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Mobilicity Meeting updates..quite successful on NMT front!
Written By srinidhi - 11 January, 2011
Bangalore cycling Transportation Infrastructure cycle infrastructure Mobilicity NMT
The press report in DNA does a fairly decent job of talking about the highlights of the program..
IDS made the presentation to Ms Manjula(DULT), Mr Bhaskar Rao, Prof. Ashwin Mahesh, Mr Murali(RACF), Rohan Kini and discussed the various aspects of NMT with focus on cycling in Bangalore context. Some of the action items from the meeting are:
- Revival is on cards for the defunct non-motorised transport (NMT) cell with representation from various organisations. Transport commissioner Bhaskar Rao proposed the name of Manjula as chairperson of the cell.
- Five pilot projects will be prepared in the next six months and implemented by the year-end.
The other salient point from the meet are:
It was shared the major malls in the city have agreed to provide parking space for cycles. Traffic and Transit Management centres (TTMCs) and Metro stations will also be approached to create such parking spaces
In Jayanagar pilot, to be ready in feb 2011, the infrastructure for parking cycles would be created at about 30 locations. Broad lanes could be physically segregated, with 2m being set aside for cyclists. In narrow streets, mixed traffic would be allowed while measures like traffic calming would be taken up.
COMMENTS
Albert K - 11 January, 2011 - 08:19
Hello Fellow Praja-ers(?),
Please find the link below for San Francisco Bicycle Plan for your reference when preparing the NMT document.
http://sfgov3.org/index.aspx?page=586
I will be happy to assist with any questions regarding it thereafter. Thanks and all the best,
-Albert K
Transmogrifier - 11 January, 2011 - 16:53
Praja has been asked to come up with a map of cycling routes and create a plan for Bus Priority System in three weeks' time. (from the same report)
Really?
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srinidhi - 16 January, 2011 - 04:11
Interesting Bike event for 23rd Jan
http://bsacyclothon.in.com/node/1
Check maadi..join maadi!
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