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Bengaluru Commuter Rail meet on train

Commuter RailPublic Transport
16 Apr 2011 06:30
Asia/Calcutta

Agenda: Catchup on current status of the Commuter Rail & next steps.

Venue: YH1 leaving YPR @ 0630

Note: Praja Members would be in Last or second to last compartment as usual.

Kaggadasapura - Neglected Locality?

Traffic

Kaggadasapura is a negelected locality, as i feel it.

There has been lots of people moving into Kaggadasapura over the last 5 years. Thanks to its proximity to Tech Parks, Old Airport, Indira Nagar etc., It is real saddening to say that infrastructure in this area is not grown propotionally. My concerns of this area are

Narrow MAIN Road

Criminal negligence

Infrastructure

Five persons of a family were killed in a head on collision between their SUV and a KSRTC Rajahamsa bus near Kammadatti on the Bangalore-Chennai National Highway in the wee hours of Saturday. An eyewitness, said that construction was underway on the road as part of the four-laning of the National Highway. Traffic was allowed on only one road as the other road was being tarred.

Auto Rickshaw service in Bangalore city

Public Transport

Dear Sir, we citizens at Bangalore do not get proper service from auto rickshaw. Here are the list of complaints.

1. Most of the auto rickshaw drivers simply denies to come at our destination place.

2. If someone agree, they will demand lump-sum amount. That amount is much more than actual charges as per meter.

BMRCL - Work Zone Disparities

Infrastructure

See this Hindu Report on Namma Metro's work on Vidhana Veedhi. 

eCity-Phase 2 new Footpath : Visual Report

InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

Few days back new footpath work completed in eCity Phase-2. From XIME to TataBP Solar strech. Here is the photo report. I have no comments posted on this intentionally. Last few pics show how a footpath space is used for "beautification" by a private company. So no footpath laid there :(

 

Bicycle repair shops in Bengaluru

Infrastructure

 Trying to crowdsource bicycle repair shops on a map. I have made the map in the link editable by all,Just plot the ones you see in your neighbourhood with a marker and save. While you cant edit the embedded image directly, click on the link in the small text below the map.

Bus Priority Concept paper from Praja - draft ready

BusPublic Transport

We got delayed due to unavoidable reasons, but the concept paper on Bus Priority System (BPS) for Bengaluru is now nearing completion. Find attached a draft version, look forward to comments from those familiar with BRT and related concepts. Our goal is to prepare a crisp document that would provide a picture of what BPS is and how it can be applied to our arterial routes.

BBMP - Chopping off head to fit cap

Infrastructure

 This is the letter I have written to editors of major newspapers. Feel free to contact me using my landline, I am eager to discuss further in detail this matter with Prajas. (Note: I am not computer/internet literate, hence request you to contact me via phone, this posting being done with help of someone)

Should public transport continue to be a government monopoly?

Prajagale'

You have all seen the most exhaustive range of arguments for and against the opening up of the public bus transport servivces sector to private players. Perhaps, it's time now to guage what the thinking of the 'Prajagalu' is. I now look forward to your participation in this quick poll, on the very core issues involved.


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