Posts : public transport

Bus Transport - Which is the way ahead ?

Naveen - 19-AUG-2009

Some of us feel justified in criticising BMTC /KSRTC for providing differential services.

KSRTC turns to homas to Prevent Road Accidents

murali772 - 19-AUG-2009

The Tumkur division of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation ... has organized different homas to reduce accidents ... These homas began from 6 am and ended at 9 pm.

BMTC Website Update?

Sunil Kumar - 19-AUG-2009

Hi,

Trying to make bus interchange easier - work at Marathahalli

silkboard - 17-AUG-2009

Somewhat in line with these past posts (hardships of changing bus, underpass design), I notice attempts to improve pedestrian facilities around airport road/ORR interchange at Marathahalli.

Now Big 11, with addition of Hennur Road Route.

ashwin - 12-AUG-2009

Last week, I saw a few Big 10 buses on Hennur Road. The route number was G-11. The buses were painted in the standard Big 10 colours.

Reporting BMTC ticket corruption

silkboard - 12-AUG-2009

Further from those posts on ticket-less corruption in BMTC, we now have a way of reporting these incidents. Yes, it is an Internet based system, so the complaints about this not being available to majority of BMTC commuters etc etc apply. Still, something is better than nothing.

Disincentivising Private Tpt - some light at the end of the tunnel

s_yajaman - 8-AUG-2009

Finally some light at the end of the tunnel.  Read this today in the ET

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Economy/Govt-plans-new-levies-on-vehicles/articleshow/4869629.cms

Public Transporation - Is there a better way to handle it?

nagrajprabhu - 8-AUG-2009

Why do we see a huge number of people waiting for the bus at certain stops?

Why are people not opting for public transport?

Namma metro phase-I ridership projection and train operation frequency

vinod_shankar - 7-AUG-2009

 

some of projections made in DPR of namma metro phase-I for ridership and train capacity and operation frequency.  All the data presented below  is without taking into account the north and south extension done at a later stage.

 

 

 

Metro /Mono Routes - Suggestions

Naveen - 7-AUG-2009

Soil tests are being conducted in various parts of the city for Ph-2 of the Metro. Routes may be finalized based on results of soil tests, but the locations give a fair idea of how the routes are being planned.

There were a few concerns which I had & these are summarized in a letter & map with suggestions that has been forwarded to BMRC (via email).