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KR Puram Bus Stand - Does it exist?

I would like to share with you all a bitter experience. On Saturday I was in KR Puram area at around 5pm & was waiting for a bus to Hebbal. It started to pour I would not believe there is no shelter for passangers to stand at all. It poured for over 1 hour I had to cross the road & stand under the ATM counter for a roof.

Flyover at NGEF-OMR

Could someone clarify if there is a flyover planned at the NGEF turnoff point on the OMRoad ? If yes, what stage is it at ? Planning; Proposal; Approved; Tendering etc ?

Need commuter rail service - Tumkur

Dear all, i am basically tumkur city resident, but working in bangalore in private sector. like me thousands people are working in bangalore who are depends on train and buses for travel regulary.

in these days, tumkur is also developing like any thing as people are preferring that to save some money in their regular earnings.

The "Native" Kolkata Metro

The 20km long Calcutta Metro Railway completes its 25 years next month, unwept, unhonoured and unsung. It has never had a derailment, no fatality or no structural collapses. It carries 4.2 lakh passengers a day that is three times of the Delhi Metro which is more than thrice as long. It is faster too.

Big10 concept - Circle Routes are here?

I have been seeing these new routes marked C-1 (for Circle 1 ?) for a few weeks now. Was waiting for some crisp annnouncement or press release, haven't noticed anything big yet, so posting.

Traffic police - "To police traffic" or "To make money from innocent citizens"?

I always follow traffic rules and also make sure that if I am pillion riding or sitting in car, the driver should also follow traffic rules. Today something happened to us which was not good -

Guangzhou – Many lessons for Bangalore

The third largest city in China, Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is a city of about 8 million & is similar in population /size to Bangalore. It lies at a distance of a mere 2 hours (by road or rail) from Hong-Kong, in southern China.

Open Drains Versus Point of Source Infiltration

Open Drains
Point of Source Infiltration
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The Pedestrian Crush

This is what Bangalore needs to learn as we move on.The reason it's so crowded here is not because there's not enough space, it's because we give all of our space to the least spatially-efficient form of transportation available.

Sustainable public transport system - high level requirements

This has been long pending in my mind after reading and contributing to various praja posts over almost a year. I took a stab at a document that analyzes the high level requirements of a integrated public transportation network for Bangalore that can ultimately cater to long term growth.

Wheeler Road Flyover - A Saga in mismanagement

Background of the project: Rail over bridge from wheeler road to banaswadi.  A joint project between BBMP and south western railways.

Government Tenders no more a closed fortress?

 Presently, all Government tenders prescribe certain set eligibility criteria for prospective supplier of goods and services against every infrastructure related project – especially those related to roads, water and sanitation.

Kadugodi Fly Over - A need for Bridging a commuting gap

Being a resident of Kadugodi village, whitefield area, I always have to depend on the Whitefield railway gate to go across to the main town. The flyover to ease the smooth flow of traffic at the Kadugodi area / Whitefield station, which is situated just in front of the Sai Baba ashram has been remaining incomplete for a considerable period of time.

‘Citizens for City’ contest

To enable citizens to participate and come up with innovative strategies for developing the city and improve the quality of life, FFC (Foundation for Futuristic Cities) has announced ‘Citizens for City’ contest. Anyone can draft a well-researched strategy from a list of 30 topics given on the foundation’s website, www.citizensforcity.org.

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