November | 2019 | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Shivajinagar by-election: Info on candidates, constituency and more

November 30, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

In Shivajinagar constituency, MLC Rizwan Arshad from Congress will face off against M Saravana, an ex-corporator fielded by BJP. JD(S) national spokesperson Tanveer Ahmed as well as Vatal Nagaraj are also contesting from here

“Why we should support enforcement of the amended Motor Vehicles Act”

November 30, 2019 Sudha Narasimhachar

Last year, 684 people – mostly pedestrians and two-wheeler riders – were killed in road accidents in Bengaluru. Only high penalties can force drivers to follow rules and prevent such accidents

London’s transport chief on solving Bengaluru’s traffic woes: Plan for public transit and dense city core

November 28, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer at TFL (Transport for London) was recently in Bengaluru to discuss public transit with the government. In this chat with Citizens Live, he discusses bus lanes, smart cards, and solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic woes

MP Tejasvi Surya helps fix Bannerghatta Road, but is it his job?

November 27, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Bengaluru already has a Metropolitan Planning Committee to plan and coordinate infrastructure works. Then why are our MPs and MLAs fixing roads?

How Rachenahalli lake became a classroom for high school students

November 26, 2019 Shobha Ananda Reddy

Legacy School Bangalore works with the citizen group Jalmitra to convert Rachenahalli lake into a classroom for its students. As the students learn and work with the local community, the condition of the lake has also improved

How a foot-over-bridge can slash travel time and pollution in Yeshwanthpur

November 25, 2019 Rajkumar Dugar

For years, citizens have been demanding a foot-over-bridge connecting Yeshwanthpur old railway station with the Metro station nearby. The bridge would reduce the distance between these two points from 2.3 km to 200 m

How to protect your child from sexual abuse

November 24, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

November 20th, World Children’s Day, marks the anniversary of UN’s Declaration of the Rights of the Child. But how well-protected are our children from abuse, and how can we ensure their safety?

Bengaluru Buzz: Deadline on Kannada signboards | STPs linked to Mahadevapura’s poor roads | HC order on illegal pubs

November 23, 2019 News Desk

After November 30, shops that don’t have 60 percent of their signage in Kannada would have their trade licenses revoked. Read more on news from the city this week, in our roundup

Bangalore Apartments’ Federation to launch health insurance for domestic workers

November 22, 2019 News Desk

Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF), which represents one lakh flats in the city, will launch a group insurance scheme for all domestic workers on November 24th

No additional budget or police personnel to manage traffic on bus priority lane: JCP Ravikanthe Gowda

November 21, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

There is no separate budget allocation or police personnel to manage traffic at the bus priority lane, says JCP (Traffic) B R Ravikanthe Gowda. But the department will rely on BBMP for additional manpower to monitor the lane

School safety zone launched at St Joseph’s School

New initiative for School Safety Zone to get students to be change agents

November 20, 2019 Jeevan Biswas

A new initiative called ‘Young Change Agents for Road Safety’ aims to create safe zones around schools by getting students to drive change

Solar sees some success in Bengaluru, even as BESCOM fails to meet solar rooftop targets

November 20, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

Organisations like BIAL and Bangalore University are now meeting a large part of their energy needs from solar power. But not enough citizens have applied for rooftop solar installation under BESCOM schemes

Bengaluru Buzz: Traffic police notifies bus lane | 8 transit hubs to decongest city | 4000 residents protest in Haralur..and more

November 18, 2019 News Desk

Last week, traffic police notified the bus priority lane on ORR. Meanwhile, eight transit hubs are being planned around Bengaluru to reduce traffic congestion. Read more on news from the city over the past week, in our roundup

“How Bengaluru’s flawed bus priority lane project can be salvaged”

November 17, 2019 Nagesh Aras

There are many planning issues around the bus priority lane project in ORR. Here are some solutions to those

15 challenges in executing the ORR bus priority lane project

November 15, 2019 Nagesh Aras

BBMP and BMTC have not thought through many practical difficulties in implementing the bus priority lane (BPL) on ORR. Questions on bus clumping at junctions, traffic management in service roads and so on remain unanswered