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Public Bus Transport – The Fare /Quality Nexus Naveen - 1-MAY-2008
Unlike international practices, public transport, mainly bus services in India being a low-income country, have generally been governed by low fares at low levels of service. One type of low-quality service was acceptable to all then & even now, except for the better off cities (such as Bangalore, Mumbai & Delhi), public transport is generally based on these principles. As a result, there had been leakages – keeping fares low to assist poor travelers & low-income groups involves a leakage of benefits to better off passengers. The lower the fare, for a given level of service, the higher is the leakage. Conversely, for a given fare, increasing the level of service will also increase leakage. Most public bus operators in the country are thus, deep in the red, with increasing subsidies. |
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Yes or No for BRTS - stats and numbers? silkboard - 29-APR-2008
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Naveen - 26-MAR-2008
This refers to the article in TOI & the guest column by Muralidhar Rao. The basic premise on which public transport is based is that if the road seems too narrow with high volumes of traffic, there is a case for public transport. The higher the volume of traffic on a road, the stronger is the case for public transport. In India, the low–cost /low–quality public buses are now not preferred by the upwardly mobile strata. Rail-based systems (such as Metro /Monorail) are very expensive to build & maintain & will therefore, not have extensive reach for a long time to come. The city cannot make do with widening roads & adding elevated roads continuously. No city has ever been able to “build” its way out of the problem. A new, faster & cost efficient system is required for quality conscious groups, over & above the existing low quality bus network. BRTS fulfills these requirements & is perhaps, the only available alternative worth exploring. |
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South Western Railway - please wake up and listen to us! admin123 - 24-MAR-2008
Thank you Business-standard for striking the right notes (See "Karnataka ignores ..."). So many of us see the potential of SW Railway's assets around our city and wish they woke up and listened to us.
"... experts feel that the Indian Railways’ network in and around the city can be utilised to ferry passengers at a fraction of the cost ..." The point in the article that disappoints us most is:
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Economical Transportation Solutions for Sustainable Bangalore sudhir - 2-FEB-2008
Big Idea for Transportation in Bangalore - Plan for Non Motorized Transportation in Bangalore When people refer to Bangalore, they immediately visualise the chaotic traffic scenario. A lot of concern has been expressed over the years on the congestion issue with government launching several schemes to improve its traffic (Building several Roads, Flyovers etc) but alas no solution!! |
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tsubba - 17-JAN-2008
Karnataka Government has begun work on the CTTP by starting
consultations with the Union Urban Development Ministry (UUD) on
implementing the plan. State additional chief secretary Niraja
Rajkumar, submitted the plan and made a detailed presentation to Union
Urban Development Secretary M Ramachandran on Jan 15, 2008. The plan
incldes various projects to be implemented in three phases -
2007-12, 2013-18 and 2019-24 at a total cost of 46,994 crore rupees. |
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Cycling on verge of extinction in India asj - 26-DEC-2007
The West is promoting cycling increasingly but in India many small cities like Pune and Banglore are making it extinct. |
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murali772 - 12-DEC-2007
Isn't it time that as important a task as preparation and maintenance of the electoral roles (and issuance of EPID cards), on which the success of the entire governance system rests, is out-sourced to professional agencies? |
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Better Bussing For A Green Bangalore murali772 - 12-DEC-2007
There's no denying that the tree cover in Bangalore is being lost largely due to road widening. Road widening is necessitated due to unchecked growth and usage of private vehicles. To address this problem, you have to have excellent public transport services. METRO may be a solution. But, it is extremely expensive, and at best a solution in the long-term. BMTC cannot cope up with the needs, however much they may appear to have become efficient, which they are not and cannot be, as long as they continue to enjoy a monopoly status. The simple answer is to facilitate the entry of TVS kind of companies (my first exposure to TVS was as a bus service provider in the city of Madurai) into the fray. The present rules do not provide for that. It facilitates only the 'Sharma' kind of operations, which in turn only helps provide fodder for the die-hard opponents of the private sector. |
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tsubba - 9-DEC-2007In traffic jargon a black spot is a locations in the city where accidents happen with regular frequency. The areas around such black spots are called black areas. A study by Sudhir and Akbar of Secon Pvt Ltd., reveals why Bangalore is a black city. Excerpts from that study ... |
