[sustran] Re: 40, 000 new buses to boost urban transport thru JNNURM ?

[Kanthi Kannan]

Basically the whole exercise is bound to fail unless access paths (footpaths
and pedestrian crossings) are provided for people to get to the bus stops.
The idea seems more with the elections due in April / May both at the centre
as well as several states.

 

It is indeed sad that decisions that involve several thousand crores of
rupees are taken without the whole project being thought through. There
should be as all of us have been saying a single authority that governs the
mobility in the city.  This authority should be capable of taking decisions
and getting the project implemented. 

 

In Hyderabad, even the responsibility of the footpath ownership is still not
clear.  

 

 

Regards

Kanthi Kannan

 

The Right to Walk Foundation

 

 

 

 

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Sent: 23 January 2009 13:43
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Subject: [sustran] 40,000 new buses to boost urban transport thru JNNURM ?

 

A splendid idea.  40,000 new buses. 

 

But will they be 40,000 new buses stuck in traffic?

 

Someone has pointed out that the only way that they will be able to move in
traffic and be useful buses will be if they have access to some former
reserve right-of-way.

 

Will be "government" which is apparently "rather keen" take this next step?

 

Otherwise Vinay, I am afraid they are flushing your hard earned taxpayer
rupees write-down the wherever you flush things.

 

But of course I may have this entirely wrong, and if so my apologies.

 

Kind regards, Eric Britton

 

 

 

 

 

 

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