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