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Homesafety in public transport bengaluru

safety in public transport bengaluru

A BMTC bus parked at bus depot in Bengaluru
Commute

It’s high time BMTC got people with disabilities on board. Here are five steps to ensure this.

September 4, 2020 Euan Morrison, Prajwal N and Prof. Ajay Bailey

A recent survey finds that even the bus stations included under the Accessible India campaign are unfriendly towards people with disabilities. Lower fares, better infrastructure and participatory planning can ensure the BMTC is equally accessible to all.

Commute

Bus travel in times of COVID: How BMTC can accommodate senior citizens

August 28, 2020 Prajwal N and Prof. Ajay Bailey

COVID has posed many barriers to senior citizens’ use of buses. A recent study indicates five measures BMTC can take to remove these barriers and ease commute for seniors again.

Commute

Opinion: “Use technology, repurpose Volvos to boost bus services in Bengaluru”

August 12, 2020 Shraddha Goled

BMTC’s services and ridership have reduced drastically during COVID. How can these be brought back to pre-COVID levels while also ensuring passengers’ safety?

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
Commute

Can BMTC get Bengalureans to use the bus during COVID?

August 7, 2020 Nagesh Aras

BMTC, which already wasn’t quite popular with Bengalureans, is running skeletal services now. Can sanitation measures, support of private operators, help?

Commute

“Security cameras, smart cards, street infra essential to make public transport safe”: Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao

November 5, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Even as Bengaluru is promoting public transport, many commuters – especially women – find buses and cabs unsafe. In this edition of Citizens’ Live, Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao discusses the requirements and challenges in making public transport safe


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