Multi Modal Integration : Metro, Railways, BMTC & Foot paths

Sanjeev, since purple line is integrated at KSR and Byappanahalli, again integrating at KR Puram and Whitefield is not needed as purple line would just become an alternative to Kengeri - Whitefield suburban rail network. This would also might lead to deviating Metro network from main public spaces and offices. One Metro line integrating with IR line at one or two points should be good enough. As  the trains from Whitefield and KR Puram will also stop at Byappanahalli.

Cantonment integration is a must since the Red Line does not integrate with IR anywhere.

We would need Yellow Line integration near Chandapura as this too does not touch any line.

Well, Sanjeev I am not referring to presentations made by the organizers or Mr. Verma but bureaucrats like the BMTC Chairman and others never allowed genuine concerns to be addressed.

One more observation, " Why was PC Mohan keeping on harping on Hoodi Railway Station?" Sorry, to say this but some people seem to be on perpetual election mode.

It did not help that a few members of the public were singing praises of PC Mohan and BMTC. In particular, a person who was speaking incoherently about Hoodi Station and its benefit to the IT junta.

I appreciate Mr. Mohan's intent but not his attempts at brand building. 

There is a huge non IT population in Bangalore. Whitefielders never get out of their ivory towers.

There was very little discussion about Namma Railu apart from a mention here and there. 

We give too much of importance to our MPs, experts, RWA leaders and celebrities and fawn over them. I doubt if this crowd ever uses the BMTC/ Metro.

Kindly have a set of queries collected on a piece of paper from commuters/ members so that genuine concerns are addressed. There is always a paucity of time. 

A case in point was the insensitive reply made by one of the bureaucrats who said that people working in Global Village have contract buses to choose. He should see the way the workers from garment industry are packed into autos when the shift at Arvind Mills' units ends at 5:00 PM. This is a kilometre away from Global Village. 

Nobody spoke about the need for late night transport, ensuring safety for women through public transport, inflated ridership figures of BMTC and Metro. I let it pass as I was sure that these concerns would never be addressed. 

 In fact, I have very little hope for Bangalore.

Ponder about this point if you can

There is a fundamental problem in the ridership data put out by BMTC, Metro and most suburban rail corporations of India. There is no proven way to have a single view of a commuter. The same person might use different modes of transport or use different lines on the same rail/ metro system or different buses on the same transport corporation. To that extent we are overestimating the ridership on any given day. I suppose Metro's numbers are accurate because the token is used to measure the ridership. Yet, it is the same set of people who use Metro to get back to their homes in the evening. 

But what do we do if the same Metro card is used multiple times by the same person/ different persons. 
The ridership numbers are overestimated and to that extent their impact on traffic volumes outside.

Thank You!

I had a word with my employer today about the lack of connectivity. We would approach BMTC in an informal way to get the issue sorted out. 

Bus connectivity to Frazer Town, Benson Town, Cookes Town, Cox Town, Murphy Town, Richards Town has always been bad.

The BMTC still seems to be stuck in the pre independence era and probably believes that White Sahibs still inhabit these areas.

Less said about connectivity after 7:00 PM in the evening. A robust public transport system 24*7 is a must for any metropolis. 

Bombay was considered to be a safe city because of easy availability of trains till 2:00 AM. Women were known to take the last train back home. Unfortunately, today that is not the case in Mumbai as well.