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Enforcers / Violators?

6 March 2009 - 5:39pm — Ravi_D

Last evening’s drive home was interesting.

Smart Growth Principles Book Review

6 March 2009 - 10:37am — psaram42

Getting to Smart Growth II book provides 10 policy options to achieve each of the 10 Smart Growth Principles. These policies are supported with ''Practice Tips'' which offer additional resources or brief case studies of communities that have applied the approach to achieve smart growth.

The 10 principles are:

Metro - coverage comparision with some cities

6 March 2009 - 1:37am — idontspam

Here is a simple comparison of the coverage various metros in the world provide and where we should be going. It is important to be developing a network that covers more areas and enables last mile connectivity and feeder services to be more effective.

Tried office commute using Big10 - a report

5 March 2009 - 5:11pm — silkboard

8.22 am - Wife dropped me at the main road outside our complex, a Big 10 was waiting right then and there. Even better, the driver stopped for me to save me a 50 m walk till the bus stand. Good or bad, I wonder, but I did say thanks to him.

Electric Supply - A Chronicle

5 March 2009 - 2:28pm — Ravi_D

Here is an attempt to chronicle media reports related to our electric supply scenario. Let us update this list as we see related articles in the media.

2008:

19/July/08 - DH: Power crisis may worsen

Looting business called "Schools"

5 March 2009 - 2:16pm — begeprasad

Off lately I have been wondering why shouldn't I open a school?

Same Route - Different Bus charges

5 March 2009 - 1:55pm — v2kamals

I commute daily between Koramangala Water Tank to Electronic City in Volvo Non- A/C I guess its Suvarna buses and end up paying a different fare everyday. I have paid fares from Rs 10/- to Rs 15/- Moreover in one of the buses the conductor always asks 15. Does anyone know what is the right fare for the distance?

Traffic studies on Pune

5 March 2009 - 11:20am — Sudhir Menon

Hi- Looking for links to studies done on Pune traffic . Essentially surveys/modelling etc done to arrive at solutions for better traffic management.

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Top issues so far from the election survey

5 March 2009 - 12:07am — admin

Here is how the top issues look right now (March 4) in the ongoing issue survey. If you haven't fill the survey out yet, please do so ASAP. We'll start our candidate interviews very shortly, so its important to build an "as popular" top issue list as possible.

Indian Rly lacks proper sanitation: PAC report

4 March 2009 - 10:12pm — idontspam

Rodents in coaches, unusable toilets, unclean platforms and trains, no drinking water, poor sanitary conditions and dirty kitchens.

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