[sustran] Re: Games bus lanes may stay in Delhi

[ashok datar]

it is time that we take BRTS as a serious option.
discipline and fair use of limited road space is possible and
desirable and let us not waste time and keep on discussing
this system should be considered in all its variants for mumbai

On 10/9/10, Faizan Jawed <phaizan at gmail.com> wrote:
> Very surprising.
>
>
> --
>
>
> *Games lanes may be here to stay*
>
> Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
>
> *Delhi Government takes note of their success*
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> *
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> A similar system for future use may prove a boon for public buses and
> emergency vehicles
>
> Government may also overhaul the ramshackle metro feeder bus fleet
> *
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> NEW DELHI: The success of the Commonwealth Games lane in ensuring systematic
> movement of buses and other vehicles for delegates and players during the
> Games has made the Delhi Government sit up and take note.
>
> For these lanes have now thrown open the possibility of a similar system for
> future use in which public transport buses and other emergency vehicles can
> be provided a dedicated corridor without affecting other road-users much.
>
> “The CWG lanes have been helping the buses meant for the Games to travel
> long distances in a short span of time. This is an encouraging sign. With
> about 6,500 buses now in the Delhi Transport Corporation fleet, expansion of
> a similar model across Delhi can really give a fillip to the public
> transportation,'' said a senior Delhi Government official.
>
> Incidentally, the new lane system which is also working due to fear of
> Rs.2,000 challans and imprisonment that its violation now entails has shown
> that rather than having a physically separated bus corridor, the lane system
> can work equally fine and with greater flexibility if the implementation is
> proper.
>
> With the BRT corridor in South Delhi coming in for a lot of criticism, and
> its extension to the north being little more than drawing of lanes on the
> road, the manner of implementation of the CWG lane has shown up some
> interesting possibilities.
>
> “Will make public transport popular”
>
> “A dedicated corridor for buses and other vehicles would definitely improve
> public transportation as it would help buses move faster. This, on the other
> hand, would also encourage more and more people to leave their personal
> vehicles and take the buses,'' said Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh
> Lovely.
>
> Though a final decision in this direction would have to wait till the Games
> are over, Mr. Lovely said the Government would also like to find an
> alternative to the rickety Metro feeder buses.
>
> Having got the Blueline buses off many of the roads, the idea now is to
> streamline movement of public transport by getting these feeder buses
> replaced in a systematic manner.
>
> “We also need to have air-conditioned and proper mini-buses on the roads to
> provide a better feeder service. Such a system would add to the public
> transport network and increase its popularity,'' he said.
>
> The Minister said while the DTC is at present operating 4,400 buses on the
> city routes, this number would swell following the Games when all 6,500-odd
> DTC buses would be available for duty. “That should really encourage more
> people to take to public transport,'' he added.
>
> http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/09/stories/2010100960640400.htm
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