HOT TOPICS
SPOTLIGHT AGENCIES
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Part II: Traffic Restraining Measures Naveen - 10-APR-2008
Traffic
restraining measures
CTTP
Section 7.14.1
(Reducing Private Vehicle Use) states “There are two ways to restrain the growth
of private vehicles on road: either by pricing policy or by providing
better level of service on public transport”, & recommends
the following, amongst other measures : Parking facilities provided
/planned in side the CRR should only be for Short term parking with
high hourly charges.
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Part III: ITPL and surrounding areas not covered Naveen - 10-APR-2008
Dense areas
leading up to ITPL & surroundings not covered
The recommended Metro transit
corridor (in Phase-2) to Whitefield is shown passing along the existing
Airport road straight east towards Varthur, thence northwards towards
Whitefield Commuter railway station. Thus, the more developed areas in
Whitefield, where most tech companies, businesses & high-rise
residences are situated, are not covered. It may be far more functional
if this route could turn left at Karunashraya & pass through
Kundalahalli cross, turn right opposite Graphite India & pass
through KIADB area, ITPL & Kadugodi before aligning with Whitefield
road. There are no direct mass-transit routes otherwise recommended to
these points in the CTTP, & a TTMC proposed at ITPL may not help as
commuters would need to interchange modes. Quality seeking
professionals, who are sensitive to traffic delays, detest
inconveniences such as transfers, any time penalty that usually cannot
be avoided when changing modes & who generally use private
vehicles, commute daily to these areas, & will also start
preferring the Metro with the convenience of this realignment &
direct connectivity. An additional rapid bus corridor can be arranged
from Marathalli /Karunashraya to Whitefield CR station via the broad
Varthur road to fill the gap there as a result of this re-alignment, if
volumes justify the need.
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Part III: South East CBD areas not connected Naveen - 10-APR-2008
South East
CBD areas not connected.
The attached Sketch “CTTP–No MRTS
within SE CBD” indicates that the very large area marked by a red
outline – the South-Eastern quadrant of the inner core area within CRR
that has important CBD points such as JC Rd (105,000 PCUs), KH Rd
(96,000 PCUs), Lalbagh Rd (61,000 PCUs), Corporation /Hudson Circle
& Richmond Circle does not have convenient Mass transit within easy
reach. Very large nos. of commuters travel to activity centers around
these areas daily & school going children /staff to various schools
& offices arriving by private vehicles choke up Richmond /Residency
roads during school times. The only TTMC at Shantinagar may not attract
these commuters due to the inconvenience of long distances, transfer to
buses & the time delay involved.
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Naveen - 10-APR-2008
Commuter
Rail Services (CRS)
There has been frequent &
repeated mention of CRS on existing rail tracks in several previous
study reports (since 1981), but with no follow up action so far. The
CTTP-2007 report has recommended an increase in the CRS network to
204km in three phases. It is not clear if this is being seriously
pursued with the Railways. Some land acquisition is also involved,
& there are many questions as to which body will build &
operate the CRS network, & also the type of rolling stock &
service /quality levels, ticket pricing, etc.
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Part I: Airport Rail Link - The Monorail Option Naveen - 10-APR-2008
Airport
Rail Link – the Monorail Option
The Airport-City rail link has been a
much visited topic, but nothing seems to have been finalized, so far.
The central government had recognized mass transit systems as vital for
larger cities’ needs & had previously offered assistance to the
tune of 30% (similar to Metro-rail systems), which is a small
contribution – 70% still has to be met by state government & BIAL,
including loans & debts. Negotiations always seem to have ended in
deadlock as agreements over revenue sharing are uncertain with changing
stands by the government/s involved. It appears that the central
government has now changed its stand & is willing to provide more
participation as this is a vital sector that can have far reaching
consequences for the country’s economy.
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Monorail
About 60 kms of Monorail /Light rail has been recommended in the CTTP report on various potentially high-growth corridors (Western portion of ORR & Bannerghatta road) in the CTTP report. |
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Traffic/Transport Issues & CTTP-2007 Naveen - 10-APR-2008
There is deep concern about unmanageable volumes of traffic, the deteriorating road discipline & difficulties in commuting, all calling for very urgent interventions. |
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Traffic /Transport Issues & CTTP-2007 - 3 (CTTP - No MRTS within SE CBD.JPG) Naveen - 10-APR-2008
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Part II: Non-Motorised User Facilities Naveen - 10-APR-2008
Pedestrian Facilities
Excerpts from various sections of the CTTP report are as follows : 3.13.1.9: There is high pedestrian traffic in core area and some other areas in Bangalore. Footpath facilities are generally not adequate and their condition is deteriorating. Therefore up gradation of their facilities is very important. 5.5.8 (Preferred Strategy for Transport Development): Special facilities for pedestrians within the entire network specially in the core areas; Pedestrianization of selected shopping streets in side the core area going to be served by Underground sections of Metro; Provision of pedestrian sky walks, under passes, footpaths and other road furniture along the roads where necessary. 7.9: Recommends as many as 78 roads within ORR & 54 roads outside ORR for improvements & widening. 7.11.2.2 (Foot paths): Recommends a width of 2.0m for sidewalks for about 350 kms of city roads. |