Quality footpaths from BBMP - good going at Whitefield

silkboard - 13-DEC-2009

When you see good work, you must appreciate and encourage BBMP. Its not covering all corners of Whitefield, just the main roads. But as they say, level of development of a city is determined by its footpaths and pavements, not the roads. And this is a good beginning.

It started in October I think when material started showing up around the roads

1000 Cr free of Cost

bharatm - 3-DEC-2009

 Summary: If one has 1000 Cr per annum, can he/she help to improve the traffic chaos of the city. Let us just explore what all can be done to improve the traffic chaos. An important point we have 1000 Cr free of cost to do that. Read more to find out how.  

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PUSH for BRT in Bangalore

vinod_shankar - 2-DEC-2009

According to CTTP report 2007, 14 BRT corridors for bangalore was identified. There has not been any movement on this front, not even a feasibility study on the corridors mentioned. The corridors mentioned are..

Street topography

idontspam - 1-DEC-2009

 Here is a typical 2 lane street residential street, not too dissimilar from the ones we have in Bangalore. Notice the following

1. Pedestrian refuge even on a narrow street

2. Pedestrian crossings & frequency (second one at the top of the turn)

3. Bus stand and visible indicators for the same

Mysore: Some Clarifications on Demolitions

Mani1972 - 27-NOV-2009

Dear Friends,
 
As no more comments are forthcoming on the issues, let me try to answer all the queries raised.

Footpath misuse

Bheema.Upadhyaya - 9-NOV-2009

 I found this person parking in neatly built pavement in Koramangala 4th Block.

I feel bad  when a (rich) citizen does not follow discipline. See the attachment. This is just one sample. We see lots of such parking. Why to blame government? 

Petition: Say no to Tagore Circle underpass in Bangalore

indian - 5-NOV-2009

Bangalore is one of the 59 cities to which Ministry of Urban Development or MoUD has sanctioned grants for public transport buses.

This grant is linked to conditional reforms in the transport sector in cities that includes higher taxes on private cars, dedicated funds for public transport, parking policy as a car restrain measure and bus sector reforms.

Press Note - FAQ on demolitions in Mysore

Mani1972 - 29-OCT-2009

Clarifications sought by the shop keepers and public of Mysore City about the recent encroachments removal by the Mysore City Corporation, is given as under with actual facts and legal position for the information of the public.

Q1. Why is this encroachment removal being done?

Petition: Continue anti encroachment drive in Mysore City

indian - 27-OCT-2009

Please click the link letter that is just above the icon view whole petition for a condensed version of the petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/continue-anti-encroachment-drive

Big10 Corridor improvement - good intentions

silkboard - 19-OCT-2009

Some good intentioned work seems to have been kicked off on the Big10 corridor this side of the city. From what I can see, the HAL Airport Road, Varthur Road Big10 corridor is seeing some upgrades towards: