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Support for Pedestrian Safety PIL

Project number:5210
Opened by:jennypinto
Opened on:ಭಾನುವಾರ, 28 April 2013 - 5:34pm
Last modified:ಸೋಮವಾರ, 29 April 2013 - 8:07am
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Workgroup to support Jenny's PIL on pedestrian safety issues in Bangalore

Bengaluru is NOT a pedestrian friendly city. Pedestrian injuries and deaths are on a rise. Roads get widened, new roads get built, flyovers and underpasses come up every year, but very few of these projects see the required investment and designs for pedestrian amenities.

A resident's assessment of Mr Ramalinga Reddy (Cong), BTM layout MLA - 09-13.

Governance

While Daksh - Citizen Matters performane analysis of the MLA is accessible here, as also an interview by the Citizen Matters reporter (accessible here), I thought I'll make my

Tree cover

Environment

To preserve the existing green cover and add more in Bangalore, there has to be an initiative, enforcement to plant, shift big trees (if being chopped due to infrastructure projects) to private/public companies having big campuses (like IT parks, BEL, CPRI, ... where they can be accommodated). Trees are being chopped mercilessly as more commercialisation is setting in.

Did Railway Board Lie to Tumkur MP Shri. G. S. Basavaraj?

Commuter Rail

In July 2011, Railway Board in a letter responding to Tumkur MP Shri. G. S. Basavaraj's request for CRS between Tumkur and Bengaluru, had indicated that they have asked South Western Railways, Hubli, to discuss this proposal with Government of Karnataka. Here is that letter.

Cattle rearing in cities

Public Health

There is, for instance, this Srinivagilu village road (which is an ideal link to the Intermediate Ring Road for Koramangala S T Bed layout residents, heading towards Indiranagar side), where, at any time of the day or night, you'll come upon herds of cattle, particularly buffaloes, moving about all over; in fact living on the public roads itself.

Active burial ground in the midst of a residential locality

Public Health

At the end of the 8th cross, 1st main, S T Bed layout, Koramangala, almost adjoining the army property beyond, is this burial ground, right in the midst of densely populated high-rise residential complexes (It is the vacant land within the 'elbow' in the road facing "Tranquility Apartments" in the map accessible

Outer Ring Road - No news of BRTS ...

Public Transport

Hi,

I read an article in DNA few months back where Mrs.Manjula (DULT) explained BRTS on ORR, felt really happy that BRTS will be on cards...I wonder anything happend on that front ? any idea whats happening to BRTS project ? or they scrapped it ?

any one has any idea ? any updates on BRTS ?

Regards

kamal

Underpass/Sub Ways/Flyovers @ Namma Metro junctions

Metro Rail

Sir,

It will be great if BMRCL/BBMP/BDA all co-ordinate and try to build underpass/sub ways or flyovers - where ever the metro passes through major intersections. It will surely ease the traffic congestion at the surface level.

Refurbishing storm water drains [SWD] HAL III stage area

Currently furious SWD refurbishing activity is going on in HAL III stage area.  It consists mainly of providing uniform RCC slab covers at suitable height in relation to that of the road center. 

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BMTC Sufferings

Bus

       Since the time  BMTC introduced Parisaravahini buses, the travel in BMTC buses has become an ordeal. All Parisaravahinis and all the new buses have glass panels above the windows. These glass panels allow sunlight inside the bus from morning to evening, even at 1pm.

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