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Bangalore Master Plan 2015 - Where is this headed? 03/31/10 16:36 - deepak_here
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) person deepak_here's post | forum 32 Comments | Read More
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03/31/10 11:08 - ss87
Following the recent increase in fuel prices,BMTC is planning to increase the fares.The same was published in the bangalore mirror newspaper of yesterday. Owing to BBMP elections and results the bus fares will be mostly increased once the poll results come out. person ss87's post | forum 12 Comments | Read More
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Can Bangalore ban motorcycles ? 03/31/10 10:32 - Naveen
At some stage soon, auto-rickshaws & motorcycles will have to be banned or atleast, confined to city's outskirts to streamline traffic within the congested CBDs of Indian cities. Bangalore, with it's relatively richer citizens can perhaps lead the way in this! A case study report, full of good explanatory maps & photos by Karl Fjellstrom, ITDP (dtd 15-Sep-2008) about how motorcycles were banned in a span of about 16 years can be downloaded from this link on filesanywhere. Excerpts from this report are worth looking at (especially, the section "Lessons from Guangzhou’s successful motorcycle ban") in relation to our own future needs :
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Online Store of GOK Unrepealed Acts 03/31/10 07:26 - Ravi_D
Found this online store, linking soft-copies of un-repealed acts of GOK. Yes, I did rub my eyes to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Not sure where to post it, category or Tags to use. Admins, feel free to classify this post as you deem fit. http://164.100.80.70/acts/ACTS%20E/dept.htm For the record, got to this website thru' 'Acts & Rules' link on GOK-UDD Home Page. person Ravi_D's post | forum 2 Comments | Read More
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Christ College Bus Stop Nightmares at Dairy Circle 03/30/10 12:49 - sunrise
Christ college bus stop immediately after Nandini dairy is becoming a hell day by day. Narrow road, with two lanes (will say single lane after getting congested) fully occupied by autos and private buses stops happily for hours, on top of that BMTC buses will stop next to next on road, they will drive on competition basis giving night mares to the people driving behind. There is no signal and if you see at the peak times, you will see the traffic jam up to dairy circle, with minimum of 200-300 vehicles got struck behind these mangoos arrogant drivers. And to cross just that bus stop will take 10-15mins in peak time. What a great planning of Brurth Bangalore Mahanaga Palike (will say exactly as bakwaasss for bruhath). What a thought of these officials, should give the award of most complicated officials on earth. Their minds will work like mercury for money, not for the future of citizens and their comfort. And these guys should mind that they are also victims of the same? On narrow roads, making bus stops, no planning for bus stops, did these planning guys have minds, how to implement bus stops. What a pathetic stage we are in? person sunrise's post | forum 6 Comments | Read More
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BMTC Issues - From RCA perspective - 3 03/30/10 11:32 - Bheema.Upadhyaya
Few of the points mentioned in the survey (in second set) is about bus stands/stops. 1) Dirty and sad bus stands, do not like waiting there 2) Very hard to walk to and from the Bus Stands
Effect : Do not like waiting there.Causes: 1) No adequate shelter(sad bus stands) - Damaged roofing - No roofing 2) Poor furniture - Demolishing in progress - Repair - Damaged or vandalized - Unclean and not usable - Sharp edges or broken edges - Very old - No disabled friendly furnitures/path
3) Not Clean due to - Spitting (Pan and simple) person Bheema.Upadhyaya's post | forum 2 Comments | Read More
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Bangalore Water Index Kickoff Meeting 03/30/10 09:35 - Neha_Dar
A few of us are meeting on Saturday to kick off and plan the water index project. Details as follows: Date: Saturday, 3rd April Time: 11:00 am Venue: Alliance Francaise Agenda: Scope of index. Best representation. Parameters to be tracked. Information sources. Partners. Next steps. Interested Praja members are welcome to join. P.S.: You can read about the water index idea here. person Neha_Dar's post | forum 4 Comments | Read More
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the train and civil society ..an analogy 03/30/10 07:48 - vmenon
The train and civil society –an analogy In a slightly lighter frame of mind, let me put down an analogy of civil society’s possible available methods to bring about change; and will try not to put down too many value judgments or pretend that this posting is of great academic and philosophical importance.This also comes from some frustrations ,seeing how some civil societies tussle for space.
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New Mini Bus Terminal at Byappanahalli on Old Madras Road. 03/30/10 04:19 - Sanjeev
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has begun inter-State operations at a new mini bus terminal at Baiyappanahalli on Old Madras Road. According to K A Rajkumar, Director (Operations), the State-run corporation has constructed a small facility near the old NGEFactory, on a trial basis. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/61031/ksrtc-terminal-baiyappanahalli.html Poor publicity by KSRTC may be due to BBMP election. Now they should give good advertisment about this. person Sanjeev's post | forum 10 Comments | Read More
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03/29/10 19:20 - silkboard
Continuing from the mention of two clear asks post BBMP elections, here is a regional governance reform proposal being prepared by Abide. The close to final draft of Bangalore Metropolitan Regional governance act is attached. Here are some mention worthy points. Detailed review will be very much appreciated by those who may be looking for them. Talk sense and less-rhetoric as much as possible please. person silkboard's post | forum 23 Comments | Read More
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