Posts : Transportation

Metro digging work on ITPL road, Whitefield !?

silkboard - 26-AUG-2010

Did anyone else notice the serious digging work going on around ITPL/Mahadevapura main road? This isn't some here and there soil testing type thing, they are making a continuous long trench on the north sidewalk of the main road going to ITPL. What's up? Phase-1 extension till ITPL - just can't be? Or has Phase-2 work begun now? Could be something else. Some pictures:

Feeder bus service - at last

n - 26-AUG-2010

Feeder service has been introduced between the City Central station and KBS/Majestic. Excerpts from the article below (from DH Metro; link - http://www.deccanherald.com/content/91083/enjoying-free-ride.html):

Mayor shelves road widening

Ravi_D - 25-AUG-2010

Just happened to come across this news from couple of weeks ago. BBMP Mayor finally shelves the road widening plans. Temporarily? Your guess is as good as mine.

Aug/6 - Chronicle:  

Entry fee for vehicles in HAL airport / BIAL

rangaraj - 5-MAY-2008

Car usage disincentives - it's happening

murali772 - 24-AUG-2010

Are you a resident of Mizoram capital Aizawl? If yes, do not buy a car until you have a garage or parking space. Grappled with constant traffic snarls, Mizoram has finally found a way out, banning the sale of vehicles to any individual who does not own a garage or parking space. A car purchased after August 30 will be viewed illegal if its owner does not possess a garage or parking space.

Thousand Cities - Growth Center Phenomenon!

kbsyed61 - 23-AUG-2010

 

Namma Railu - Call to action report rightly places the empahsis of developing the towns around Bengaluru as Growth center. The same spirit has been articulated in today's editorial piece of Indian Express.

The new DCP Traffic (West)

murali772 - 21-AUG-2010

A week from now, a woman police officer will be manning Bangalore City  west division traffic, with 21 traffic police stations and four sub-divisions under her purview.

Updates from BMRC meeting

Naveen - 21-AUG-2010

The meeting was delayed & began only at 4.40PM since BMRC officials were busy till then. Flwg items discussed & status advised by BMRC :

1) BMTC feeder services will be operated upon commissioning of Metro for 3km distances from all stations. Ticketing will be made common for feeder buses & Metro. Smart cards with online recharge facilities will be made available.

Bengaluru Airport (BIAL) Terminal 1 Expansion

santsub - 19-AUG-2010

The consortium comprises GVK Power and Infrastructure (GVKPI), Siemens Projects Ventures AG and Zurich Airport, Switzerland.

Bengaluru Train Network Map

idontspam - 19-AUG-2010

Following map shows all the under construction and proposed train routes for Bengaluru. Commuter rail network is shown in Orange and the Monorail alignment approved this week under swiss challenge is shown in Dark Green. Click to expand the map in Flickr