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murali772 - 16-APR-2009
Work to re-structure the pedestrian crossings at Oxford Circus to include a diagonal option starts this week as part of the Oxford Regent Bond Street (ORB) Action Plan. To redress the pedestrian/ vehicular balance, pavement area is being increased by 63 per cent. With the extra space created by de-cluttering, this represents an overall increase of 69 per cent. |
abandoned vehicle parked near horamavu agar lake swarrier - 18-FEB-2017
There is an abandoned vehicle near horamavu agar lake for more than one year. I had posted in public eye but they closed it saying appropriate action is taken. and even now the vehicle is there. I have tried sending mail to bangalore traffic police but there is no reponse. An abandoned vehicle in a residential area is not a good sign and it doesnt give the feeling of safety. |
Trucks at Whitefield - a solution? srinidhi - 9-FEB-2015
Lot of happenings in Whitefield over the weekend where the local population protested against the the truck traffic which has been a cause of severe concern these days. |
Revenue model for Suburban Rail from other then travell tickets Sanjeev - 13-DEC-2013
Reserved Prices for 3 years : |
wgwwd - 29-NOV-2013
I have been observing couple of VM Displays (They call it as variable message display boads) in hosur road, domlur and near mysore bank. Observation done for few weeks without specific study target. Few notes on this are below. Just wanted to know what you guys think.
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Interesting film on traffic management and shared space. rs - 8-APR-2013
I came across this intresting article on the conversion of a major junction in to what is known as `shared space' - making it easier for pedestrians to cross and vehicles to cross - by removing traffic lights. |
accidents involving commercial vehicles blrpraj - 1-NOV-2012
I have always wondered why nothing has been done about commercial passenger(or goods) carrying vehicles with regard to serious accidents and the reckless practices they indulge in. |
Hebbal flyover to be part of tolled road to BIA Sanjeev - 8-AUG-2012
The Hebbal flyover, which is being widened, will be part of the tolled road to Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) and beyond. |
Boycott vehicles with defective number plates murali772 - 28-APR-2012
While Dr Saleem, the Addl Commissioner, Traffic, has stated (check this) that he will be taking up an intensive drive against 'defective number plates' (the biggest issue here of course pertaining to the Kannada number plates - very few people want to identify it as such, sinc |
Kerbstone painting to enforce roadside parking? silkboard - 26-MAR-2012
Every drop of paint used on or around the road should have some purpose, should communicate something to the road users. If you look at the kerbstones, you would find a lot of paint wasted in creating the black/white or black/yellow stripes. As far as I know, the black/yellow or black/white paint patterns don't communicate anything to road users or drivers. |