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Meeting near KR Puram bridge (Feb 7)

ORR KR Puram 4One suggestion from Safe Passage folks (CKannan, psaram, sheragu) was to organize a street event at the spot. Lets try it this Saturday (Feb 7, 10 AM). This isn't a protest - no holding-placards or slogan shouting type of stuff. Lets do some street photography, scan the area for all possible violations of (IRC) road building, design, signage standards, discuss solutions on the spot.

Improving Road Safety - Fiji Experiment

Happened to come across this PDF on worldbank website. Read item (b) - Fiji.

Interesting.... 10% of the third party insurance premium goes to Fiji National Road Safety Council (NRSC). Benfits both insurance companies and the population.

Metro Phase 1 extension approved

Noticed one Bangalore Metro news - phase one extension was approved. From Deccan Herald:

BMTC Big 10 and HOHO service: work in progess?

BMTC is prepping 140 buses ready for ABIDe's Big 10 proposal in addition to suggesting Volvos be used for the HOHO service. Does this mean that BMTC will remove/reduce current bus services operating on the 'Big 10' ?

London bus lane in action - snap shot

This is part of my usual journey from Hammersmith to Hounslow. I managed to track 4 of the 8 miles on foot up to Chiswick (by then it the light was getting poor) - here are some snap shots put together as a slide show.

Cost and Time Overruns in Public Utility Projects.

 The cost and time overruns in projects executed by public sector units in India has direct impact on inflation and increases the cost of the final products both in private sector and public sector. This is the conclusion of Mr. Sebastian Morris of IIM, Ahmadabad, writes in one of his papers published in 1987. It sounds little surprising and unconvincing. This paper by Mr.

BTRAC road divider menace

Image003Its slowly taking over all roads in Bangalore and this needs to be stopped immediately. In the name of BTRAC they are laying these road dividers which I am sure in not in any of the road design books.

BBMP's RTI system - when?

About two years ago, when BBMP website was revamped, they had promised an online complaints/grievance management system. The "coming soon" notice stayed on the website for about six months, and then was replaced with simple email ids for complaints and suggestions. Similarly, there has been a pending promise for an online RTI system.

KRV and some recent media reports

Do we need any organization to "fight" or "stand up" for the rights of citizens, or for a "language" and other cultural issues in a democracy?

Monthly Praja-Bangalore meet for Feb (moved to 21st)

21 Feb 2009 07:30
21 Feb 2009 09:00
Asia/Calcutta

Our monthly Praja meet (2nd Saturday mornings) for February. Shall we meet at Cubbon park this time? Lalbagh is not so central a location for North Bangaloreans? [yes, Cubbon Park, near central library]. 7.30 am.

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