As urban commute continues to be more nightmarish with each passing day, the factors are too obvious, but what can our newer cities learn from the chaos that bad planning has wrought upon India's largest cities? Instead of reducing distances and commuters, attempts have been on increasing them.
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PCMC expects BRTS project to be ready by Aug 2014
By August 2014, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) aims to complete four of its Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) projects in phases. It may be recalled that the civic body is developing four BRTS corridors, one along the Pune-Mumbai highway, the second on Aundh-Ravet, the third on Wakad-Nashik Phata and the fourth on Kalewadi Phata-Dehu Alandi road
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Vizag, Vijayawada to operationalise BRTS
The trial runs for bus rapid transit system (BRTS) at both Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada have been completed recently. The project may be commissioned in 2013, reports suggest. Both projects, which began in 2008, have suffered delays by two or three years.The projects have been taken up with funds from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURUM), with the central government bearing half of the cost. The Rs 150 crore Vijayawada BRTS project is a smaller one, covering only 15.5 km
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NMC refuses funds under JNNURM for buses
Maharashtra government may give the funds meant for procuring 60 new buses by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to some other municipal body
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Parallel tracks
Piecemeal approach to transport, devoid of integration into a cityĆ¢ā¬ā¢s ecosystem, continues to deter holistic urban growth. With urban India set to house 600 million people by 2031,
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Delhi airport to have BRT corridor
After the Metro and innĆĀumerable flyovers, itĆ¢ā¬ā¢s the turn of the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor to make an appearaĆĀnce at the airport. A 25-km long streĆĀtch, the new BRT will boast of segregated lanes
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Urban Transport would see improvements along with time
One size does not fit all. As such metro alone cannot be the MRTS solution for even the largest city as can be seen globally. BRTS and Metro are both MRTS solutions. Any of them (or mix of more than one) could be appĆĀlicable depending on
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MMRDA budget approved
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has sanctioned Rs 5,570 crore budget for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) region.
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Bumper to bummer
What our cities must get right before jumping to future transport options. Ć¢ā¬ÅWhy focus on urban transport?Ć¢ā¬Ā asked a 2005 government presentation document, somewhat rhetorically.
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Analysis: Dealing with inadequacies, salvaging lifelines
The next decade is set to witness tremendous growth in rail and bus based urban transport systems like MRTS, BRTS and variants.