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Written By idontspam - 29 July, 2011
Bangalore Bus Transportation public transport BPS Bus Priority
The Bus Priority System (BPS), to be tested soon in the City, beginning with Airport Road, will require all vehicles to shift lanes to make way for the BMTC bus on its way.
The BPS is a scaled-down version of BRT. While the latter provides a dedicated line on the stretch of road, BPS allows all traffic to use lanes normally, but to provide space for a public transport bus to ensure reduced time of travel
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murali772 - 10 August, 2011 - 10:04
BMTC managing director KR Sreenivas and Prabhudas are visiting Istanbul and London during the next half of this month to study how BRTS works in those cities and, if possible, to integrate them in Bangalore.
That, of course, has to be the first step, right? Isn't the minister going too?
idontspam - 10 August, 2011 - 11:16
Gee, I didnt know London had BRTS!
Transmogrifier - 11 August, 2011 - 15:31
Gee, I didnt know London had BRTS!
Well since the actual bus lanes are not actually built, maybe they're headed there to plan the planning! KInd of strange considering a lot of those plans are available at the click of a mouse...
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idontspam - 12 September, 2011 - 02:35
From DNA - Flyovers will see movement of buses, two-wheelers, four wheelers and private transport. But the BRT will have to pull the BMTC buses from the flyovers to the left of the road, which could be tough given the present conditions
I was hoping they would be running the BRT on the center lane as provisions were made in the flyovers for the bus lane, I dont know why the pulling buses left is coming into the picture
From Deccan Herald - The concept cannot be brought to this city says Sreenivas. “Our city has way too many flyovers and under passes. A BRTS like Istanbul’s wont work here. But the trip has provided us with many ideas which we now have to put forth in the new draft for BRTS.”
Its interesting the very flyovers/underpasses we built to ease congestion stands in the way of easing congestion.
On the plus side while they are gung ho about the bus priority its time the hard decisions for the prioritization like seperate timed phases for buses is put in place
idontspam - 10 August, 2011 - 09:33
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has started implementing Priority Lanes system before Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is ready... “Priority Lanes system will help our buses move faster instead of blocking the roads and causing inconvenience to commuters. This will also bring some traffic discipline,”
More on the progress of BPS
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