City, people, public - mingle on March 4

silkboard - 26-FEB-2010

Who said the job is done!? Sure, the second Bus Day will not get as much publicity as the first one. "Oh, there they go again". So what!? This is our chance, to surprise people.

An event is one thing, and a tradition another. A monthly event gives everyone the chance to do some progressive experiments and thinking. Everyone as in, BMTC, involved organizations and the individuals who'd spread the word. Yes, just take the Bus, and get the rights to crib about what you didn't like, becuase you would be speaking from experience. And if you like the ride, tell the world that public transport is worth it.

Point out a Bangalore Lake to CAG - takes just 1 click

silkboard - 25-FEB-2010

See this (http://praja.in/en/blog/silkboard/2010/02/14/cag-auditing-water-pollution-which-lakeriver-suggest) for background. CAG is conducting a study on the subject of Water Pollution. Let us recommend a lake from Bangalore so that CAG can analyze how well the inflow based and lake bed dumping related pollution is managed in our city. This form should help us send a consistent appeal to CAG.

Meeting with Mr V Madhu, IDD

silkboard - 25-FEB-2010

As we see via the BMLTA meeting records (http://www.bmlta.org/sites/default/files/Proceedings_6th_Meeting_BMLTA.pdf), IDD (Mr V Madhu) seems to be batting for Commuter Rail. Let us plan the first meeting with him.

We need more guys to join the project though. Don't care at this time whether it is possible or not. Just join in and raise the pitch on this issue, ashtay.

Commuter / suburban rail - part II

n - 25-FEB-2010

Branching off from "Commuter-rail-will-it-ever-materialize" thread as it got too long. The IDD seems to be moving in the direction of surveying for CRS (item 3, pp. 2).

Pedestrianization success story

rs - 25-FEB-2010

Interesting story about Amman's Master Plan...

www.nytimes.com/2010/02/24/world/middleeast/24amman.html

They seem to have implemented a pedestrianization project which has transformed the city. If only Bangalore's powers that be had such vision...

A case study from koramangala on land grabbing

vmenon - 24-FEB-2010

Dear all,

A posting on a legal win in a land case in Koramangala.It might serve as a boost for others in similar fights and also some indications of methodology, though of course that would change from a case to case basis.
 
Essentials of the case

Private buses using BMTC stops for waiting

Bheema.Upadhyaya - 24-FEB-2010

 While I appreciate government's(NHAI)  efforts to complete the hosur road bus stops, I observed they are not used by BMTC to full extent. I have earlier posted a blog regarding possible root causes.

Carlton Fire - What can we learn?

Ravi_D - 24-FEB-2010

Earthquake in Haiti showed us results of bad construction practices. A 5.1 Richter scale quake is a distinct possibility in Bangalore per this study.

Deregulated State Railway Authority

idontspam - 23-FEB-2010

KRC is the model to go if we need to resolve the local problems. If Delhi continue plan and execute we will definitely continue to have hundreds of  KR Puram/Whitefield like engineering disasters called flyovers.

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

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