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250+ new bus shelters from BBMP

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"

Whose Responsibility Are These?

Public Transport

Do we have accidents waiting to happen at every turn?

Discussion regarding Bus day

BusPublic Transport
14 Oct 2009 18:30
Asia/Calcutta

There will be a meeting with Mithila regarding the Bus Day.

 

The discussion will only include the Bus day, its planning and how to go about it.

Anyone interested can join, please feel free to put up any question and suggestion

Praja Monthly Meet Oct,10 2009 Bypanahalli Metro Station

Metro RailPublic Transport

 We gathered at the Bypanahalli Railway station to day at 9 AM. The following were present:-

Peak Oil before 2020 a significant risk - Report from the UK

InfrastructurePublic Transport

The other big theme that I follow is peak oil.  There has been a flurry of articles in the mainstream media that last few days on this topic. 

Expressway or High speed Rail corridors

Commuter RailPublic Transport

I came across this  draft report about the proposed plan for creating expressway in india. www.morth.nic.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/DFR_Expressway9202196751.pdf

BMTC - tight schedules leading to accidents

BusPublic Transport

Read this in DH today. 

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/28436/tight-schedule-leads-mishap.html

Quite a damning report on BMTC's irresponsible practices.  I think quite a bit of discussion has taken place around this.

Estimating travel demand - A different Approach

BusPublic Transport

Further to ideas expressed for determining travel patterns in this thread :

Sustainable public transport system II

BusPublic Transport

First pass at adding to blrpraj's document as promised. Additions are in a different font ("Arial") and colour (blue); no modifications or deletions. Comments are welcome.

Estimating travel patterns in Bangalore - possible approach

BusPublic Transport

Have been chastisized by Tarle for pouring ATF on burning embers in a previous post and not using my praja time on more useful things :). 

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