Commute

With BMTC reducing its services since COVID’s onset last year, many informal sector workers are spending a lot more to access their workplaces.

The creation of an underpass and dedicated bus bays at the Konanakunte Cross junction could herald smooth traffic movement and relieve road users and traffic police of much stress.

Affordable and accessible mobility would enable greater access and connection between people, markets, services, businesses, and consumers, leading to economic revival.

Simple and effective solutions are required to provide access and connectivity to the new railway terminal at Baiyappanahalli.

A panel of rail activists list what citizens can do to speed up the commuter rail project for Bengaluru

Issues such as last-mile linkages, women’s safety and parking could undo the benefits of Metro’s extended line on Kanakapura Road

When women cyclists speak of safety, they are not only talking about accident-risk, but about harassment. Urban design should factor this in.

City’s bus users tell government to resolve issues amicably and maintain affordable transport for the poor

Most Bengalureans would know what it’s like to get stuck in traffic jams for hours, or having to cancel their trips entirely, due to floods. An IISc study shows this scenario will only worsen with time unless specific policy measures are taken.

Phase 2 of Namma Metro, which will cover large parts of Bengaluru, has been progressing. While work is in the final stages in some lines, it is lagging in some others.

Bengaluru has seen hundreds of projects aimed at reducing traffic jams, but these do not solve the problem. Why is this so? And what could be the solution?

As more Bengalureans are taking to cycles during COVID, plans are afoot to create dedicated cycle lanes. The pilot project on ORR is expected to be completed in months.