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A pedestrian response?!

2 March 2015 - 1:42pm — idontspam
Pedestrian Infrastructure

The mowing down of the school going 19 year old Arpita & others in Hebbal has caused severe consternation amongst people in Bangalore. The driver has been reported as saying he was new to the city & was looking for a signboard which could tell him the directions to where he needs to go and that diverted his attention from the signal in front of him.

Whither Suburban Rail??

2 March 2015 - 10:12am — Naveen
Commuter Rail

CM & several MPs /MLAs have requested central govt & railways for Suburban rail for Bengaluru with cost-sharing on 50/50 basis, the budgets are out, but no Suburban Rail for Bengaluru yet, even as the budget makes substantial allocations for Mumbai & Chennai Suburban systems.

A Reality Check

Land Acquisition bill - reality check

26 February 2015 - 10:59am — srinidhi

There are big discussions on blocking the land ordinance bill..ppl who were for it are going against it etc..here is what BJP is saying about it now

CM of Karnataka Govt requesting Railway Minister to clear the Suburban Rail Proposal

23 February 2015 - 9:30pm — Sanjeev
Commuter Rail

Finally CM of Chief Minister of Karnataka has taken time and written letter to Ministry of Railways - India on 12th Feb'2015 for Bangalore Suburban Namma Railu - Bangalore suburban rail Lets hope with MP and Minister meeting Railway Minister, Suburban Rail should get clearance as DPR for the Suburban Rail is submitted     CM of GOK requesting railway Minister

Koramangala - Bangalore's evolving Manhattan

19 February 2015 - 6:50pm — murali772
Urban Development
The newest development that is going to be adding to the high-rises in Koramangala is Prestige Pinewood, slated for official launch on 23rd Feb. It is coming up on a 2.5 acre plot, carved out of the 65 acre Shantinagar House Building Co-op Society land (close to the Nirguna Mandir).

Lakes in state will now be saved?!

12 February 2015 - 9:46pm — srinidhi
Enforcement

Amidst the euphoria around the victory of AAP in Delhi, there was another major happening closer to home..LDA which was called toothless all this while when it came to preventing encroachments was empowered with statutory powers!

Trucks at Whitefield - a solution?

9 February 2015 - 8:58am — srinidhi
Traffic

Lot of happenings in Whitefield over the weekend where the local population protested against the the truck traffic which has been a cause of severe concern these days.

How other cities are doing and efforts in improving Suburban Rail services

5 February 2015 - 7:58am — Sanjeev
Commuter Rail

Central Railway completes 90 Years of Electric Local Train  :  Tuesday was a red-letter day for the Central Railway as it celebrated the first-ever run of an electrical multiple unit (EMU) exactly 90 years ago on February 3, 1925.

From where to where did it run?

Benefits offered for riding a car - None for using public transport!!!

29 January 2015 - 8:12pm — Vasanth

Recently my friend working in another company told that he was given 1lakh by his company to buy a car after using which he cannot use company shuttles. I felt this move by the company is ridiculous to encourage private car usage. He now drives all the way from Katriguppe to Byappanahalli causing congestion and emmission all over.

Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact of Namma Railu !

19 January 2015 - 9:03pm — kbsyed61
Commuter Rail

It is my pleasure to present a case study of Socio-Economic and environmental impact of proposed Namma Railu services in Bengaluru. The report is a study on impact of Socio, politico, economical and environmental on the Bengaluru City in the context of proposed Suburban/Commuter rail services.

 

Crowd-sourcing info by Police Commissioner thro twitter

17 January 2015 - 1:50pm — murali772
Tweets by Shri M N Reddi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City - @CPBlr (twitter handle)
  • Request all to report poorly lit stretches of roads in Bengaluru to @dcpadmnbcp (twitter handle) n we'll verify them n take up with BBMP for remedial action. 
  • If we can get the list of poorly lit roa

Petition to Introduce Buses from Byappanahalli Metro Station to ITPL and Silkboard

15 January 2015 - 9:58pm — Vasanth
Metro Rail

Please sign in this petition addressed to Transport Minister, GoK, MD BMTC and MD BMRCL to introduce buses from Byappanahalli Metro Station to ITPL and Silkboard. What we need is the extension of Tin Factory Buses from Silkboard to Byappanahalli which is hardly 2 kms more.

Wish list for Railway Budget - 2015-16

9 January 2015 - 10:19pm — kbsyed61

Happy new year to all our Praja members and friends. Wishing you all a prosperous and fruitful 2015.

Car Sharing - Is this the way to go?

8 January 2015 - 6:01pm — Vasanth

Self Driving Rental Cars from vendors such as zoomcar as well as Taxis are easily accessible now in Bangalore. To make a city a smart city, these kind of rental cars and rental bicycles plays a major role as stated by the owner of zipcar, who introduced car sharing on hourly basis.

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