BMTC - good things announced

10/28/08 11:49 - silkboard

While we continue to expect more from BMTC here on Praja, good things are being announced by the government. CM kicked off work for a TTMC at Kengeri, and while doing that, he announced (quoting TOI) a bus station in every locality and a depot every 5 km, in the next few years. Thats sweet, but sheltered bus stands with clear display of bus information would be sweeter.

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Mafia-controlled Bangalore

10/28/08 10:23 - murali772

That's where Bangalore 's land mafia comes in. With the courts tied up in knots, gangsters offer to secure deeds in days rather than years. "Businesspeople like to do their business, but many times the system does not permit them to do it," says Gopal Hosur, the city's joint police commissioner. "Because of escalating land values, unscrupulous elements get involved.

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Revenue Sites

10/28/08 03:42 - psaram42

Yesterdays TOI paper had a front Page report Site Registration freeze may go.

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Tampered auto rickshaw meters

10/27/08 14:49 - sound horn NOT ok

Living in Madras for many years i was used to the bargaining, quarreling with drivers over the fare, since the concept of meters dont exist there. One just fixes a rate to travel from one place to another. And it used to be a very pleasant experience when i moved to Bangalore 10 years ago. Drivers would agree to travel to any place (atleast 90%), have perfect meters, and even give back change.

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Bangalore bus system

10/27/08 12:57 - silkboard

Bus transport system is synonymous with BMTC in Bangalore. Though BMTC claims to be the best city bus system in the country, and rightly so, many feel that it can do better, and play a significant role in decongesting the traffic conditions in city.

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CTTP Review – Further Comments & Inputs

10/27/08 11:25 - Naveen

Hi Suhas, went through your assessment of the CTTP & the discussions that followed – various comments & many relevant, valid points have surfaced.

There are a few issues I would like to fill in :

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Bangalore Transportation: Research and Reports

10/27/08 08:28 - silkboard

A lot of research and study work has been done to analyze Bangalore's transportation situation and requirements. The most recent and popular one was a Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Study (CTTS) done by RITES. This study produced a report-cum-plan in 2007 which is referred to as Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Plan, or CTTP-2007.

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Bangalore Mass Transit - Summary of Past Study Reports

10/27/08 07:31 - Naveen

The first CTTP for Bangalore had been carried out in 1963-64 by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI, New Delhi). This study, though termed “Comprehensive” had focused on the road system, & had proposed construction of 138 km of ring roads, 77.5 km arterial roads & various grade separators, pedestrian subways and truck terminals.

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Bangalore Public Transport

10/27/08 07:09 - silkboard

From having a single state wide bus operator serving the city in early ninties, public transportation scenario in Bangalore has come a long long way. The city boasts of having the best city bus transport corporation (BMTC), it will get is first Metro rail by end of 2010, and there is talk of monorail and bus rapid transport system (BRTS) as well.

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Transportation Solutions for Bangalore

10/27/08 04:40 - silkboard

Everyone has opinions and ideas on solutions for Bangalore's transportation woes. This book will list some popular and comprehensive ones that came up in various discussions.

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