Expert panel on Delhi BRT

asj - 18-DEC-2008

Refer "Experts for BRTS". It may seem strange coming from me (support for continuing)  but - here we have a classic situatoin where basics were never looked at, some sort of bus way created and everyone expected a miracle.

Dreaming BRTS!

Transmogrifier - 11-DEC-2008

There's a million reasons why this might not work in Bangalore, and there's one reason why it might... hope!

Sure it's going to take adaptations to our conditions, and the political will, and better road discipline but as some interviewed in the videos below say...all we need is that one small step. The bad part (in Bangalore), is that we're already behind on the scene... Dilli, Pune, Indore already have their BRTS up and running (our reservations notwithstanding), the good part is that we can learn from them and make changes. Here's to dreaming though!

Vote for Delhi, Vote for BRTS?

kbsyed61 - 9-DEC-2008

Even the poll pundits have been surprised with the election results of DELHI.

Delhi BRT - much to learn

asj - 29-NOV-2008

Much to learn from this experience -

http://www.itdp.org/documents/Analysis%20of%20Delhi%20BRT.pdf

ASJ

Traffic Diversion and Flow During Construction of BRTS

Nitinjhanwar - 13-NOV-2008

Can somebody help in providing links or suggestions for Construction Management Techniques for concrete and type and traffic diversion for contruction of an elevated road on a major arterial road?

Implementing bus priority on narrow roads - proposal submitted to Pune Municipal Corporation

asj - 9-NOV-2008

Please find a significantly more detailed as well as an updated proposal for implementing bus priority on SB Road, Pune a 80 feet wide road not conducive to Bogota style BRTS with median lanes and median bus stops.
 

Jaime Lerner's Presentation at TED Talk (BRTS, design and city planning)

Rithesh - 30-OCT-2008

I stumbled on this nice TED talk by Jaime Larner. Jaime Larner is an architect and urban planner. He is well know for the BRT systems that he introduced in Curitiba (an industrial hub in South Brazil)as a mayor of that city. He is also know for converting the gridlocked commercial artery city into a spacious pedestrian mall(!!!).

BMTC Study Reports

silkboard - 3-OCT-2008

Some email lists have suddenly discovered BMTC study reports. We have talked about these last month in comments here and there, thought I'd post a link again. See them here.

Public Transport - Bus service algorithm / checklist

asj - 30-AUG-2008

My views on BRT have been known for a while on Praja.

I am not anti or pro any model. I believe a place has a thing and a thing has a place. First we must be able to justify BRTS on basis of need, then it should be implementable on given corridor (just being able to implement without demonstrated need is no good).

Here is an algorithm which I would use -

Pune BRT - 18 months on

asj - 29-AUG-2008

Check this video out

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Can we call this teething troubles anymore?