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Petition: Say no to Tagore Circle underpass in Bangalore

6 November 2009 - 12:24am — indian
InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

Bangalore is one of the 59 cities to which Ministry of Urban Development or MoUD has sanctioned grants for public transport buses.

This grant is linked to conditional reforms in the transport sector in cities that includes higher taxes on private cars, dedicated funds for public transport, parking policy as a car restrain measure and bus sector reforms.

Press Note - FAQ on demolitions in Mysore

29 October 2009 - 11:01pm — Mani1972
InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

Clarifications sought by the shop keepers and public of Mysore City about the recent encroachments removal by the Mysore City Corporation, is given as under with actual facts and legal position for the information of the public.

Q1. Why is this encroachment removal being done?

Poor design of flyovers lead us nowhere in solving traffic problems

29 October 2009 - 1:29pm — Vasanth
Infrastructure

 All over Bangalore, there is a galore of small small flyovers and now underpasses. But, none of them are constructed with thorough thought process and planning behind it. Usual mode of construction of flyover is to have 4 exit ramps and 4 entry ramps in semicircles like we have seen in foreign countries as well as in our NICE Somapura road junction.

BBMP - Projects on GIS?

28 October 2009 - 9:50am — Ravi_D
Infrastructure

Pwe this 21/Oct item 'Palike to upload civic works info online' DH reports a laudable effort by BBMP.

Once it is done (I'd really hope that it will), info on all road related projects will be on GIS Maps, up on their website.

Petition: Continue anti encroachment drive in Mysore City

27 October 2009 - 6:24pm — indian
Pedestrian InfrastructurePublic TransportEverything else


Please click the link letter that is just above the icon view whole petition for a condensed version of the petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/continue-anti-encroachment-drive

WB loan to take Andhra ahead on road safety

20 October 2009 - 9:23am — shekhar_mittal
Infrastructure

Saw this on HU Mailing List-

250+ new bus shelters from BBMP

20 October 2009 - 12:41am — silkboard
InfrastructurePublic Transport

Newspapers may have covered this already, but BBMP is redoing 250+ bus shelters for BMTC in the city. Several tenders were floated this month asking for:

"REMOVING EXISTING BUS SHELTER AND DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NEW TYPE BUS SHELTER WITH KIOSK AGAINST COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT RIGHTS ON DBOOT BASIS"

Big10 Corridor improvement - good intentions

19 October 2009 - 10:52pm — silkboard
InfrastructureTrafficPedestrian Infrastructure

Some good intentioned work seems to have been kicked off on the Big10 corridor this side of the city. From what I can see, the HAL Airport Road, Varthur Road Big10 corridor is seeing some upgrades towards:

Road width over pavement - Marathahalli example

19 October 2009 - 10:35am — silkboard
InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

First of all, credits to BDA or BBMP or ABIDe (who knows!?) or whoever is thinking about bus interchange points like Marathahalli ring Road and improving the pedestrian amenities there. So yes, something is better than nothing. However, if you watch the work, uncalled for and unscietific preference to road width over pavement is visible. Sample some pictures.

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