December 2009

Bangalore going la Paris way for Bikes!

20 December 2009 - 6:24am — srinidhi

For those wishing to travel short distances by bicycles in the business district of Bangalore, Paris-style, here’s good news

The Union Ministry of Urban Development is planning to introduce the concept of “pool cycle” in the Garden City...

Guidelines for BBMP Engineers

20 December 2009 - 12:21pm — sanjayv

There was a report in the Hindu today that a book on guidelines for construction and maintenance of city roads was released yesterday. The author is a retired chief engineer of the PWD, Sri K. N. Shivashankara Rao. This will be an excellent book to get a copy of and review. Is geometrical design covered? Are pedestrian facilities covered? How about utilities?

Co op Hope Gone: Will Bangalore deliver - Bus Day?

20 December 2009 - 10:42am — bharatm

Summary: Copenhagen failed in spite of the fact that world leader came to the summit. They did not agree to Cooperate on the hope of saving the planet. But the big question is for Bangalore, will Bangalore deliver on its part. Will Bangalore contribute to prove its point?

Is it wise to have IT parks near Airport?

19 December 2009 - 4:15pm — Vasanth

Many IT parks are coming up near BIAL, one example of big IT Park is the Manyata Tech Park. Is the Government decision wise to open IT parks near BIAL?

Bus Priority System or partial-BRT for Bengaluru?

19 December 2009 - 11:12pm — silkboard

Why don't we take the bus? Ask around, or read past polls and discussions here for some common answers. But this one thing is amongst the top reasons - the bus doesn't go any faster than my bike/car, it in fact takes longer. Those of us who actually use the Vajra buses for commuting do so mostly for speed first, comfort later.