Roads over drains - The erstwhile "Club Pyramid" project

Naveen - 12-OCT-2009

According to this report in DH, two elevated roads are being planned over SWDs :

1) Seshadripuram to Double Road; &

2) Rajajinagar to Mysore Road.

Service Life of Elevated Metro

blrsri - 9-OCT-2009

 There have been numerous debates on wether we take metro underground or do we have it on elevated structures..these have been mostly related to the following:

1. Number of tree cut and properties damaged

2. Cost of going underground

Peak Oil before 2020 a significant risk - Report from the UK

s_yajaman - 8-OCT-2009

The other big theme that I follow is peak oil.  There has been a flurry of articles in the mainstream media that last few days on this topic. 

Expressway or High speed Rail corridors

pravn1984 - 5-OCT-2009

I came across this  draft report about the proposed plan for creating expressway in india. www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/DFR_Expressway9202196751.pdf

BMTC - tight schedules leading to accidents

s_yajaman - 3-OCT-2009

Read this in DH today. 

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/28436/tight-schedule-leads-mishap.html

Quite a damning report on BMTC's irresponsible practices.  I think quite a bit of discussion has taken place around this.

No takers for Karnataka Roads PPP - what happened?

silkboard - 1-OCT-2009

Newspapers had reported last week, but a public notice from KRDCL today provides the confirmation.

Estimating travel demand - A different Approach

Naveen - 29-SEP-2009

Further to ideas expressed for determining travel patterns in this thread :

Sustainable public transport system II

n - 28-SEP-2009

First pass at adding to blrpraj's document as promised. Additions are in a different font ("Arial") and colour (blue); no modifications or deletions. Comments are welcome.

Estimating travel patterns in Bangalore - possible approach

s_yajaman - 26-SEP-2009

Have been chastisized by Tarle for pouring ATF on burning embers in a previous post and not using my praja time on more useful things :). 

Responsible corporate policy on taxi drives

s_yajaman - 26-SEP-2009

Last couple of days was in Khandala giving a lecture to one of the big banks on supply chain management.  Won't disclose their name for obvious reasons.