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Pre-paid auto service at Bangalore City station

3 December 2007 - 10:40pm — s_yajaman

I have been travelling to Madras and back by train quite often over the past few months and have had the opportunity to sample the pre-paid auto service about 5 times. The sample size might be a bit too small to make any conclusive statements, but here goes... All my arrivals into the city have been around 5:00 a.m. by either the Bangalore Mail or the Kaveri express. Invariably there are taxi drivers and auto drivers who greet you at the exit. Invariably I refuse.

A lot of talk - little to show for

30 November 2007 - 10:15pm — s_yajaman

Over the past few months I have read a number of announcements by the traffic police on how they are going to improve things, I really have not seen much progress

BIAL connectivity updates Novenmber 2007

29 November 2007 - 7:11pm — silkboard

Newspapers have been reporting a lot of action on BIAL connectivity front. Some tidbits:

“The design of the trumpet interchange has been finalised in coordination with the NHAI to accommodate the expansion to eight lanes. The interchange work will not be delayed. Most of it will be ready for the airport opening date of March 30 and completed by July 2008,’’ said Albert Brunner, CEO, Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL).

The infrastructure task force (basically a body of concerned industrailists of the city) is supposed to have met today (Thursday), we should have more updates in newspapers tomorrow. But it seems:

In the long term, the task force is thinking of an express train service, a Peripheral Ring Road and an Express Highway Ring Road, sources said.

Last week, Livemint reported that:

Microlevel Traffic Management Needed

26 November 2007 - 10:27pm — Vasanth

State Government is engaged in just planning comprehensive traffic management plan for Bangalore for years together - Everything is on books - Nothing becoming to force except in very few countable cases. Simply Government is investing on tools such as Blackberry for traffic without any real application of it.

Airlines, staff want existing airports to stay

20 November 2007 - 7:23am — silkboard

As per this story in Business-Standard:

"... lobbying to prevent closure of the existing facilities — at the Airport Authority of India’s Begumpet airport in Hyderabad and HAL airport in Bangalore — has got louder"

CTTP Bangalore - Still some weaknesses

19 November 2007 - 7:48pm — Naveen

Whilst this is obviously an elaborate study, the recommendations for Mass Transit systems still raises a few questions :

Less Cars More Kids In The Streets

16 November 2007 - 10:07pm — tsubba

A presentation on urban transport by Lloyd Wright of STUP. please see the embedded slide show below or see this page.

Quick-fix solutions for traffic snarls! Quick?

16 November 2007 - 10:53am — blrsri

TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: The BBMP’s Rs 1-crore underpass project will move from the casting yard to on-site locations next week. Excavation work and other preparations like shifting utilities on the stretch between Windsor Manor and Hebbal flyover will begin from Monday.

Chapter–4 Development Of Operational Travel Demand Model

15 November 2007 - 1:08pm — admin

CHAPTER – 4 DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONAL TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL

Download chapter 4 external link PDF 374kb

Chapter–3 Existing Traffic And Travel Characteristics

15 November 2007 - 1:04pm — admin

CHAPTER – 3 EXISTING TRAFFIC AND TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS

Download Chapter 3 External link PDF 630KB

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