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where's the level playing field? murali772 - 12-AUG-2008
BSNL has prime real estate, access to the best spectrum, has been guaranteed priority spectrum for 3G, and by virtue of its state-owned status, will always have a line of sight into spectrum. |
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tsubba - 10-AUG-2008
If the middle class lives in
secure communities, then how will things improve?
If the movers and shakers opt
out
of sharing the problem that everyone else is facing, how will things
improve?
When the middle class
evacuates a
sphere, like education, or healthcare, doesn’t it go to the dogs?
These are a set of questions asked in an outlook article on gated communities. I have attached RK Mishra's take on these questions. But, beyond his opinions, what do you think? This by itself is a loaded question, but let us extend this beyond gated communities and ask similar questions about SEZ's and satellite towns. If industry and enterprise go to exclusive enclaves, will not the city go to the dogs? Or is this all so much more theory? Or is it? To be part of the solution, do you have to be part of the problem?   Bangalore Bangalore's Premium Gated Community pics: fabalaTD |
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50 MW to be restored - but, why was it cut? murali772 - 6-AUG-2008
The power situation in the state may improve with the Centre promising to restore supply of 50 MW power, which was earlier reduced from the state's unallocated share and transferred to Andhra Pradesh. Read more at: |
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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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Fuel Populism killing air traffic (Fuel_Tax_Collection.png) Devesh - 14-JUL-2008This image was uploaded with the post Fuel Populism killing air traffic. |
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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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murali772 - 2-JUL-2008
One significant drop out from the list of 'stake-holders', compared to the BATF days is Bangalore Telephones. |
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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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murali772 - 28-JUN-2008
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