Pedestrian Bridges

ar_t_kaushik - 18-DEC-2008

Hi all, So far we have been discussing about skywalks and subways, which are most of the time not used due to accessibility and safety. The major reason for introducing pedestrian bridges is to make Bangalore USER FRIENDLY.. More usability, more functional a space will always help in the growth of the city.

Urban development - the skill gap

silkboard - 2-DEC-2008

Time for a boring post. A habitual visitor to MoUD website, I was waiting to put up a small summary of a policy paper that showed up recently. Its called "Capacity building scheme for urban ...". If that was all greek and latin to you, jump to section 3 (page 9) on that pdf, and under "specific capacity gaps", find things that you and me complain about everyday - they don't know how to plan, how to run projects, how to handle public relations etc etc etc.

India Shining

psaram42 - 2-DEC-2008

I bought the Booker Award winning book by Arundhati Roy in 1997, but could not complete reading it. However I did not realize this Man Booker award winning "white Tiger" by Arvind Adiga was something different. It is not just different but earth shaking.

id proof and address proof

seenivisesh - 27-NOV-2008

i am a bit confused. different authorities ask different prrofs for ID and adress the government is to regularise the issue of voters id as well as the reation card,otherwise it is very difficult for middle class families who run their lively hood partly by loans only. no registration for gas unless there is ration card.how to go further. narayanan

Cycling in Bangalore!!

raviranjan.kumar - 15-NOV-2008

How many of you believe that
1. Cycle is a sustainable mode of transportation?
2. Cycling in Bangalore is possible?
3. You are faster on you cycle than you car in Bangalore?

Let me share my view on these :

Tagore Circle Underpass – Moving Bottlenecks in Basavanagudi

Naveen - 8-NOV-2008

BBMP’s prescription to ease congestion in Basavanagudi area is to install an underpass at Tagore circle – a strange decision, since a gigantic flyover has been built on a parallel road, & that same road (Vani Vilas Rd) can be streamlined for uninterrupted flows to attract more traffic, & limit traffic past Gandhi Bazaar & Tagore Circle.

As can be seen from the diagram, what this will do is invite even more traffic through  MN Krishnarao Rd (diagonal road), BP Wadia Rd as also on Gandhi Bazaar Rd . Soon, there will be a need for another underpass or flyover at Indian Institute of World Culture, followed up further by another at the DVG Rd–Gandhi Bazaar Rd intersection, & so on so forth ! 

Hosur Elevated Road - after completion

silkboard - 5-NOV-2008

If you want to imagine how the elevated highway is going to look post completion, start with few month old pictures from foto sun @ flickr (see below). The one on right is my favorite though.

Obama win - whats' in it for Bengaluru

mcadambi - 5-NOV-2008

The recent win of Senator Barack Obama has certainly changed the core nature of the United States. That an African American could be elected to the Presidency is a far contrast to the time before 1965 when African Americans could not even vote.

Health care - systemic crisis?

navshot - 15-OCT-2008

Do you live in Bangalore? Were you or someone in your family hospitalized in recent times? Do you have an insurance cover? If the answers to all the above questions are 'yes', then there is a great chance that you (and/or insurance company) paid an inflated bill. Worse still, there is a chance the hospitalization was not required in the first place!

Magic Box Under Pass

psaram42 - 3-OCT-2008

To days TOI Friday, October 03, 2008, has an article by TG Radhakrishna, Indira Nagar, under civic problems, Titled "Magic Boxes Unscientific".

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Most Magic Boxes or subways are being built without proper approach roads.....These 3.5 meter wide sub ways will mar the beauty of the garden city"