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

[Faizan Jawed]

I couldn't agree more with you. Could you please update us with the latest
on the Mumbai BRTS? Is it going anywhere?

Thanks.

Faizan



On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 3:59 PM, ashok datar <datar.ashok at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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*
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *
> >
> > 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
> > *
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > 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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