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Policies Affecting Competition in Passenger Road Transportation Sector

10 December 2008 - 2:45pm — murali772

The NCAER study of state policies affecting competition in Passenger Road Transportation Sector, commissioned by the Competition Commission of India in March 14,2007, recommends major role for private players.

Use of Public Transport picks up in the US

10 December 2008 - 10:07am — murali772

Americans rode subways, buses and commuter railroads in record numbers in the third quarter of this year, even as gas prices dropped and unemployment rose.

Mysore Bangalore Rail Double line Project

8 December 2008 - 9:29pm — E.R. Ramachandran

Whatever happened to the gallopping project of Double line between Bangalore and Mysore? The latest roadblock is the monument concerning Tippusultan Gun carriage which is rumoured to come very close to the tracks and hence the doubling rail track goes back to the back burner or freezer if you ask me!

Delhi BRT - much to learn

30 November 2008 - 2:06am — asj

Much to learn from this experience -

http://www.itdp.org/documents/Analysis%20of%20Delhi%20BRT.pdf

ASJ

appoint volunteers and issue complimentary passes on "turn "basis to have fair reporting about the traffic in the routes of BMTC

27 November 2008 - 2:35pm — seenivisesh

private bus operators had tested it and found it working well to have their private reporters on traffic, suggestions for improvement, involving the public in actions etc. for this you can issue complimentary passes to volunteers on turn basis and can try if it works our at bangalore. narayanan

why cant the bus passes be issued in any day of the month

27 November 2008 - 2:22pm — seenivisesh

i use to get salaries not on the first day or within the ist week. depending upon the circumstances it may be even on 10th.nobody can be blamed after aal the profitability and cash flow of the company will decide such matters.but as for the pass is concerned can BMTC consider issuing bus passes on any date of the moth ,valid for the next 30 days. narayanan

Draft PIL

27 November 2008 - 10:30am — Naveen

PIL AGAINST THE STATE GOVERNMENT

THE COMPLAINT

The City’s inhabitants have been subject to unscientific methods of traffic control & regulation that are relentlessly being pursued by the responsible authorities. This has seriously jeopardized pedestrian safety & movement on the streets.

Healthy Bangaloreans might go extinct by 2020

26 November 2008 - 6:49pm — idontspam

MYSORE: Bangalore will not have any healthy people left in 15 years if the government fails to arrest soaring pollution levels in both urban and rural levels. This grim warning came from Vision Group 2020, a panel comprising of eminent personalities from the state, constituted for making Karnataka a developed state.

Mumbai to get India's First Monorail - by 2011

25 November 2008 - 8:24pm — santsub

Come November 29 Mumbaikars' dream of smooth commuting will get a major boost with the laying of the foundation stone for India's first Monorail project at the metropolis. Details below in the link.. http://timesofindia.india...

Infrastructure Projects - Victim of Political Battle

25 November 2008 - 6:54pm — Vasanth

During Delhi Elections, BJP has announced that it is going to scrap the BRT project that Congress started. How ethical and unscientific is this to scrap an infrastructure project just for political rivalry.

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