Bangalore and Ribbon Development

10/07/07 09:46 - silkboard

Bangalore's peripheral areas all messed up? Blame it on Ribbon Development. Let me introduce you to a term very relevant to the congested sprawl that our city is witnessing. Simply put, Ribbon Development means building shops and houses along the roads radiating from a town. If you were to look at Bangalore from the skies and track recently laid or widened major arterial roads leading out of the city, you would notice that almost all big ticket construction/development happens solely along (rather right on top of) these roads.

Do me another favor. When on the periphery of Bangalore, try take a left or right out of any big radial road. This is most likely what you would see [pictures below]. Pathetic roads, poor quality of construction and even narrower streets if you were to venture into a "layout".

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Bangalore Metro Stations - Artist's Impressions

10/07/07 08:01 - tsubba

We now have renders for all the stations on Stretch I, Phase I of Bangalore metro- MG Road, Trinity Circle, Halsoor, CMH Road and Old Madras Road. Only the terminal at Byapanahalli and oh, I forgot the new station KR Puram remain. :)

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BIAL Airport City, Oct 2007

10/05/07 15:36 - tsubba

Also See, Official Updates September 2007

Airport City
As a part of the overall master plan, BIAL has earmarked approximately two hundred and fifteen (215) acres of land within the project site for the first phase of commercial real estate development. BIAL’s vision is to develop this prime property called ‘Airport City’ as a destination in itself and create a premier business, retail and entertainment hub. This area will be a well balanced mix of office parks, retail and entertainment and hospitality.

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VAAS - Bangalore's New Traffic Control System

10/05/07 10:49 - tsubba

By October-end Bangalore will have a new traffic control system - Vehicle Actuated Signal System which, the Hindu reports, will facilitate faster movement of traffic BEL begins installing sensor lines at 48 locations

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Now a Majestic-Kanakapura Rd 18 km Mono

10/05/07 10:39 - tsubba

The state cabinet, which met here today, decided to invite brand new tenders for the proposed monorail project in Bangalore. Asian Infrastructure Consortium (AIC), a private company, is in the process of preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for the monorail. Initially, the mono rail will run on a trial basis (18 kilometres) connecting the commercial hub of the city - Majestic to Kanakapura Road on Bangalore's southern tip. Source: Business Standard

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BIAL Official Updates September 2007

10/05/07 08:59 - tsubba

New! Oct 2007 Images Of BIAL!!

New! Oct 2007 BIAL Airport City, Plans & Renders!!

The opening of the new Bangalore International Airport draws closer with just 6 more months to go. Progress on the project is now approximately 85%. In addition to the runway being complete, the taxiway has also been completed. At the terminal building, all the civil works are now done and finishing works are in progress.

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‘Bellary Road only option’

10/05/07 06:07 - arunvishvin

It’s official. The airport expressway planned by the BMRDA to provide connectivity to Devanahalli International Airport will not be ready till 2009.

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Its a Shrinking World

10/03/07 23:37 - tsubba

Even as working mothers at EC complain of not being able to spend time with their new borns, KA Govt's incessant, relentless attack on BMIC, gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "its a shrinking world".

If last week it was Global Infrastructure Consortium and its monorail, this week its, I'm kidding you not, Asian Infrastructure Consortium, headed by a Malaysian monorail company! Even before you can say Swiss Challenge, within one week, HDK's KA govt has come up with a whole new proposal and a whole new petition.

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Do blogs also need to be marketed ?

10/03/07 09:57 - cvikash

With a horde of blogs competing with each other for attention, they need some kind of marketing. This is necessary not only for retention but also to attract new ideas from more people.

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Of Pedestrians & Pensioners

10/03/07 00:08 - tsubba

Received a forward of this Ammu Joseph article on email. When senior artist V. Balu passed away in mid-September, after being knocked down by a two-wheeler, he joined the growing number of pedestrians killed in road accidents in Bangalore. In 2006 there were 463 pedestrian casualties, up from 390 in 2004. The first four months of this year saw 177 pedestrians losing their lives; at that rate the death toll for 2007 is likely to be 531. It is estimated that pedestrians make up 35 to 38 per cent of the fatalities caused by vehicular accidents in the city every year.

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