Thursday, July 14, 2011

NEWS UPDATE ON July 14, 2011

NEWS UPDATE ON JULY 14, 2011

PUNE

Public and army at logger heads in Pune region over looming demolition drive...
 Politicians want red zone reduced
Times of India
The first development plan (DP) of Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation (PCMC) came into force in 1995 and the second DP of newly merged villages was effected in 2009. But the defence authorities did not submit any objections which means they agree ...


 Most residents not willing to give land to Army
Times of India
The Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation (PCMC) has given them facilities like drinking water, roads, streetlights and underground drainage. "We pay property tax and electricity bills regularly. The sale deeds should not have been registered if this ...


International Transport Forum (ITF) blames the car for clogged city arteries ...
Economic Times
This year's theme was transport and society, the big question being how transport could be provided in a sustainable way given substantial externalities such as pollution and congestion contributed by transport. The instrumentalities for achieving this ...


CHENNAI
Pedestrian issue gets highlighted in Chennai

Choolaimedu, a nightmare for pedestrians
Express Buzz
Nelson Manickam Road is one of the crucial junctures of central Chennai. The Choolaimedu subway connects T Nagar, Nungambakkam, Anna Salai, Egmore with Anna ...



The big picture on consumption
Livemint
Using the same methods, we find the monthly expenditure of the bottom 10% of the urban population is up by Rs 445.12 between 1993-94 and 2009-10. The increase in expenditure of the top 10% of urban India over the period was Rs 4580. ...

The teething problems for RAJKOT BRTS....
B.R.T.S. Is rajkot really ready to emerge as a metro ?? - RJ ...
RJ DHRUMIL by RJ DHRUMIL: Hey guys today morning when i heard about people who bladed seat of BRTS bus and spitted pan, in the 1st free ride... how ...
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Got a grievance? Meet Ahmedabad's new civic chief
Daily Bhaskar
Ahmedabad: The newly appointed commissioner of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), Guruprasad Mohapatra, assumed office on Tuesday. The new civic chief's people- friendly approach and alacrity to address their grievances was evident when he ...
      
 
INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT 
 
Google Launches Bus Service Transit Info For Chennai & Hyderabad
MediaNama.com
Previously, it had introduced bus transit information from Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS). Google maps now cover bus and local train/Metro routes for Mumbai and Delhi, bus routes for Pune, Delhi, ...
  

Get travel tips on your mobile
Hindu Business Line
Google already tagged Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS). Google maps cover bus and local train/Metro routes for Mumbai and Delhi, bus routes for Pune, Delhi, Ahmedabad Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore. ...
 

Smart lights to ease traffic
Deccan Chronicle
This new intelligent traffic signals management system also enables the traffic ... and former director general of the Engineering Staff College of India, ...




ITDP

To Curb Driving, Cities Cut Down on Car Parking
National Geographic
That's according to a recent report from ITDP called, “Europe's Parking U-Turn: From Accommodation to Regulation.” Policies like these require a tricky ...




 Nominate a City for the 2012 Sustainable Transport Award!
TheCityFix.com
Ahmedabad, India (2010): In only a few months of operation, Ahmedabad's Janmarg BRT transformed transit in South Asia and became a model for the future of ...
 
  

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