Road Space and Road Density

idontspam - 5-APR-2009

While we are complaining that we are spending too much on roads, apparently, we dont have enough per this report

Yaara Metro ?

das - 2-APR-2009

Yaara Metro ?

Clean Elections in Bangalore this time

psaram42 - 1-APR-2009

It is to be appreciated that BBMP has taken a policy decision towards a clean parliamentary elections this

Big-10 & Hop-On /Off

Naveen - 29-MAR-2009

I used the bus yesterday to go towards Forum Mall (Hosur rd) from Old Airport rd. Going was a breeze - used volvo 335E till Vellara jn & then changed over to Big-10 headed towards Silkboard side.

Spot the number of wrongs

idontspam - 26-MAR-2009

Spot the number of wrongs in this scene

Retail chains - good or bad?

murali772 - 25-MAR-2009

Are hawkers losing out to corporate and chain stores? India FDI Watch and Action Aid, which studied the immediate and future impact of corporate and chain retails on hawkers, showed that hawkers' business is declining in areas of Bangalore they surveyed.

Climate change and bengaluru

jennypinto - 25-MAR-2009

prajagale,

i have recently joined CSM, (csmworld.org) an international org that addresses climate change issues.
under their umberella i am attempting to put together a"climate  festival"  that looks at  climate change and bengaluru. (other cities will follow)

The Political Compass - assess your political leanings

s_yajaman - 24-MAR-2009

Found this on the net.  http://www.politicalcompass.org/index  It assesses your political leanings along two axes - economic and social. 

Economic leanings form the X-axis going from collectivism (Pol-pot)  to neo-liberalism (Friedman).  Social leanings go from Libertarian to Authoritarianism. 

Global Warming - Local solutions?

psaram42 - 24-MAR-2009

The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was given to Al Gore Jr (b1948) and IPCC of Geneva Switzerland for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. A must Listen 20 minuets “Al Gore Nobel Speech” 

Survey results - cleanliness, pollution top local issues!?

admin123 - 22-MAR-2009

After about 3000 responses, here is how the results look like. The results are a function of how the poll was structured, and remember, this reflects the sentiments of urban, online populace of the city. Regardless, instead of analyzing this in various ways ourselves, why don't we leave it to readers and members to make sense of thes numbers. In case you are not very good with numbers, we have highlighted the top 3-4 items in each category :)