Hefty fines lead to fewer traffic violations, and hence better traffic management. Then why are we angry about the new fines? And what can we, as citizens, really do?
Bellandur residents are staging a peaceful protest and forming a human chain on August 20th to highlight traffic congestion and pollution in and around their community.
The area around 24th Main road in JP Nagar is to be largely used for residential purposes, as per the city’s Revised Master Plan (RMP 2015). But illegal commercialisation, and that too without adequate parking facilities, has made life here a nightmare for residents
Electricity tariff hiked, work on the Vellara Junction-Pottery Town Metro line starts, traffic police gets prepared to tackle eventualities during monsoon – read more on what happened in Bengaluru this week
The situation of traffic on Hosur road captures the issues with urban planning in Bengaluru in a microcosm. The city never braced itself for the kind of population explosion it has witnessed.
Agencies working in Bengaluru do not share the list of their utilities while working in the same area. Unaware of what was beneath the ground, Metro workers dug deep and accidentally damaged GAIL pipeline.
Been too busy to keep pace with what’s been happening in your city, or what plans for its future are? Here’s a recap of some of the most important developments in Namma Bengaluru over the last week.
Do you know what the two main modes of urban public transport are? Or how Right of Way (ROW) operates in these systems? Professor Ashish Verma of IISc explains these in the Bengaluru context to highlight potential efficient solutions to the city’s traffic woes.
For years, residents of Banashankari, JP Nagar, and other areas along the Outer Ring Road, as well as commuters on the route, have been suffering due to ill-conceived and continuous construction. Isn’t there a better way to address mobility issues, wonders an anguished citizen.
The traffic coordination committee has provided suggestions like making the roads signal-free, new traffic circulation plans and synchronisation of signal lights.
Tired of errant auto drivers taking you for a ride? Sick of incessant honking when you are stuck in traffic? You can easily report it to the Traffic Police now!
In anticipation of the crowds around the MG Road area for the Republic Day Parade, the Bengaluru Traffic Police has made the following arrangements for entry into the ground, traffic flow, parking, etc.
Are the authorities turning a deaf ear to the issues in your area? Here’s how residents of BDA 6th stage near Kanakpura road got them to pay attention.