Pic: Vaishnavi Vittal First up, let me state that I treat myself like a princess when it comes to commuting. While buses are probably the first choice of transport for most folks in the city, I am yet to make my peace with it. And I have tried, honestly! And at the end of each bus journey, I am put off buses for a couple of months. A couple of days back, a friend was talking about how much she enjoyed the me-time on her commute home from Jakkasandra to Malleswaram and how she manages to get a good amount…
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Pic: Vaishnavi Vittal First up, let me state that I treat myself like a princess when it comes to commuting. While buses are probably the first choice of transport for most folks in the city, I am yet to make my peace with it. And I have tried, honestly! And at the end of each bus journey, I am put off buses for a couple of months. A couple of days back, a friend was talking about how much she enjoyed the me-time on her commute home from Jakkasandra to Malleswaram and how she manages to get a good amount…
Read moreWhitefield hits jackpot this Bus Day A new day will dawn in Whitefield on Monday, January 12th, 2015. It is likely to go down in history as a red letter day when it comes to mobility in Whitefield area. BMTC has offered Whitefield these gifts: Intra Whitefield Mini buses are being introduced reducing the need to take personal vehicles. Improved connectivity to other parts of Bangalore from Whitefield Wait, there is more. Click here to get complete details on any question you might have. Especially if you are new to using buses in the area. This has come about after…
Read moreWhitefield hits jackpot this Bus Day A new day will dawn in Whitefield on Monday, January 12th, 2015. It is likely to go down in history as a red letter day when it comes to mobility in Whitefield area. BMTC has offered Whitefield these gifts: Intra Whitefield Mini buses are being introduced reducing the need to take personal vehicles. Improved connectivity to other parts of Bangalore from Whitefield Wait, there is more. Click here to get complete details on any question you might have. Especially if you are new to using buses in the area. This has come about after…
Read moreBangalore Metropolitan Transport Company (BMTC) will launch first loop bus service in Whitefield on Monday, January 12th, durin the Bus Day event. The move, and the push towards bus services, is aimed at reducing vehicles on road by improving bus connectivity. Here's an FAQ compiled by Whitefield Rising Mobility Team, regarding Bus Day in Whitefield. What’s new with buses ton BUS DAY that I need to know about? Launch of BMTC App for trip planning Launch of Chakra midi-bus for intra-mobility. It will cover some internal roads like Borewell Road, too. Better Vajra services between Hope Farm and Kundalahalli Gate…
Read moreBangalore Metropolitan Transport Company (BMTC) will launch first loop bus service in Whitefield on Monday, January 12th, durin the Bus Day event. The move, and the push towards bus services, is aimed at reducing vehicles on road by improving bus connectivity. Here's an FAQ compiled by Whitefield Rising Mobility Team, regarding Bus Day in Whitefield. What’s new with buses ton BUS DAY that I need to know about? Launch of BMTC App for trip planning Launch of Chakra midi-bus for intra-mobility. It will cover some internal roads like Borewell Road, too. Better Vajra services between Hope Farm and Kundalahalli Gate…
Read moreIf you wondered why there was no special write up from Citizen Matters for the new year, here’s our excuse. Well, we did have a spectacular plan, however all the folks who needed to be on the same page as us, didn’t really come onboard. So this was our plan - to talk to key people involved in city administration and get them to look back on the past year and share with us their wish list for 2015. This turned out to be much more challenging than we thought. We had identified around ten eminent personalities and began a…
Read moreIf you wondered why there was no special write up from Citizen Matters for the new year, here’s our excuse. Well, we did have a spectacular plan, however all the folks who needed to be on the same page as us, didn’t really come onboard. So this was our plan - to talk to key people involved in city administration and get them to look back on the past year and share with us their wish list for 2015. This turned out to be much more challenging than we thought. We had identified around ten eminent personalities and began a…
Read moreIt's good to see the excellent road name signposts that have come up in J P Nagar 3rd Phase. Even more impressive to see the names of the Corporators and their contact numbers on the signs. This is a very welcome initiative!
Read moreIt's good to see the excellent road name signposts that have come up in J P Nagar 3rd Phase. Even more impressive to see the names of the Corporators and their contact numbers on the signs. This is a very welcome initiative!
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