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31 August 2008 - 10:28pm — asj

Hi! Thought we could collect, categorise, print and hand over every resource that details good practice with regards road / pedestrian infrastructure to our authorities. Lets not leave them with any excuse for executing yet annother bad job.

I know we have our IRC stuff floating about, but I find their work somehow falls short (and why wont they let people download stuff - they are limiting their ability of empowering citizens with this crazy policy).

Useful resource - Long-Life Concrete Pavements in Europe and Canada

26 August 2008 - 10:42pm — asj

Here is something which may be of interest and use of Praja members who want to look at local standards and compare with Western standards.

http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/pubs/pl07027/index.cfm#execsumm

Have not seen it in detail, seems useful.

Cheers.

ASJ

BESCOM's plans

29 June 2008 - 7:29am — tsubba

Chitra V. Ramani of the Hindu reports: Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (BESCOM) will implement these projects over the next five years. With the implementation, it hopes to reduce interruption in power supply and improve efficiency. The four projects are:

Reclaiming footpaths

16 June 2008 - 1:45pm — murali772

The right of the pedestrian to use the pavements unhindered is sacrosanct which has been repeatedly echoed even by the highest court of the land. But lower courts grant stay orders whenever attempts are made (though half heartedly) to remove the footpath hawkers. These stay orders go unchallenged effectively.

Skywalks or Pedestrian Crossings

22 May 2008 - 7:48pm — kbsyed61

Friends,

Kanthi Kannan: Queen of footpaths

18 May 2008 - 11:07pm — mcadambi

Shri Gurcharan Das writes on how successfully Kanthi Kannan of Hyderabad has campaigned for better footpaths:

http://timesofindia.india...

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Uncontrolled growth - any remedies?

14 April 2008 - 1:09am — silkboard

Here is a tale of two buildings right next to each other.

Setback from the road, and use of basement for the first one:

Transport Challenged People of Bangalore

22 March 2008 - 9:20am — sudhir

originally posted at the cityfix_

Krishnappa is a security guard for a multinational software firm in Bangalore who, for the past thirty years, has walked and cycled to work. For Krishnappa, the trip, which often took around 15 to 30 minutes, was one of life’s small pleasures as he made his way along Bangalore’s tree-shaded streets, often meeting friends and acquaintances, discussing politics and family matters, before continuing on his way. However, in recent years he has been unable to walk or cycle to work. And it’s not because of age or injury.

All pictures by Sudhir G.

Economical Transportation Solutions for Sustainable Bangalore

2 February 2008 - 4:14pm — sudhir

Big Idea for Transportation in Bangalore - Plan for Non Motorized Transportation in Bangalore

When people refer to Bangalore, they immediately visualise the chaotic traffic scenario. A lot of concern has been expressed over the years on the congestion issue with government launching several schemes to improve its traffic (Building several Roads, Flyovers etc) but alas no solution!!

When Vehicles are Prioritised over Humans (Pedestrians)

9 January 2008 - 8:56pm — asj

I invite everyone to check this slide show http://www.youtube.com/wa... Though I have made an example of Pune, are any of our other small cities different? What we need is a back to the basics approach ''first footpaths, then roads'' only then will we get our urban planning right.

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