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Killer BMTC / Lorries? Who is the real Culprit?

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?

Meeting with Mr Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Convener ABIDe

We had requested for a Praja meeting with Mr Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Rajya Sabha MP, and convener of ABIDe. He was kind enough to respond and indicate his willingness to meet. The date isn't set yet, we'd try get his time this weekend or next. Worst case, we have suggested weekday late evening time slot.

Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled June 2008

 
The Reserve Bank of India released its ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled 2008′.

IRC guidelines on pedestrian facilities - summary

InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

I will split this in to following parts -

  1. Summary of IRC on above topic
  2. What is missing
  3. What we should do to fill in gaps
  4. Action the above by getting local civic body to ratify document Praja creates after step 3
  5. Forward plan

Summary:

Metro: Line 3??

The metro line from EC to Whitefield has been approved by the state government. Does anyone know what is the alignment of the line? It is still not available at the BMRC site. And the monorail map on BMRC website is most illegible. I would love to see where the new line connects to the planned two line?? -Srivatsava

080 Transform: Contemporary Architecture Event in Bangalore

10 Oct 2008
25 Oct 2008
Asia/Calcutta

A contemporary Architecture Exhibition and Event Organised by Incite and Max Muller Bhavan. Its for anyone who wants to know more about architecture in bangalore and where it is going. More Information here.. http://mgroad.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/080-transform/

Bus Bays - Traffic management is 'space' management

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.

KSRTC out to kill even existing competition

Tourism

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has informed the Karnataka High Court that it is in a position to replace private operators in case the High Court sets aside the modifications of nationalised schemes to regularise the grant of illegal permits.

Freeways are Freeways and City Roads are City Roads

Traffic

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.

Is the 'state' in control?

The growth in the number of medical chain shops across the state has been a major area of concern for the smaller medical retail and wholesale shops. In order to put a check to, and protest the growth of such chain shops, the Karnataka State Chemists and Druggists Welfare Association was formed.

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