BMLTA Pedestrian and parking policy report

Rithesh - 4-AUG-2009

BMLTA has come up with a draft pedestrian and parking policy. The vision seams to be in the right direction with emphasis is on pedestrians infrastructure including footpaths and crossings.

Silkboard Junction Redesign

Naveen - 30-JUL-2009

The sketch below illustrates what I described previously.

Hazardous transformers

murali772 - 27-JUL-2009

Caught between emptying his full bladder and avoiding the gaze of passersby, a 45-yearold construction worker suffered burn injuries after an electric shock on Vittal Mallya Road and is still f

Save Pedestrian Infrastructure in Indian Cities / Towns Petition

indian - 20-JUL-2009

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-pedestrian-infrastructure

Indian code for the Pedestrian Facilities 5-

New Road Design proposal

srkulhalli - 3-JUN-2009

As some of you may be aware, we had started some work to improving road design standards. To this end, I had started putting some documentation together (still only 20% complete) .

Saying goodbye to subways

asj - 13-MAY-2009

In the past I had shared images of useless pedestrian subways near Hammersmith. Instead the pedestrian refuges were so effective and popular that the subways became disused. Work is still on going, but notice how the ugly space occupying lesions have been surgically removed to make way for a more likeable streetscape.
 

No cars in your part of town? You must be in Vauban, Germany

mandayamr - 12-MAY-2009

Not related to Bangalore ... Just read this article on NYT, and thought of sharing the idea.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/science/earth/12suburb.html?th&emc=th

I think that my tags of "wishful thinking" "foolish expectations" are appropriate.

Monthly Praja Meet at Mr. Ravi's office in Cunningham Road

psaram42 - 10-MAY-2009

 The meeting was at Mr. Ravi’s Office which is at Cunningham road. It started at scheduled hour. The following were presnt:

"Road Dividers" or "Walls"?

ssnkumar - 7-MAY-2009

Dear Sir,

     Recently most of the important roads of Bangalore have been made double roads.
     As part of that, "Road Dividers" have been placed in the middle of roads, so that the traffic gets streamlined.
     This is a welcome move and helps.

Forced pedestrianization! An opportunity.

Ravi_D - 6-MAY-2009

Brigade road is going to be closed for vehicular traffic for 10 days, per this DH report.