Pedestrian facility in Bangalore : May be worst in Indian Metros

Sanjeev - 12-MAR-2013

Look at how we want Public Transport either motorized or non motorized in Bangalore.  Excpt the BMTC bus facility,  Public Transport in case of Commuter Rail, Metro, Cycling and now Pedestrian facility,  Bangaloe is doing very bad inspite of  having spent huge money in 1000 crore to buy high end Buses for BMTC & costruct TTMC's

How many more deaths we need before a pedestrian over bridge at Kadugodi?

Ramesh Menon - 21-JAN-2013

How many more deaths we need before a pedestrian over bridge at Kadugodi?

Every morning and evening we witness very sad scenes at this major point of Whitefield.

The railway crossing connecting Kadugodi population, the Bus stand and Railway Station is causing lot of difficulties for all.

Sophisticated Skywalk at Domlur

Naveen - 3-JAN-2012

A skywalk with an escalator, an elevator and perhaps even a café on the Inner Ring Road in Domlur may not be far from becoming a reality if the Palike allows the Embassy Property Developers to have its way.

The joys of crossing a road

silkboard - 13-JAN-2009

The pedestrian chaos at ORR-Old Madras Road interchange can'tt be stated in words, so I tried this video last week (find it below). The place is a live example of collaboration, lack of it rather, between multiple sarkaari bodies. Bring this up with a babu in Bangalore and instead of ideas or initiatives, you will get stories of how things can only fall between NHAI, Railways, BDA, and the Traffic Police but not improve. Oh yeah, the job of taking initiatives is best left to the citizens.

Traffic Lights and Signals - Adequate Pedestrian Phase Timings and facilities

asj - 25-DEC-2008

Dear all,

Here is a draft in process of finalisation.

The aim is to get Pune Municipal Corporation to formally agree to apply a uniform protocol to ensure appropriate pedestrian safety measures are in place with regards to traffic lights / signals at junctions.

IRC guidelines on pedestrian facilities - summary

asj - 9-OCT-2008

I will split this in to following parts -

1. Summary of IRC on above topic
2. What is missing
3. What we should do to fill in gaps
4. Action the above by getting local civic body to ratify document Praja creates after step 3
5. Forward plan

Summary:

Skywalks or Pedestrian Crossings

kbsyed61 - 22-MAY-2008

Friends,