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Road width over pavement - Marathahalli example silkboard - 19-OCT-2009
First of all, credits to BDA or BBMP or ABIDe (who knows!?) or whoever is thinking about bus interchange points like Marathahalli ring Road and improving the pedestrian amenities there. So yes, something is better than nothing. However, if you watch the work, uncalled for and unscietific preference to road width over pavement is visible. Sample some pictures. |
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idontspam - 25-SEP-2009
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Case Study - ORR/KR Puram Chaos silkboard - 23-SEP-2009
A book page to group together good threads of analysis/discussion on Outer Ring Road and Old Madras Road merge and de-merge chaos chaos near KR Puram Railway station. |
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sandeepmr - 19-SEP-2009
This is what Bangalore needs to learn as we move on.The reason it's so crowded here is not because there's not enough space, it's because we give all of our space to the least spatially-efficient form of transportation available. |
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DULT /BMLTA - Policies In Isolation Will Not Work Naveen - 29-AUG-2009
Whilst the pedestrian & parking policies are welcome, it is hoped that these do not end up being implemented in isolation & removed from one another. |
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idontspam - 28-AUG-2009
So there will be population increase in Bangalore like other cities, two out of three people in this world are going to be in the cities. |
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DULT/BMLTA pedestrian/parking interaction - my notes silkboard - 27-AUG-2009
I have been tuned out of Praja recently due to heavy workload, so not sure if attendees have posted any report on this yet. But here is my quick and try take on what I saw and heard. |
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BMLTA/DULT Workshop: parking/pedestrian guidelines pathykv - 19-AUG-2009
The Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) workshop to discuss the draft guidelines for Parking and Pedestrian Movement has been postponed to Aug 22, Saturday. |
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A Proposal - Whitefield EPIPA Welfare Association nagrajprabhu - 16-AUG-2009
We are far away from making Bangalore a Singapore or USA or Europe. Let us understand the reality and the complex world of Bureaucratic hurdles all novel initiatives face. |
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Redesign of Hosur Road as model road : Footpath and cycle tracks srkulhalli - 5-AUG-2009
Background: Had an unplanned meeting with BBMP, thanks to Ashiwn/SB. Part of our initiative for better road design. This was at an hours notice on a weekday and was pretty much took half the day, so was not a good candidate for an event. Anyways, we discussed the pedestrian infrastructure, footpaths etc. |
Private vehicles in India account for 67.5% of motorised vehicles, carry 37% of the commuters and take up 67% of the road width. Buses account for 24.5% of motorised vehicles on the road and carry around 61% commuters, taking up 38% road width.