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Making Public Transport the First Choice

That was the title of the Nobel Memorial Seminar convened by 'Volvo Buses', yesterday (26th Oct) at the Leela, Bangalore.

Combined ticketing for 2 buses.

Say i want to go from Banashankari to IIMB. I have to change bus at Jayadeva, so it is two bus journey. If i wait for direct bus it will take too long.

Government, BMTC - Do courts needs to tell you?

"The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the state government to constitute an expert committee to look into the feasibility of implementing the BMTC feeder bus service.

Minibuses for better area coverage

The following request has been forwarded to BMTC to consider operation of minibuses :

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Meeting with Mr Balachandran, Alchemy Urban Systems

Yesterday, IDS, Naveen and myself met with Mr B R Balachandran, an Urban design & planning specialist. Mr Balachandran has experience with Ahmadabad BRTS, and is a big backer of the BRT/BPS concepts.

Bus Priority - calling for help

Bus Priority System may or may not be BRTS, but if you agree that the Bus needs some speeding up, and want BRTS or good enough half-measures for Bangalore, we need you. Bus Priority System (BPS) may seem like castles in thin air right now, but it will remain that way a bit longer if you decide to keep away. To your question - what help does the project need? Here:

'BMTC tweaks fares to fleece commuters'!?

Vasanth, Pathy sir and some others have always complained that BMTC fares are too high. Two senior citizens from Marathahalli claim that BMTC is charging far higher than prescribed fares. From the Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/t...

G1/Old Airport Road - corridor detail, files

See leading note (below) from earlier discussion, and also the attached files on corridor detailing, and signal cycle times.

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Exclusive bus lanes might not be necessary on old Airport rd because :

"Bus Priority System" - pilot G1/333

Project number:3815
Opened by:silkboard
Opened on:Tuesday, 12 October 2010 - 6:28pm
Last modified:Wednesday, 31 August 2011 - 9:00am
Operations:add Case | view all project cases
Concrete proposals to speed up public buses on roads of Bengaluru
Initiator: 
Praja RAAG

A serious switch to public transport (PT) can be triggered if PT can move at closer or better effective speed compared to cars/mobikes. Buses are prime mode of PT in Bengaluru, and would be so for near future.

Are you okay giving priority to buses on Bengaluru roads?

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