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Land Acquisition for Metro UG Stretch - expect more delays?

Metro RailPublic Transport

Just noticed the numbers for land acquisition in the Feb Newsletter

UG NS Stretch - Proposed: 14, Possession Taken: 8, Demolished: 7

UG EW Stretch - Proposed: 129, Possession Taken:0 (!), Demolished: 0 (!).

Commuter / Local Trains for Bangalore from March

Commuter RailPublic Transport

Finally KH Muniyappa, union minister of state for railways, announced that the South Western Railway’s train services from the city to Devanahalli will commence in March 2010 as per schedule. He said on Saturday that train services to Anekal would also start
by March

Railway Budget Disappointing for Karnataka

Commuter RailPublic Transport

Rail Budget 2010-11 from the outset looks good for Karnataka, its  good job done by Mamtha & K H Muniyappa as Window Dressing for Karnataka. PPP model is no finalised & will require Cabinet approval, so nothing will come in next 1-2 years on this.

A new DPR for monorail - when?

Public Transport

Refer to the proceeds of this BMLTA meeting. Go to section 6/7 - there is no mention of Scomi/Geodesic. Why would IDD again prepare the DPR if Geodesic already submitted one? Different alignment?

See meeting notes in full here:

City, people, public - mingle on March 4

BusPublic Transport

Who said the job is done!? Sure, the second Bus Day will not get as much publicity as the first one. "Oh, there they go again". So what!? This is our chance, to surprise people.

An event is one thing, and a tradition another. A monthly event gives everyone the chance to do some progressive experiments and thinking. Everyone as in, BMTC, involved organizations and the individuals who'd spread the word. Yes, just take the Bus, and get the rights to crib about what you didn't like, becuase you would be speaking from experience. And if you like the ride, tell the world that public transport is worth it.

Commuter / suburban rail - part II

Commuter RailPublic Transport

Branching off from "Commuter-rail-will-it-ever-materialize" thread as it got too long. The IDD seems to be moving in the direction of surveying for CRS (item 3, pp. 2).

Deregulated State Railway Authority

Commuter RailPublic Transport

KRC is the model to go if we need to resolve the local problems. If Delhi continue plan and execute we will definitely continue to have hundreds of  KR Puram/Whitefield like engineering disasters called flyovers.

SKYPE Meeting: 2nd Bus Day - What next for Praja?

BusPublic Transport
28 Feb 2010
Asia/Calcutta

BMTC has anounced that the next Bus Dya will be observed on March 4.

http://praja.in/en/projects/2874/announcement/4-march-bus-day-new-corridors-announced

Local shuttle ideas for next Bus Day (March 4)

BusPublic Transport

Now that BMTC and Transport Minister have liked the concept, let us make suggestions to make the most, and more immportant. meaningful use of the idea-pad cum marketing event called Bus Day.

For starters, I think we should try do not more than 2 corridors on each Bus day. 5 is a lot to cover and do, there is no point being wide but thin in coverage.

4 March Bus Day - New corridors announced

BusPublic Transport

Got this email from BMTC late last week. Most significant part in there is

  1. Confirmation that next Bus Day is on for March 4th
  2. 5 corridors for next Bus Day: Old Madras Road (new), Bannerghatta Road (new), Old Airport Road, Hosur Road, Sarjapura Road (new).

New Corridor means extra buses, more cops at key points on the corridors to manage bus traffic, and hopefuly, some local shuttles around these corridors on the day

Here is the note received from BMTC:

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