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Whitefield main road - lets get help from local MLA

5 September 2008 - 8:48am — Rithesh

Some Praja members are planning to meet Mr Aravind Limbavali (Hon. minister for Higher Education and MLA from Mahadevapura) to discuss the road and traffic issues in and around Whitefield area. Of specific interest is the area between Marathalli-Varthur road and Whitefield Main road.

We are trying to reach Mr Limbavali's office to get an appointment. If you are working/living in the Whitefield area or if you are just interested in teking things forward, please join the meeting by replying to this post.

How do you know its time to bribe?

3 September 2008 - 12:07pm

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Meeting with BMLTA 12:30 PM, Sat 6th Sep

3 September 2008 - 8:29am — admin

[Update: the meeting has been confirmed at 12:30 PM on Saturday 6th September at # 502, 5th Floor, Gate 4, MS Building, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Bangalore- admin]

Wanted to bring it to notice of all Bangalore members that Ravi_D is working to organize a meeting with BMLTA. He will try get a weekend date. Leave a comment here if you will like to join in. Rithesh and couple others already said so. We are sure more members will be interested.

Signs for Proposed Bus Stops that have sprung around the city

2 September 2008 - 9:52pm — ashwin

Proposed TOOH Bus Shelter Sign Signboards on poles have sprung up all over the city announcing "Proposed Bus Shelter by TimesOOH".

In most places, these are next to existing bus shelters. There seems to be a connection with the Airport bus service as these signs are often next to the sing announcing the frequency of the BIAS routes, like in the photo (the existing bus shelter was behind me as I took the photo).

Chronology of a Project - Anjaneya Temple Flyover

2 September 2008 - 9:27pm — Ravi_D

Driving on Mysore Road daily can be a nightmare. Choke points are many - in fact, I cannot think of any better candidate for SB's 'model road demonstration' project!

One of the many such chronic choke points, Junction in front of Gali Anjaneya Temple, was (and still is) to get a flyover. Here is how the project went:

From this entry: (June 05 2007)

Cab Driver Culture

2 September 2008 - 8:40pm — Vasanth

Cab Drivers can be called as 'insects' of Bangalore traffic. The kind of people who drive the Indicas and Sumos are usually 'bad mannered' and 'ready to fight' type of people. Autos are one type, but, since they are not as powerful as the cabs, they are 'bit better' than these cabs (comparison among the worst). These cab drivers behave as if they are pilots of Jet planes and saving the country!!

Connecting the Bicycle dots - 'Build it and they will come'

2 September 2008 - 3:51pm — Bengloorappa

Found an interesting article in Washington Post foreign service section about how some countries have adapted to Bicycles and how some others are on the path. It also holds out that research suggests that India and China cannot afford to not adopt the model.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/...

Some Interesting excerpts,

BIAL Completes 100 days !

2 September 2008 - 2:35am — kbsyed61

BIAL has completed its 100 days of operation. It must have gone thru unique experience of trying to cater to different quarters with different expectations.

Here is the official media release from BIAL.

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COURTSEY - BIAL

Weblink - http://www.bengaluruairport.com/portal/page/portal/...

Simple Solution to Ganesh Mandals and digging of the roads

1 September 2008 - 11:59pm — asj

We all agonise each year over roads being dug up by Ganesh Mandals (Lokmanya Tilak must be restless seeing what his efforts to pull the community have come to).

In the past, I have suggested that barrels are used to support bamboo pole's. One can either fill the barrels with sand and rubble to support the pole or even produce pre-fabricated barrels filled with concrete with a central gap to secure the pole. I have seen such pre-fabricated barrels in use in UK where they are used to erect temporary traffic lights during road works.

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KSRTC and BMTC price hike - why?

1 September 2008 - 4:29pm — Vasanth

The recent hike in KSRTC and BMTC fares has made everyone think twice before using buses.

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