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Rationalising and Reforming Bus routes - case study asj - 22-JUL-2008
This is presented in two parts - First a 10 page summary of a recent e-mail brainstorming over how bus routes in Pune can be rationalised. My arguments are presented as AJ in the document - http://better.pune.googlepages.com/Rationalising_bus_routes_in_Pune.pdf |
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Traffic & Transportation Policies and Strategies silkboard - 18-JUL-2008
Executive Summary of a Wilbur Smith study on Traffic & Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas in India is now available on the website of Ministry of Urban Development. The 20 page summary document makes a good reading. Praja members would love the language, especially the terms like "slow moving vehicle index", "on-street parking interference index". Essentially, they have quantified stuff like "entropy", "edge friction", "turbulence" and "viscosity" that we often borrow and use here at Praja from thermo and fluid dynamics. Some equations for example: |
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admin123 - 16-JUL-2008
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Monthly “No Car Day” of Kunming, China sanchitnis - 8-JUL-2008
Last saturday of every month is a no car day in Kunming China. See an interesting viseo on this: http://www.chinasgreenbeat.com/blog/?p=36 Sanjay |
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Driver Education DVD now available asj - 7-JUL-2008
Dear all, Some of you are aware that I have produced 17 driver education videos about a year ago. All videos are posted on Praja and can be seen online. The videos now have over 100,000 online views and are available on a DVD. Every week I get requests for the videos to be supplied as a DVD. Given that I am currently working abroad, it became very difficult to sustain sending out DVDs (over a hundred were sent out free). |
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Traffic Chaos and Reforms: Analysis and way forward asj - 6-JUL-2008
Sharing with Praja members, two compilations.
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Why India’s Bus Rapid Transit Projects don’t excite me asj - 29-JUN-2008
The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as it is currently planned in India is suggested as the one-size-fit-all solution to our transport woes. Having travelled on Mumbai’s bus service (BEST) for thirty years & London’s public transport since 2001, I can’t share the optimism of those who believe BRT (as it is currently planned) is the way forward. When senior citizens, children & disabled struggle to cross the roads safely, one would hope for a solution that improves all aspects of mobility. I wonder why a city like Pune would spend crores of rupees on BRT when 40% of its roads don’t have pavements (see state of Pune pavements here). That almost a third of Pune citizens commute by walking makes the question more poignant.
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Results of 10th and 12th standard examination prajarthi - 27-JUN-2008
In last few weeks the results of standard 10th and 12th have been announced by the Maharashtra State Board. Congratulations to all the students who achieved ranks. |
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Praja update - Internship program, Infopedia section! admin123 - 19-JUN-2008
Time for an update about Praja.in. We have a lot of content now, and have been building a nice group of caring citizens here. To take things forward, there are two broad categories of work for us. 1) Enhance the website with more networking and information sharing tools. 2) Put in place a scalable model for converting member enthusiasm into action on the ground. We have two updates, important next steps for Praja. |
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+5Rs Petrol, +3Rs Diesel & +30Rs LPG? tsubba - 4-JUN-2008What is the impact of this going to be? Steep hike in petrol, diesel, LPG prices; PM to address nation http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200806041349.htm New Delhi (PTI): In the highest ever price raise, the government on Wednesday announced a Rs 5 a litre increase in petrol, Rs 3 on diesel and Rs 50 per LPG cylinder together with customs and excise duty cuts to combat spurt in global oil prices. |