Metro : Hypnotized

bharatm - 30-NOV-2009

Summary: Do we have any other choices other than Metro? Are we trying to hide our deficiencies and closed our eyes to all the improvements? How good metro projections are? All these questions are very critical and crucial before we consider Metro project?

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Do we have any other choices other than Metro? 

Traffic Fines - Revenue Realization

idontspam - 29-NOV-2009

Managed to chart the fine & case data provided last year by the Bangalore Traffic Police to Praja.

Signal Cycle times in Bangalore

idontspam - 29-NOV-2009

Cycle time data for various traffic signals in Bangalore by police station jurisdiction

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Metro : Reality Check for Speed, Money and Hopes

bharatm - 29-NOV-2009

Summary: This article tries to analyse Metro project and expectation from it. If they are reasonable? Also have the people who decided for metro really considered existing system's potential and limitation correctly? If yes than what was cost and efficiency prompted them for alternative. Its a hard to answer but it will be true reality check for metro.

Concepts for an Integrated Road Design Manual

psaram42 - 29-NOV-2009

1.0 Introduction

A normal concept of road design includes the following -- (1) 

Mysore: Some Clarifications on Demolitions

Mani1972 - 27-NOV-2009

Dear Friends,
 
As no more comments are forthcoming on the issues, let me try to answer all the queries raised.

Fool proof Design and execution of city projects or only Co ordinate and still goof up

psaram42 - 27-NOV-2009

 “There’s some hope for Bangalore. For long, we’ve cursed the lack of coordination between civic agencies as they went about their work.

Public Transport Buses : Do we need metro ?

bharatm - 24-NOV-2009

Summary:  Today we are considering other alternative like Metro, flyover etc. Article try to questions that do we need to consider alternatives ? Have we exhausted capacity of the current Public Transport Bus system and there is no chance to improve efficiency and effectiveness. 

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BMTC citizen charter

bdpak - 18-NOV-2009

I had an opportunity to go through the citizen charter of the BMTC, especially the complaint handling system of the same and it read as below

§COMMUTER GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL SYSTEM:

Efficient design, execution and maintenance of roads in Bangalore

psaram42 - 17-NOV-2009

 Roads are integral part of a city allowing for the movement of goods and people to and fro various essential utilities for the harmonious existence of the cities human population. A city thus consist of