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s_yajaman - 14-AUG-2009
More signal free madness from BBMP. And this is going to cost Rs.2500 crores. Saw this in bangalorebuzz.blogspot.com but could not source the newspaper. |
Now Big 11, with addition of Hennur Road Route. ashwin - 12-AUG-2009
Last week, I saw a few Big 10 buses on Hennur Road. The route number was G-11. The buses were painted in the standard Big 10 colours. |
Reporting BMTC ticket corruption silkboard - 12-AUG-2009
Further from those posts on ticket-less corruption in BMTC, we now have a way of reporting these incidents. Yes, it is an Internet based system, so the complaints about this not being available to majority of BMTC commuters etc etc apply. Still, something is better than nothing. |
Technology as good as implementation idontspam - 11-AUG-2009
So far, nearly 38,000 smart cards have been issued to the public from all the ten Road Transport Offices (RTOs) in Bangalore .... the card did not have details like hypothecation ... |
Disincentivising Private Tpt - some light at the end of the tunnel s_yajaman - 8-AUG-2009
Finally some light at the end of the tunnel. Read this today in the ET |
Public Transporation - Is there a better way to handle it? nagrajprabhu - 8-AUG-2009
Why do we see a huge number of people waiting for the bus at certain stops? Why are people not opting for public transport? |
Namma metro phase-I ridership projection and train operation frequency vinod_shankar - 7-AUG-2009
some of projections made in DPR of namma metro phase-I for ridership and train capacity and operation frequency. All the data presented below is without taking into account the north and south extension done at a later stage.
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Metro /Mono Routes - Suggestions Naveen - 7-AUG-2009
Soil tests are being conducted in various parts of the city for Ph-2 of the Metro. Routes may be finalized based on results of soil tests, but the locations give a fair idea of how the routes are being planned. There were a few concerns which I had & these are summarized in a letter & map with suggestions that has been forwarded to BMRC (via email). |
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. |
Pictures BMTC-JNNURM - semi-low floor buses vinod_shankar - 5-AUG-2009
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