 8-FEB-2014

After long 9 months of hard toil, finally the words "Suburban Rail for Bangalore" has reached the ears of our Hon'ble  Railway Minister Shri Kharge.

Namma Metro disconnect

murali772 - 5-FEB-2014

Namma Metro connectivity to different parts of the city is welcome. But commuters also need good access and facilities to reach stations from their homes. And that's a drawback, finds a recent study by the Indian Institute of Science.

BBMP's box drains

murali772 - 30-JAN-2014

The pictures below show what I am referring to as"box drains" under construction, on the east side of the road between Egipura jn and the bridge over the strorm-water (rather sewage) drain, in Koramangala.

Need an Institutional Framework for integration of Different Modes of Transit for Bengaluru

Vasanth - 30-JAN-2014

Success of any city's transport depends on how well are they integrated with each other. Worldover, Institutional Framework organizations work towards achieving this. Examples are Transport for London (TFL) for London, Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) for New York, Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore, STIF of Paris etc.

Need an Institutional Framework for integration of Different Modes of Transit for Bengaluru

Vasanth - 30-JAN-2014

Success of any city's transport depends on how well are they integrated with each other. Worldover, Institutional Framework organizations work towards achieving this. Examples are Transport for London (TFL) for London, Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) for New York, Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore, STIF of Paris etc.

MRVC for Mumbai, When will Bangalore see the SPV and running of Suburban Rail Project

Sanjeev - 29-JAN-2014

MRVC Chief made presentation in Urban Mobility during Dec'2012

http://www.urbanmobilityindia.in/Upload/Conference/920d5229-b4b9-4987-8836-0b131d50a014.pdf

The "Trishanku" Layouts in Bangalore !

wgwwd - 29-JAN-2014

Well, we are aware of so many layouts nemely "private" or "gated" layouts in Bangalore. One of my friend happens to live in such a layout. Here is "story" of  his layout.

akrama sakrama

vmenon - 26-JAN-2014

Core City - 'Pete' Decongestion Proposal - Making Streets Bus & Bicycle Only

Vasanth - 24-JAN-2014

PUBLIC TRANSPORT (BUS) AND NMT ACCESSIBILITY PLAN FOR THE HISTORIC CORE OF BANGALORE CITY by MURALI T V, JOINT DIRECTOR OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, GOVT. OF KARNATAKA

http://www.urbanmobilityindia.in/Upload/Conference/1c5ff3e0-b8fc-4b6e-ba3f-e795e22522ca.pdf

Absence of Sense of Urgency in Government Hospitals

Vasanth - 23-JAN-2014

One of our relative, just 48 yrs of age, who was suspected to have cancer living in a small town 'Sagar Katte' near famous KRS Dam, after many preliminary investigations in various hospitals of Mysore like KR Hospital, JSS Hospital could not come to a conclusion. Some doctors suspected cancer is in 1st stage, some said it is not a cancer.