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Pedestrian skywalk at KR Puram Ring Road chaos, finally

8 March 2010 - 12:14am — silkboard
InfrastructurePedestrian Infrastructure

I am not a fan of skywalks (prefer regular ped-signals, or underpass), but the chaos that this place is - Outer Ring Road/Old Madras Road junction near Tin Factory, K R Puram - a pedestrian skywalk to cross 8 lanes of thick traffic should help. After our last round of complaints etc, the pedestrian signals had been operating for some time, they still are - either the light turns red, or cops stop traffic to let pedestrians cross. The skywalk (such a late arrival) is perhaps part of signal-free ORR project.

 

March 4 Bus Day - New shuttles - Bagmane, Indiranagar, Domlur, Koramangala

2 March 2010 - 11:33pm — vinod_shankar
BusPublic Transport

BMTC is announcing new local shuttle routes for March 4 Bus Day. Instead of smaller multiple local feeder loops, we have a largish loop covering Indiranagar, Domlur and Koramangala. Frequency promised is 10 minutes, so that will help.

BTRAC, it is 2010 - report card for Traffic?

2 March 2010 - 10:49pm — silkboard
Traffic

BTRAC-2010, does the phrase ring a bell? It is a Rs 350 crore (max) worth project funded 2006 through 2010 to reduce congestion and better manage traffic in the city.

Land Acquisition for Metro UG Stretch - expect more delays?

2 March 2010 - 11:48am — Ravi_D
Metro RailPublic Transport

Just noticed the numbers for land acquisition in the Feb Newsletter. 

UG NS Stretch - Proposed: 14, Possession Taken: 8, Demolished: 7

UG EW Stretch - Proposed: 129, Possession Taken:0 (!), Demolished: 0 (!).

Commuter / Local Trains for Bangalore from March

1 March 2010 - 9:01am — Sanjeev
Commuter RailPublic Transport

Finally KH Muniyappa, union minister of state for railways, announced that the South Western Railway’s train services from the city to Devanahalli will commence in March 2010 as per schedule. He said on Saturday that train services to Anekal would also start
by March

City, people, public - mingle on March 4

26 February 2010 - 10:14am — silkboard
BusPublic Transport

Who said the job is done!? Sure, the second Bus Day will not get as much publicity as the first one. "Oh, there they go again". So what!? This is our chance, to surprise people.

An event is one thing, and a tradition another. A monthly event gives everyone the chance to do some progressive experiments and thinking. Everyone as in, BMTC, involved organizations and the individuals who'd spread the word. Yes, just take the Bus, and get the rights to crib about what you didn't like, becuase you would be speaking from experience. And if you like the ride, tell the world that public transport is worth it.

Commuter / suburban rail - part II

25 February 2010 - 10:03pm — n
Commuter RailPublic Transport

Branching off from "Commuter-rail-will-it-ever-materialize" thread as it got too long. The IDD seems to be moving in the direction of surveying for CRS (item 3, pp. 2).

A case study from koramangala on land grabbing

25 February 2010 - 12:30am — vmenon
Everything else

Dear all,

A posting on a legal win in a land case in Koramangala.It might serve as a boost for others in similar fights and also some indications of methodology, though of course that would change from a case to case basis.
 
Essentials of the case

Carlton Fire - What can we learn?

24 February 2010 - 10:35am — Ravi_D
Everything else

Earthquake in Haiti showed us results of bad construction practices. A 5.1 Richter scale quake is a distinct possibility in Bangalore per this study.

BBMP admits to incorrectly sanctioning a plan

23 February 2010 - 12:06pm — vaishvittal
Urban DevelopmentEverything else

The town planning department of the BBMP has wrongly greenlighted a convention centre near Bannerghatta Road. Residents angered over this and other plan violations in the area.

Read this Citizen Matters expose

http://bangalore.citizenm...

Excerpts:



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