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HAL: invest before re-opening?

17 July 2008 - 6:08pm — silkboard

Just for a moment, forget those debates around whether HAL should re-open or not. Lets say a re-opening is coming (via court order, govt forcing its will, or whatever). Then, in the Praja spirit of positivity and high expectations(!), what would be the best ways of re-opening and operating this airport?

Bangalore Needs DIMTS like BIMTS

17 July 2008 - 3:18pm — Vasanth

I was just going through DIMTS website. It is indeed a good move by Delhi Government irrespective of critics. I felt we need a similar organization in Bangalore (BIMTS). You can go through http://www.dimts.in/.

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Metro Updates July 2008

15 July 2008 - 6:47pm — tsubba

Public Transport on NICE Peripherial Road

14 July 2008 - 6:35pm — Vasanth

Now the government has cleared NICE project, peripheral road should be complete very soon and it will be clogged by Bangalore Cars + Trucks!!

BIAS Routes and Frequency - suggestions

10 July 2008 - 9:56am — narayan82

The BIAS services (Vaayu Vajras) are Bleeding! Only 1 out of every 4 busses on route Nos. 3 & 4 are even close to half full. I have seen a lot of the busses running almost empty. The return journeys seem to be faring better.

The reasons for this could be the following

Kengeri to Whitefield Shuttle Train

8 July 2008 - 8:03pm — Vasanth

I was just seeing the frequency of trains from Mysore towards Bangalore as well as towards Whitefield from Bangalore station during morning hours. There seems to be very little traffic of trains. First train from Mysore towards Bangalore reaches Kengeri at 9:00 AM. Upto 9 AM track is completely free from Kengeri to Bangalore.

Monthly “No Car Day” of Kunming, China

8 July 2008 - 12:40pm — sanchitnis

Last saturday of every month is a no car day in Kunming China. See an interesting viseo on this:

http://www.chinasgreenbeat.com/blog/?p=36

Sanjay

The reason I don't use BMTC buses

7 July 2008 - 10:42am

Dirty and crowded

33% (47 votes)

Slower than my car or bike

11% (16 votes)

Don't know schedules and timings

22% (31 votes)

No or too few buses on my commute route

26% (37 votes)

Bus stand too far from house

8% (12 votes)

Total votes: 143

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Why India’s Bus Rapid Transit Projects don’t excite me

29 June 2008 - 8:23pm — asj

The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as it is currently planned in India is suggested as the one-size-fit-all solution to our transport woes. Having travelled on Mumbai’s bus service (BEST) for thirty years & London’s public transport since 2001, I can’t share the optimism of those who believe BRT (as it is currently planned) is the way forward. When senior citizens, children & disabled struggle to cross the roads safely, one would hope for a solution that improves all aspects of mobility. I wonder why a city like Pune would spend crores of rupees on BRT when 40% of its roads don’t have pavements (see state of Pune pavements here). That almost a third of Pune citizens commute by walking makes the question more poignant.

Example of BMTC Local Shuttles for Bannerghatta Road

28 June 2008 - 5:15pm — bangalorean

Hello All,

Here i am once again, i had promised long back to explore more on problems with BMTC in bannerghatta road. So here are some of the major problems.

BMTC busses currently ply only from the main bannerghatta road and it does not penetrate the interiors of bannerghatta road. Interiors on either side of bannerghatta road is pathetic with no proper asphalt. It seems to me that no one has taken interest in improving the conditions these roads. Most of the roads have been occupied by petty shops making the interior existing roads small.

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