Infrastructure | Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Bengaluru gets yet another Mobility Plan: What’s new?

January 3, 2020 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Much of the draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan is old wine in new bottle. The controversial elevated corridors project too makes a comeback in it. You have till January 5th to send your objections to the plan

Polluting and unviable: Five reasons Bengaluru’s upcoming Waste-to-Energy plants can fail

December 31, 2019 Deepu Chandran

A resident of Electronic City, where one of the Waste-to-Energy plants is slated to come up, analyses why BBMP’s push for the plants is misguided

Why Bengaluru should invest in pedestrian infrastructure

December 29, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Pedestrians make up nearly half of those dying in road accidents in Bengaluru. This is not surprising given that walking and other non-motorised forms of transport get little share in our mobility budget

How the upcoming Satellite Town Ring Road will affect lives and livelihoods around Bengaluru

December 26, 2019 Prathigna Poonacha Kodira

The proposed Satellite Town Ring Road (STRR) will connect 12 major towns outside Bengaluru. It will trigger rapid changes in peri-urban areas in terms of occupation, land use and so on

Why Bengaluru’s pothole victims should be compensated, and why they aren’t

December 22, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

As per a High Court order in July, BBMP has to compensate the victims of pothole accidents. But the Palike does not yet have a process or guidelines for giving compensation.

Bengaluru’s Draft Mobility Plan: Some pedestrian projects

December 20, 2019 Naveen Menezes

Unlike previous mobility plans, the new draft Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) proposes pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. Pedestrian-only streets, elevated walkways and cycling tracks are part of the plan

Bengaluru’s Draft Mobility Plan in a nutshell: Elevated corridors get Rs 18,480 crore

December 18, 2019 Naveen Menezes

Many familiar terms like transit-oriented development, multi-modal mobility fare system, congestion fees, pay-and-park system appear in the plan. And yes, there’s a plan for elevated corridors too!

Potholes across the city has caused inconvenience not just to commuters but also pedestrians. Pic: Meera K

Share your pothole woes, help hold BBMP accountable

December 13, 2019 Ekta Sawant

A PIL is ongoing in the High Court, that seeks to hold BBMP accountable for potholes. Send us details of potholes you know of, to help support this case

BBMP cannot fine apartments for lack of in-situ composting: Bangalore Apartments’ Federation

December 11, 2019 Srikanth Narasimhan

Recently BBMP levied huge fines on apartments that did not compost their waste in situ. Bangalore Apartments’ Federation (BAF) has condemned the move, saying SWM Rules don’t mandate in situ composting at all

The art of hailing an auto in Namma Bengaluru

December 11, 2019 Ramkumar S

Hiring an auto in Bengaluru is not for the feeble-minded, it requires advanced, specialised skills. Here is an attempt to unravel this art

Bengaluru’s pothole victims’ pain continues, no formal way yet to claim compensation

December 5, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

Potholes have led to several accidents and deaths in Bengaluru. But compensation for victims have always been at the Mayor’s discretion. Despite a HC order, BBMP has not yet set up a formal process for compensation

“Why we should support enforcement of the amended Motor Vehicles Act”

November 30, 2019 Sudha Narasimhachar

Last year, 684 people – mostly pedestrians and two-wheeler riders – were killed in road accidents in Bengaluru. Only high penalties can force drivers to follow rules and prevent such accidents

London’s transport chief on solving Bengaluru’s traffic woes: Plan for public transit and dense city core

November 28, 2019 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer at TFL (Transport for London) was recently in Bengaluru to discuss public transit with the government. In this chat with Citizens Live, he discusses bus lanes, smart cards, and solutions to Bengaluru’s traffic woes

How a foot-over-bridge can slash travel time and pollution in Yeshwanthpur

November 25, 2019 Rajkumar Dugar

For years, citizens have been demanding a foot-over-bridge connecting Yeshwanthpur old railway station with the Metro station nearby. The bridge would reduce the distance between these two points from 2.3 km to 200 m

No additional budget or police personnel to manage traffic on bus priority lane: JCP Ravikanthe Gowda

November 21, 2019 Harsha Raj Gatty

There is no separate budget allocation or police personnel to manage traffic at the bus priority lane, says JCP (Traffic) B R Ravikanthe Gowda. But the department will rely on BBMP for additional manpower to monitor the lane