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Parking lot coming up near Konankunte Cross Metro station
Commute

Metro parking lot coming up at Konankunte Cross. But will it worsen traffic woes?

September 29, 2021 A Bhanu

The parking lot for Konankunte Cross Metro station is being built at a major traffic chokepoint, which would only hassle commuters, says a resident

Traffic gridlock
Commute

Reducing BMTC Fares = Reducing Congestion, Emissions, Losses

March 12, 2020 Pragathi Ravi

A scenario-based analysis establishes that the increase in average fare of public transportation (here, BMTC) leads to increased private vehicle usage, which means there will be a higher volume of vehicles on the road. This in turn causes congestion, resulting in higher travel time and increased GHG emission.

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Common Mobility Card in Metro | HC pulls up BBMP on waste management | Cess doesn’t reach migrant workers…and more

February 1, 2020 News Desk

Namma Metro is updating its systems to facilitate the National Common Mobility Card which can be used to travel in multiple modes, pay parking fee, and purchase at retail stores. Catch up on news from the city this week, in our roundup

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: 8,561 trees may be felled | BBMP tracking tax defaulters | HC stays slum eviction…and more

January 25, 2020 News Desk

Over 8500 trees in city outskirts proposed to be felled for road widening, BBMP trying to update its list of tax defaulters, slum eviction in east Bengaluru – read more on news from the city this week, in our roundup

Governance

Bengaluru’s traffic cop shortage: Can technology, mannequins bridge the gap?

January 6, 2020 Tushar Kaushik

Bengaluru has only around 4,600 traffic cops for a vehicle population of over 80 lakh. Administrators are trying to bridge the gap with technology, but experts say technology without expertise and infrastructure doesn’t help

Civic

Bengaluru Buzz: Anti-CAA protests | Mission to create mini-forests | CSR for lake revival…and more

December 22, 2019 News Desk

Arrests at CAA protests, citizen mission to plant a million trees, demand for Ambedkar Veedhi to be parking-free – read more on news over the past week in our roundup

Commute

Two minutes from Ejipura signal to ORR? Not yet..

September 18, 2019 Kedar Koushik

A 3-km road from Ejipura signal to Agara would drastically reduce traffic jams in Koramangala. But this project has been delayed for years because the state government blundered in acquiring land from the Defence Ministry

Commute

Panathur road: Where traffic jams never end, even at midnight

August 27, 2019 Neeraj

It takes hours to cross Panathur road, a 6-km ‘shortcut’ connecting ORR with ITPL. At several stretches here, two cars can’t pass by at the same time. Yet, huge apartments are approved along this road, and restricted heavy vehicles allowed to ply


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