eCity-Phase 2 new Footpath : Visual Report

Bheema.Upadhyaya - 26-MAR-2011

Few days back new footpath work completed in eCity Phase-2. From XIME to TataBP Solar strech. Here is the photo report. I have no comments posted on this intentionally. Last few pics show how a footpath space is used for "beautification" by a private company. So no footpath laid there :(

Road Rage

rs - 16-MAR-2011

This mornings paper had a rather disturbing story

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Bangalore/Road-rage-on-Brigades-1-stabbed/articleshow/7715833.cms

"footpaths proposed in the Metro zone areas"

ashwin - 23-DEC-2010

TOI article on ABIDE member Ashwin Mahesh's  wishlist for Bangalore in which he is quoted as saying, 

"The footpaths proposed in the Metro zone areas around stations are a good beginning"

Commercial street pedestrian only!

manjari - 10-DEC-2010

Jenny, Neha and I got chance to meet up with Commercial Street association head, Ajay Motwani on 7th Dec. The meeting was to discuss about an event which we are planning to have on 7th Jan, where the entire commercial street is made pedestrian only.

State of Pedestrians in Bangalore

idontspam - 29-NOV-2010

Footpaths: This film was made by Samarth Saran, Saumya Tyagi and Bharat Sharma — a team of three people from the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, Bangalore who took part in the short-film making competition held at IIM Ahmedabad’s flagship management festival Confluence 2010.

Sky-walk, literally

murali772 - 28-NOV-2010

The BBMP, it would appear, likes to impart literal meaning to the term sky-walk. This set (pictures below), coming up at the High Grounds junction (facing the Sophia school, and behind Basava Bhavan), has a ground clearance enough for a BMTC bus to pass under, even with a full grown adult standing erect on top.

Avenues & Boulevards of Mysore

Arun - 25-OCT-2010

• In the wake of MCC going on a road widening blitzkrieg, few of us are meeting the Commissioner of Mysore, few Corporators and couple of Ministers (depending on their availability) between 30 Oct and 1 Nov. 

• Apart from a reliable public transport, Mysore also needs good engineering minds in the Corporation. Some of the roads have been widened from

OMR & CMH Roads - Amenities

pathykv - 20-SEP-2010

'Two-Way delight?' (Ref.TOI report dt. 18th Sept).

Interesting video summarizing pedestrian infrastructure problems in India

blrpraj - 9-AUG-2010

I am not sure if this has been posted before on Praja, did some searching and could not find it, hence i am posting it.

I found an interesting video on the problems faced by pedestrians in Pune. This is very much applicable to any Indian city. I would rate this as one of the best (& captivating) short movies/documentaries I have seen in my entire life.

Walking in Bangalore - Amenities for Pedestrians

admin123 - 12-JUL-2010

Too much stress on road width for vehicles has eaten up pavements and encorachment of pavements for purposes other than walking is also on the rise. Talk of signal free corridors etc also means bad news for those who regularly cross these roads.

This wiki/book is to hold together references and popular discussions on pedestrian infrastructure in Bengaluru.