Suburban Railways, Transportation

n - 5-SEP-2013

Branching off from the "raging" debates in previous posts as an objective break seems to be required. 

Someone (BPAC?), please fund a CIO for Bangalore

silkboard - 19-MAY-2013

"Can't fix it if you can't measure it". That is what a lot of people say. There is a lot that gets measured by BBMP/BMTC/BWSSB/BESCOM/BDA etc. But we just don't get to see. Want GIS data used for creating masterplan to be public? Want to know the city's water consumption, and inflow from each source every day?

Understanding "sustainable" - the Whitefield Marathahalli case study

silkboard - 1-MAR-2013

Koramangala - new mall on Agara Lake to choke Sarjapur Road?

silkboard - 26-NOV-2012

Remember this accusation made seven months ago? refer DH article from May:

Koramangalites - brace yourselves for a lot more traffic

murali772 - 6-SEP-2012

A huge mall (Mantri ?) is supposedly coming up adjacent to the Agara lake (perhaps on the area marked 'encroachments Dec '08', seen by moving the cursor, here).

Request for suggestions for inputs to CDP-2035

murali772 - 19-JUN-2012

The following is the request sent out by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF) to all Civil Society and RWA groups, across the city, with their having taken the initiative to set up a dialogue with the BDA and other government agencies involved in the process of forming the Comprehensive Development Plan (now termed CDP-2035) for the city.

Whitefield Local Area Mobility Plan (LAMP)

silkboard - 6-FEB-2012

So far, all mobility planning in Metropolitan area of Bangalore happens with central city in mind. However, Bengaluru's future is mostly in the hands of its suburban areas and satellite towns. Planning for mobility for a suburban area has a few different angles to it. There are few clear categories of needs, Examples of these, in Whitefield/Mahadevapura context

Mobility Projects and Citizen engagement - how is it today, and how should it happen?

silkboard - 3-DEC-2011

[Update Dec 16: attaching the presentation prepared through this post]

The real cost of building Metro - elevated?

silkboard - 21-OCT-2011

It is Metro time, and papers are full of statements from babus and netas of our city that say that "we didn't go underground because the cost was very high". But then, some citizens say - what about the cost we pay due to inconvenience? Wouldn't that 'hidden cost' tilt the balance in favour of underground? How about putting some numbers to these arguments?

Mobility planning for Whitefield area - lets make it happen

silkboard - 28-AUG-2011

This is for the residents/commuters of Whitefield / Mahadevapura area. We have discussed connectivity problems of the area in detail. Through few Praja-RAAG projects and initiatives from more readers, we have also detailed solution concepts that can be applied around Bengaluru (Cycling, Last Mile, Bus Priority System, Commuter Rail System, more).