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Commute

The state of the mobility infrastructure in cities, transport agencies and commute modes — from metro to buses, to cabs to bicycles, with a special focus on sustainability.

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Commute

How I applied for the renewal of my driving licence

September 24, 2019 Deepa Mohan

My driving licence expires on 22 Oct ’19 (My 65th birthday falls on 23 Oct ’19). I found that I have to apply for a renewal within 30 days prior to its expiry, or do

Civic

Kundanahalli Junction- The gateway to chaos

May 5, 2019 Ritu George

The Kundanahalli junction is “the” gateway for lakhs of commuters going in and out of Whitefield. People from across the city come in for work in the area as this is a tech hub while school

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Elevated Corridors project: Citizens representatives meet CM

March 20, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

The Honourable Chief Minister Shri H D Kumaraswamy has responded to the citizens’ protest on March 16th demanding public consultations and #TenderRadduMaadi. This represented the interests of a large number of people, including over 60

Citizens for Bengaluru

Citizens apprise green panel of steel flyover situation

January 6, 2019 Srinivas Alavilli

A delegation of representatives from various civic and environmental groups in the city met the Member Secretary of State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) at the MS Building earlier today and cautioned the SEIAA that

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Commute

Difficulties in booking online on Indian Railways

December 26, 2018 Deepa Mohan

The new IRCTC website should make booking easy, right? Wrong! I booked for a train, and then decided to advance the date of travel. I knew this was possible, but could not find out any

Citizen’s Dairy

Diesel share autos in Chennai: A necessity as well as a menace

October 1, 2018 Raghukumar Choodamani

Given the introduction of Metro Rail and the crying need for last mile connectivity, is this not the right time for the administration to introduce clear guidelines and a set of rules for the privately operated share autos?

Civic

Needed in Bengaluru: Bicycle networks that don’t follow road networks

September 25, 2018 Ashwin Mahesh

I was at the launch of the Cycle to Work campaign along with the Mayor and the Bicycle Mayor last week. It was very nice to see many cyclists come together, hopeful of renewed efforts

Citizens for Bengaluru

Here’s what railway stations in Bengaluru need immediately

September 7, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

On behalf of thousands of Bengalureans and more than 40 different organizations that took part in #ModaluTrainBeku on 31st August, we humbly present the following for your immediate action. The yatra revealed the great potential

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Citizens for Bengaluru

Mass public transit: 5 mantras for Bengalureans to learn by rote

September 5, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

Mass public transit: 5 mantras to learn by rote – Or, how to answer other people’s questions 1. Why do we need suburban rail in Bengaluru? #ModaluTrainBeku because suburban train connects the suburbs around the

Citizens for Bengaluru

Five reasons to get aboard the Rail Yatra and say #ModaluTrainBeku !

August 31, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

Why should you demand trains in Bengaluru? 1. Building the Suburban train network is the least disruptive on Bengaluru. It won’t affect the existing roads with diversions and bottlenecks while tracks are expanded, more trains

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Commute

How to check the status of your driving licence and vehicle regisration certificate

August 17, 2018 Deepa Mohan

I got this useful post , i am reproducing it here with the grammatical errors rectified. ******************* Have you applied for your driving license (DL), but don’t know the status? Waiting to get a copy of you

Citizens for Bengaluru

Some questions on #ElevatedCorridorBeda movement answered

August 3, 2018 Tara Krishnaswamy

Here are my responses to the most frequently asked six questions from people who watched our videos on elevated corridors. Please feel free to add your points so we can strengthen the argument and keep

Citizens for Bengaluru

What does a delayed suburban train cost Bengaluru?

August 3, 2018 Srinivas Alavilli

‘Opportunity cost’ is defined as “cost of a missed opportunity”. We may never know the opportunity cost of missing out on suburban train in Bengaluru. The amazing video about Mumbai local aka suburban train is

Citizen’s Dairy

Story of a Missing Median

June 15, 2018 Raghukumar Choodamani

For my first post, I’ve decided to chronicle the three-year struggle to get Corporation of Chennai to provide a raised permanent concrete median opposite the Perambur Railway Station

Commute

Here’s how Bengaluru roads can go pothole-free

October 24, 2017 Ashwin Mahesh

Square sections of tar have appeared on various roads, as BBMP and the government scramble to resurface the city. While these will provide immediate relief, they will also become the reason why we end up

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