mobility in bangalore Archives

Opinion: “Bengaluru needs bike taxis for better connectivity, fewer traffic jams”

October 7, 2020 Aditya Thokala, Febin Sagir, Pranav Joshi, Samyak Gupta, Revathy Ashok and Pooja J Patel

Bike taxis offer cheap, fast commute, and can provide last mile connectivity to public transport. Many States have already legalised bike taxis; Karnataka too needs to promote it.

Arrangements made by BMTC in collaboration with various other agencies to ply migrant workers from Orissa to Chikkabanavara Railway Station during COVID-19 lockdown in Bengaluru. Pic: Twitter handle of BBMP Commissioner BH Anil Kumar

“BMTC should be both safe and affordable during Lockdown 4.0”

May 18, 2020 Vinay Sreenivasa

Low-income groups who have been badly hit by the lockdown, form a large proportion of BMTC users. So, as BMTC resumes services, it should focus not just on safety but also affordability.

Bangalore North Congress candidate Krishna Byre Gowda: “We pushed for suburban rail and metro, not just elevated corridor”

April 11, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Krishna Byre Gowda, Karnataka’s Rural Development Minister, is the Congress candidate from Bangalore North constituency. In this interview with Citizen Matters, Gowda talks about Congress’s poll promises such as NYAY, his plans to deal with water scarcity, and more

How Bengaluru’s transport systems moved in 2017

January 3, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Metro works are progressing fast, while BMTC is adding more buses. All in all, the scene looks bright on paper. Here is a round up of mobility issues of Bengaluru in 2017.