| Praja

User login

Traffic

Killer BMTC / Lorries? Who is the real Culprit?

10 October 2008 - 10:44am — do-it-yourself

Most of the low speed (city) fatal accident reports have a common phrase, "came under the wheel". A victim is usually crushed under these heavy vehicles resulting in serious injuries or death. But I have not heard of this happening with a Volvo bus or cars. Why? Are they not heavy enough?

Bus Bays - Traffic management is 'space' management

9 October 2008 - 10:04am — do-it-yourself

If we really think about it, traffic management boils down to efficient 'space' management. How best do you manage the utilisation of a finite commodity like space on the streets? All measures taken or discussed to de-congest, improve, smoothen traffic by advocating lane discipline, platooning, sync signal lights, parking, foot paths, lesser private vehicles, efficient public transport, car pooling etc boils down to this. MANAGE AVAILABLE ROAD SPACE.

Freeways are Freeways and City Roads are City Roads

8 October 2008 - 1:44pm — asj

Freeways are Freeways and City Roads are City Roads, there is no confusion about that.

By definition a Freeway is - FREE - of pedestrians / cyclists and T or cross junctions. Our planners have never either understood this or did not care or had ulterior motives.

BTRAC - New TMC, 20000 road signs

8 October 2008 - 9:04am — silkboard

As the newspapers reported, work began on a brand new Traffic Management Center for Bangalore on October 6. Its being designed by the same guys who have build Network Operation Centers and Data cnters for IT companies, the facility is going to be similar to those - lots of screens on one big wall and seatings or cubicles besides it for policemen to watch and control cemeras and signals:

"Safe Passage" KR Pura Initiative by Chandrasekar K

7 October 2008 - 5:16pm — psaram42

Start: 11 Oct 2008 15:00

End: 11 Oct 2008 17:00

Timezone: Asia/Calcutta

Venue: Greater Bangalore Industrial Association Conference hall #40-J Opposite. N.G.E.F Ancillary Estate, Dodda-nekundi Industrial Area, 2nd Phase, Mahadevapura Post, Bangalore - 560 048.

Date: Saturday 11th Oct 2008

Time: 3.00pm.

Invited: Community leaders of KR Puram Area, Praja members

Organiser: Chandrasekar K

Removing Cars to Create Public Space

6 October 2008 - 3:06pm — murali772

Cars dominate cities, especially in America. But as many cities in other countries have found, removing cars can turn busy streets into lively public places. Now the U.S. is starting to catch on.

Learning from Road Layouts

4 October 2008 - 6:42pm — asj

Dear All,

I have for some time wanted to share how planning road layouts is vital for ensuring traffic flows smoothly.

Here is the first in what I hope to make a series (and hope other contribute too) of road layouts from UK. Aim is to share these observations with our planners to reduce entropy on our roads.

A Typical cross junction in UK

Magic Box Under Pass

3 October 2008 - 9:04am — psaram42

To days TOI Friday, October 03, 2008, has an article by TG Radhakrishna, Indira Nagar, under civic problems, Titled "Magic Boxes Unscientific".

Most Magic Boxes or subways are being built without proper approach roads.....These 3.5 meter wide sub ways will mar the beauty of the garden city"

Banning Right Turns to Improve Traffic Flows

1 October 2008 - 4:15pm — asj

In Pune, currently we have a phase where the DCP is keen on removing / banning right turns to improve flow of traffic.

Comprehensive Mobility Plan for Pune - Proposed by IL&FS

27 September 2008 - 5:08pm — asj

Pune corporation recently got the Il&FS to produce a comprehensive mobility plan for the city. Not surprisingly the plan suggests a need for mega projects from Metro, BRT, Flyovers, Subways, Viaducts, Elevated roads, Bridges, Road over river - a bhelpuri of a kind.

Monthly archive

Praja.in comment guidelines

Posting Guidelines apply for comments as well. No foul language, hate mongering or personal attacks. If criticizing third person or an authority, you must be fact based, as constructive as possible, and use gentle words. Avoid going off-topic no matter how nice your comment is. Moderators reserve the right to either edit or simply delete comments that don't meet these guidelines. If you are nice enough to realize you violated the guidelines, please save Moderators some time by editing and fixing yourself. Thanks!