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Namma Metro Turning Radius - A test train brushed against steel railings of viaduct

16 April 2011 - 9:16am — Vasanth

Namma Metro was supposed to be start by Ugadi, but it got postponed. Stations construction was told as the reason. But, CRS had not approved Namma Metro due to the small turning radius of two curves in Reach 1 one near NGEF and another near Ulsoor. Deccan Chronicle reported this and tracking from there, while other leading news papers have not reported anything about this.

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Fix the Big Circle buses

14 April 2011 - 11:23am — rackstar

Recently Nayandahalli railway underbridge opened completing the ring of Bangalore ring road. But the Big circle buses still continue to ply via kengeri which will reduce its usefulness drastically. There is quantum advantage of a city ring road and that is not leveraged by BMTC. I think on the east side Big circle buses ply via Kadugodi which is again a deviation.

Solving City's traffic problems - Govt/Babus OUT, Citizen IN

14 April 2011 - 5:59am — kbsyed61

Ruling dispensation busy in saving their skins, divided in camps, CM dosing one fire after the other. Opposition in total shambles and behaving like headless chickens. Babus calling shots and in most cases avoiding the obivious to save their careers.

Bicycle Lanes in Bellandur ward

12 April 2011 - 1:53pm — Sivaprasad Valappil

I just joined Praja group and am excited to be part of it! At my area (Bellandur , Sarjapur Outer Ring Road), we have formed a cyclists group and we are planning to request for bicycle lanes on roads. It will be of great help if someone can provide me some directions / guidelines if they have done it before on their area . Thanks a lot!

KSRTC charges more for in-state travel - puzzling...very puzzling !!

10 April 2011 - 8:15pm — karpraja

I was booking online on KSRTC portal and observed something very peculiar..very puzzling..very disappointed

Bangalore to Hubli >> 416KM >> Rs.260 >> Rs. 0.625 / km
Bangalore to Coimbatore >> 345KM >> Rs.176 >> Rs. 0.51 / km

Other examples: Rajahamsa

Absence of Skywalks on International Airport Road

10 April 2011 - 1:09pm — Raghu Nandana M

The new international airport road has no skywalks for pedestrains and neighbouring residents to cross roads at Kodigehalli Gate,Esteem Mall Junction,Dasarahalli Road(Opp Godrej Apartments),Byatarayanapura,GKVK and Kogilu-New international Airport Road junction thus jeopardising the lives of people in the surrounding areas.,Especially those using it in the night when taxis,vehicles ram in at

Impact of Bus Day in Bangalore thus far?

8 April 2011 - 11:05am

Thanks to Bus Day, I use BMTC more often now

14% (10 votes)

Bus Day made me more aware of BMTC, but thats it

14% (10 votes)

I can see a visible difference in BMTC's services

24% (17 votes)

Hasn't made much of a difference

47% (34 votes)

I got more buses or new routes in my area

1% (1 vote)

Total votes: 72

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April 2011 Bus Day - with CM!?

6 April 2011 - 12:05pm — Bheema.Upadhyaya

I have seen this ad in Citizen Matters. This is a call for those who want to join Bus day as volunteers.

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NMT CBD Pilot presentation

2 April 2011 - 9:06pm — idontspam

NMT CBD Pilot survey presentation to DULT by Praja.in. Next steps is for DULT to constitute a task force with representatives from CiSTUP, BBMP & DULT to prepare detailed plans.

Guangzhou BRT

2 April 2011 - 6:20pm — idontspam

The 23-kilometer (14.3-mile) corridor is the first BRT in China that integrates bicycles in its design. According to Karl Fjellstrom, vice-director at ITDP, there are 5,000 bikes and 5,500 parking docks included in the BRT.

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