JNNURM Projects - Bangalore

Ravi_D - 18-FEB-2009

More work needed...

Glossary

Ravi_D - 18-FEB-2009

JNNURM - Glossary of Terms:

JNNURM in Karnataka

Ravi_D - 18-FEB-2009

More work needed...

JNNURM

Ravi_D - 18-FEB-2009

JNNURM

More work needed...

Admission of shoddy works

Ravi_D - 11-FEB-2009

Today's DH reports CM BSY vented some on the state of public works in Bangalore. Read details here.

The path of least resistance

psaram42 - 7-FEB-2009

To day while crossing the 100 feet road in Indiranagar I heard an elderly person advising an elderly couple to avoid walking on 100 ft road, referring to the recent accident at 100 ft road. The man remarked that they were well aware of the incident. He seemed not to appreciate the advice.

Lessons from Mumbai

rs - 5-FEB-2009

I just returned from a trip to Mumbai and was quite impressed by how much the city has improved in the last one year. While of course most of the city is still in really bad shape large parts have been improved in several ways

Draft PIL

Naveen - 27-NOV-2008

PIL AGAINST THE STATE GOVERNMENT

THE COMPLAINT

The City’s inhabitants have been subject to unscientific methods of traffic control & regulation that are relentlessly being pursued by the responsible authorities. This has seriously jeopardized pedestrian safety & movement on the streets.

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(!!!).

Dreaming Challaghatta Bagh - big new lung space for Bangalore

silkboard - 23-OCT-2008

You may remember reading this last year - Army to close Agara Farm. Each time I am on Inner Ring Road or Sarjapur Road around Agara, I wonder what use is Army putting this vast stretch of Land into. Thanks a million to them, we don't have another middle class slum developing and congesting this area. But if they don't have any serious use planned right now, would they be game to lease it out to us (the citizens) to help create a nice big park cum eco preservation area!? Challaghatta Bagh anyone!?