Number of cabs in Bengaluru doubles in 3.5 years to 1.66 lakhThe Transport Department had registered 80,204 cabs in the city by March 2015. They comprised 45,425 motor cabs (four-wheelers with up to s...
01 Nov, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Bengaluru's wait for electric buses gets longerGovernment sources said the minister is yet to clear the proposal, though the HD Kumaraswamy regime is set to complete 100 days early next ...
29 Aug, 2018, 05.41 PM IST
Bengaluru transport corporation asks government to provide priority lanes for busesBus-priority lanes could easily be implemented on wide roads such as the Hoskote stretch or for a short distance of around 500 metres to on...
14 Aug, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Bike Taxis could make return to Bengaluru roadsThe transport department, which had earlier banned the service, has started talking to stakeholders to make necessary changes in the regula...
30 Jan, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Now, book autos for both your travel to and from Bengaluru metro stations using TapRouteWith just one click, TapRoute mobile app allows people not only to book their ride to the nearest Metro station but also provides the last-...
23 Oct, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
Four mobile apps for better last-mile access to get fundsAll the four solutions are mobile-based applications with a focus on carpooling, optimising parking spaces, rental bike and on-demand publi...
10 Jul, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
BMTC is on road to recovery as government waives Rs 120-cr TaxDr Ekroop Caur, outgoing managing director of BMTC, said the corporation had shelled out an additional Rs 205 crore due to wage revision an...
05 Jul, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation seeks rapid transport systemTo start with, the transport utility with a fleet of more than 6,000 buses wants the government to provide priority lanes on some of the po...
14 Jun, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Bangalore Metro Last-mile Link: Best ideas to get fundTo begin with, the WRI India threw open a `STAMP challenge' to innovators, startups and mobility experts in December 2016.
06 Jun, 2017, 11.41 AM IST
BMTC plans to procure 1,500 buses through PPP modelBMTC chairman Nagaraj Yadav indicated that revenue-sharing with the private investor could be based on kilometres covered by the bus rather...
23 Mar, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
Smart traffic lights may cut travel timeThe city traffic police have floated tenders to install the system at 25 signals to begin with out of the 353 signal lights in the city.
07 Mar, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
What ails BMTC and what it must do to drive Bengaluru's futureBengalureans may have a litany of woes against the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation but there is no denying that the public tra...
24 Feb, 2017, 11.13 AM IST
Kempegowda Layout's cycle lane plan goes flatEight years later, while its development is still underway, the laying of separate cycle lanes seems to have taken a back seat.
17 Oct, 2016, 10.33 AM IST
'Bus Rapid Transit only solution to Bengaluru's ORR congestion'RK Misra, transportation expert and a member of the BBPAG, was vociferous in his criticism of the manner in which the congestion of ORR has...
13 Jul, 2016, 10.08 AM IST
Driving on footpaths: How to keep footpaths safe from motoristsThe very fault lies in the way roads and footpaths are designed, tackling footpath riding needs a combination of engineering and enforcemen...
21 Jun, 2016, 12.05 PM IST
Bengaluru traffic may turn smoother as signals set to turn intelligentBengaluru has 353 traffic signals, most of them synchronised with countdown timers. Going forward, signals will be automated to manage traf...
01 Jun, 2016, 11.42 AM IST
Cashless travel on cards from May, says Bangalore Metropolitan Transport CorporationEkroop Caur said common mobility cards will be issued from all pass counters, and Traffic and Transit Management Centres (TTMC) apart from ...
30 Mar, 2016, 11.11 AM IST