Posts : pedestrian rights

Signal-free corridors for arterial city roads - advisable?

murali772 - 8-JUL-2013

What would be better is to complete the ongoing strategy of BBMP to make the Big10 roads and the Outer Ring Road signal free. This will create a preferred mobility corridor for movement in and out of the city, and also around the city.

"Come, Cross the Road": Pedestrian Event today (Wednesday), 27th July, 5:30 to 7:00 PM

sridharraman - 27-JUL-2011

Dear all,

As a continuation of our Come, Cross the Road event to highlight the issues faced by pedestrians across Bangalore, we will be carrying it out at the following places tomorrow, July 27th, Wednesday (5:30 PM to 7 PM):

Hawking - the questions rise again

murali772 - 21-AUG-2010

Recently, a group of residents from certain streets in Koramangala petitioned to the ward level authorities to evict food-vending hawkers from the neighbourhood. Some were on pavements and some occupied vacant plots. After many meetings, the authorities obliged. In some cases, the carts reappeared the same day.

Shrines on public spaces to go

murali772 - 3-AUG-2010

In a courageous move, the Karnataka government has decided to crack down on unauthorized religious shrines, including temples, churches, mosques and gurdwaras, which encroach upon roads, parks, storm water drains and other public places.

Flag-pole politics

murali772 - 8-FEB-2010