Posts : Transportation

Metro, not NimBus (BPS) , needed for ORR

srinidhi - 2-NOV-2019

The govt along with various organizations like DULT is gearing up for the launch of  NimBus or the Bus Priority System(BPS) planned on the ORR. This, on the outset, seems a sane decision, probably a little late in coming though.. This is because the weird designs of flyovers, with separated...

Bangalore's Development - Who is incharge?

kbsyed61 - 18-OCT-2013

Since the new government has taken charge, no week passes without hearing some news or the other about new works to develop Bengaluru city.

Source - The Hindu

Suburban Railways, Transportation

n - 5-SEP-2013

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

Interactive Workshop on Short and Long term Measures to Reduce Air Pollution for the City of Bangalore

MaheshK - 2-JUL-2013

Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) Presents An Interactive Workshop on

Short and Long term Measures to Reduce Air for the City of Bangalore

Date: Friday July 5, 2013

Venue: KAS Officers Association Building

Infantry Road

Bangalore – 560 012

Expected Participants

Report - Commuter Train to Nelamangala

kbsyed61 - 29-APR-2013

Report By Hemanth Kumar

CM wants Tier 2 and 3 Cities Grow, But where is the growth backbone - Transportation Infrastructure?

kbsyed61 - 18-JAN-2013

Source - New Indian Express

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday asked industry members in the state to invest in tier II and tier III cities, besides Bangalore and especially in North Karnataka.

BMTC in Metro Times

Vasanth - 27-JUN-2017

Ever since the launch of Metro, especially after East West Purple line was fully implemented, Bengaluru is saying 'Metro, Metro'. BMTC commuters, office bus users and many car drivers have switched over to Metro.  Ridership has already touched 1.8 Lakhs on purple line.

UMTA

manjari - 21-MAY-2017

Modern cities need efficient movement of people and goods both in and out o and within the city to reach their potential as productive, vibrant, liveable places.

Sorry State of Bengaluru Volvos or Vajras

Vasanth - 2-MAY-2016

Sorry state of BMTC's Volvos will get tears in your eyes. All the Volvos are failing on the roads. Many of the buses making various noises such as crank shaft break down, buses giving fatal alarm with drivers still driving the buses. Such a beauty of a machine is being spoiled by BMTC like anything.

Converting the elevated high way of Electronic city into Metro line

kamalakar pandit - 2-MAY-2016

Friends,

I was just thinking on the following for quite sometime, i am not sure whether its practical or crazy, if it works, ELectronic city can have metro connection with in 2 years.

Here what i thought

1. The elevated road from silk board to EC Phase 1 and 2 can be onverted into metro lines.