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Imagine Bangalore traffic with this ...

16 June 2008 - 1:45pm — silkboard

On a lighter note, just imagine Bangalore's traffic landscape (err... airscape) if we all were allowed to let loose in these personal helicopters!? Looks like they are almost here.

Decongesting CBD

16 June 2008 - 12:48pm — narayan82

As we see in other cities across the world, the Central Business District is always the most congested area. Hence many schemes have been introduced such as Congestion Tax, Pay and Park/Ride..etc

The Jayanagar Complex Fire - An eye opener

16 June 2008 - 12:32pm — namma_nadu

I was pretty surprised not to see a single post on the great Jayanagar Shopping Complex Fire that swept through late friday night on Praja. No Jayanagarites here :-)?

6 ways drivers typically waste gas on every trip

15 June 2008 - 11:04pm — pradeep

I found a good link on the yahoo website. Just thought of sharing with all the members here. Hope it will be helpful.

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/579/6-ways-youre-wasting-gas

1. Racing away from green lights

MUDA cracks the whip

14 June 2008 - 6:48pm — mcadambi

http://www.starofmysore.c...

MUDA cracks the whip on vacant sites. Plans four satellite towns around Mysore to ease pressure in the city.

A tiny fraction of the sun's energy that shines upon the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East could meet all of Europe 's electricity demands. The technology to harness the energy already exists.

Likewise, entire Karnataka's energy needs can be met by a similar plant at Gulbarga or Raichur, or one in Rajasthan through a consortium involving other states.

Auto's - good, bad, or ugly?

14 June 2008 - 11:20am — murali772

Auto's, by virtue of their easy maneuverability, are easily the biggest menace on the city roads, and the cause of all the chaos on them. Their de-merits as a public transport vehicle far out-weigh their merits.

Mail exchanges (between 10th June and today) in a Yahoogroup.

Bellary Road Elevated Concerns

14 June 2008 - 7:34am — tsubba

Krishnaprasad of the hindu reports that DMRCL, which is involved with the high speed rail to BIA, has raised objections to plans for an elevated road corridor between minsk square and hebbal. Apart from this, Govt authorities are also concerned that HSR will eat into road widening efforts that will create a six lane corridor between mekhri circle and hebbal.

Radial Roads

13 June 2008 - 11:00pm — George E Matthew

I had previously posted about the problems with travel to BIAL through BMTC. That posted concluded with the problem of heavy traffic through the city until the Hebbal flyover. Please note that no new kind of transport network to the airport, public or private can solve this problem. BIAS from BMTC, Meru Easy Cabs, Airlift -all get stuck in traffic.

Outside the city, in general roads are pretty good, especially the National Highways. BDA will build a peripheral expressway, which may be completed late but is likely to be wide and traffic free. However, it will not help solve the biggest jams within the city.

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