Why this colour (non)-vary, BMTC?

murali772 - 18-JAN-2012

I am reproducing below a letter a friend had mailed to BMTC MD (bmtcmd@gmail.com):

Southern States own 70% of nation’s public transport

Naveen - 1-JAN-2012

Three southern states - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh - own and operate 70.4 per cent of theto tal fleet of public transport that exists in the country. Maharashtra too, to some extent, shares the credit.

Keeping bus lane clear - how hard will it be?

silkboard - 2-DEC-2011

Two videos, one from the NYC, US, and another Bangkok, Thailand. East or West, keeping Bus lanes clear isn't that easy. How will we do it in Bangalore? Bus mounted Cameras to take snapshots of moving vehicles ahead, and fine random 10 every day from the pictures taken? Or simple 'heavy fine' warning to induce fear?

[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul1m6G8TNjo]

types of public bus transport operations

murali772 - 28-NOV-2011

Definitions extracted from M V Act 1988 (http://www.tn.gov.in/sta/Mvact1988.pdf)

de-cattle-class-ifying bus services

murali772 - 11-NOV-2011

Recently, I was required to make a few trips to Kochi. The options before me, and what each implied are listed below:

City Buses in PPP mode - Bhubaneswar. Why not Mysore?

silkboard - 3-NOV-2011

Did you know that Bhubaneswar operates Buses in PPP model? They may be planning a BRT too in PPP or outsourced model (see another post for details). Any idea on population and size of Bbsr? 9 lakhs, 135 sqkm. Mysooru? Almost the same, close to 10 lakhs, 130 sqkm.

Clippings from an attached ppt attributed to Mr Saurabh Garg, an IAS officer from Orissa (Odissa?)

Bhubaneswar going Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - see RFP

silkboard - 3-NOV-2011

They have been talking BRTS for at least 3 years now. Orissa government announced the intent earlier this year in July. This week, BDA (Bhuwaneshwar Development Authority, not our BDA) floated tenders for doing detailed technical project report for BRT for total 49 km long, 6 corridors of BRT.

Bus Breakdowns Plaguing BMTC

sanjayv - 26-OCT-2011

My 25 km one way daily commute for the past 10 months has meant covering a swathe of Bangalore's suburuban areas.  A common observation during this time has been seeing 2-3 BMTC buses broken down every day.  This includes buses across the spectrum.  Ordinary buses ranging from old to the relatively new JNNURM ones, Janti Vahanas (trailer buses), Volvos, Marco Polos etc.

Feeder Bus Service - Malleswaram Example

rs - 20-OCT-2011

This Feeder Bus service is a very good idea. I hope it is successful. But how about suggesting to BMTC to create a local Feeder bus service in several areas. For example. In Mall-eswaram, there will soon be two huge Malls at both ends - Mantri and Brigade. They could provide a service which goes as follows.

BMTC Buses - volvo vs marcopolo

rashmi - 17-OCT-2011

Hi, I catch 201 bus regularly. There are three buses available, one is 201R (normal bmtc bus)  with fare around Rs.12, other one 201R(volvo) with fare Rs.30. I was told that since volvo has A.C. facility and other better facilities, it costs almost double. I dont need an AC bus for a short journey.