Traffic Congestion at Tavarekere and Hosur road

psaram42 - 6-AUG-2011

Venue   : Forum mall at Koramangala

Agenda : To Visit and deliberate about 

                 1. Hapazard Development at Tavarekere area

                 2. Traffic congestion at

BDA dear, where is all the GIS/map data on Bangalore?

silkboard - 8-AUG-2010

It is frustrating, as well as shameful. For any thinking, planning, discussions, whether for us citizens, or the government, one basic thing needed in public domain is a map. Not talking a simple map, but something that shows boundaries and jurisdictions of local govenrments, and also its assets (fire stations, water pumping stations, police stations, roads, rails, parks, lakes etc etc).

Town Planning –Principles Summary

psaram42 - 3-APR-2010

 Town planning principles are age old. Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) who visited Bangalore in his days, classified the towns in three main categories depending on three stages of development:- 

1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary 

Here is a Lewis Mum ford book  “The city in history: its origins, its transformations, and its prospects” review :- 

Bangalore Master Plan 2015 - Where is this headed?

deepak_here - 31-MAR-2010

I have read the Bangalore Master Plan 2015 for the first time.

I am happy to see the recommendations made after a structured study. ( Though I would have expected this to have more meat)

BBMP admits to incorrectly sanctioning a plan

vaishvittal - 23-FEB-2010

The town planning department of the BBMP has wrongly greenlighted a convention centre near Bannerghatta Road. Residents angered over this and other plan violations in the area.

Read this Citizen Matters expose

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/1793-bbmp-admits-zoning-violation-panduranganagar

Excerpts:

Mixed use misuse

idontspam - 12-MAY-2009

Take for example Kanakapura Road...Now suppose I want to cross the road at Yelachenahalli.

This is the whole crux of urban planning.

Smart Growth Principles Book Review

psaram42 - 6-MAR-2009

Getting to Smart Growth II book provides 10 policy options to achieve each of the 10 Smart Growth Principles. These policies are supported with ''Practice Tips'' which offer additional resources or brief case studies of communities that have applied the approach to achieve smart growth.

The 10 principles are:

Open Space Bonus for Bengaluru City

silkboard - 19-JAN-2009

When there is little "free" land available in Bangalore urban and peripheral areas, how do you encourage creation of public space? Large parks and lung spaces is one thing, 'small' public spaces another. Think a little extra width for pedestrians. Think extra bus bays on private spaces. May be some lawn space and plazas along the high density roads to reduce the action on the shores of the "corridors".

Masterplan of Mysore?

reevs - 17-DEC-2008

When was the latest Masterplan for Mysore and Nanjangud LPA released? Is the information in MUDA's website correct? With airport at Mandakalli and development around that area, MUDA must have extended its limits well beyond its current jurisdiction (to include Mandakalli village). Anyone has information on the latest Masterplan of Mysore?

Urgent - need photographs for a PIL

Promod Kapur - 17-DEC-2008

Dear readers, we need some urgent help for our ongoing Bangalore Masterplan-2015 PIL. We require photographs that show the adverse effects of converting a road of a residential area into "mutation corridor" (see below for what is this, or see the attached doc). If the photos can also show vehicles parked on the road and pavements due to lack of proper parking space, it will be great.