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Interesting film on traffic management and shared space.

8 April 2013 - 9:13am — rs

I came across this intresting article on the conversion of a major junction in to what is known as `shared space' - making it easier for pedestrians to cross and vehicles to cross - by removing traffic lights.

Salaam Jabalpur

6 February 2013 - 7:49pm — rs

This film, `Salaam Jabalpur' - is about the demolision of several temples, mosques, churches etc. which were obstructive. What is remarkable is that it was done with the cooperation and help of the people involved - without any force or violence. What hope of this happening in our ciry ?

Its quite remarkable.

Feeder Bus Service - Malleswaram Example

20 October 2011 - 1:52pm — rs

This Feeder Bus service is a very good idea. I hope it is successful. But how about suggesting to BMTC to create a local Feeder bus service in several areas. For example. In Mall-eswaram, there will soon be two huge Malls at both ends - Mantri and Brigade. They could provide a service which goes as follows.

Loss of Moral Authority in Police

13 October 2011 - 1:02pm — rs

I saw the following scene on my way to work. I was driving along Chord road. At one of the intersections I stopped at a signal which was also being manned by a policeman. While I had stopped, a motorcyclist from the other direction ran a red light right in front of the cop.

Metro Launch - monumental waste of money.

8 October 2011 - 12:51pm — rs

I came accross this article in the Hindu today

http://www.thehindu.com/n...

Growth of Cities

27 July 2011 - 7:17am — rs

I came across this TED talk which might be of some interest to some of you.

Road Rage

16 March 2011 - 10:16am — rs

This mornings paper had a rather disturbing story

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Bangalore/Road-rage-on-Brigades-1-stabbed/articleshow/7715833.cms

Pedestrianization success story

25 February 2010 - 9:04am — rs

Interesting story about Amman's Master Plan...

www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/world/middleeast/24amman.html

They seem to have implemented a pedestrianization project which has transformed the city. If only Bangalore's powers that be had such vision...

Sumanahalli Flyover and the Outer `Ring' Road.

21 January 2010 - 10:32pm — rs

About a week ago the CM inagurated the Sumanahalli flyover, which is a fancy name for the overbridge over Magadi Road on the Outer Ring Road. This leads to a new part of the ring road which is supposed to make the Outer Ring road more of a ring than it currently is.

Are two wheelers exempt from traffic rules ?

21 January 2010 - 10:18pm — rs

Hi I've noticed that increasingly two wheelers - essentially motorcycles violate all possible traffic rules. This afternoon I was walking back along 17th Cross road, Malleswaram, which is a one way. A motorcycle rider was about to enter the road and I stopped him, informing him that it is a one way. He said he had to deliver some flowers, so it was okay for him to go that way.

SWR and Local Trains

10 November 2009 - 10:29am — rs

It seems like finally things are moving in the direction of using the existing railway tracks around Bangalore. The SWR seems to have a proposal to introduce a commuter rail system, once their electricification of the tracks is completed. This could be a really great thing. I hope it goes through

Some good news regarding public transportation...

9 November 2009 - 5:02pm — rs

Here is some good news concerning public transportation....

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Thumbs-up-to-BRTS/articleshow/5210470.cms

Auto Issues

28 October 2009 - 11:16pm — rs

In todays Wall Street journal there was an article on the fact that the old cabbies in Bombay are beating up Meru Cab drivers because people prefer to take Meru cabs -

online.wsj.com/article/SB125668745618111751.html

Namma Metro - it just gets better and better.....

14 October 2009 - 8:21pm — rs

This might be a bit alarmist but this is a report I read earlier today. It does not seem too surprising given that the BMRCL got around to finding digging specialists after starting to dig..

Auto strike...

12 October 2009 - 2:55pm — rs

If only there was an auto strike every day ! The city is so much quieter and calmer. And traffic is so much more orderly....

I have nothing really against the notion of autorickshaws - I use them myself - but I believe they should

- obey traffic laws

- do their job correctly

- maintain their vehicles well

- not remove silencers etc.

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