Re: Public Transport vs Private Cars
Post: I am for the usage of public transport (read buses and trains) and I take the buses wherever feasible and possible. Sample this: Staying in Basavanagudi, I can take a bus to Majestic easily. But to areas like Koramangala, Shanthi Nagar, Hosur Road, Indirangagar, JP Nagar etc. there are no direct buses, even though the distance is very less. One cannot expect people to go to Majestic or Corporation circle to take another bus. This is sheer waste of time and energy. Corporation, being one of the places where buses to almost all direction come, bus stops need to be more properly aligned. To go to Indiranagar, if one takes a bus from Basavanagudi , the bus stops a few meters before Mysore Bank circle. From there, one has to walk all the way to the Kanteevera Stadium to take another bus. Similary, coming down residency road, the bus stop is at the Pallavi theatre (other than the signal, of course). From here to the corporation circle, to catch another bus to Bangalore South, is not an easy task. In summary, BMTC has to ensure that they connect the different areas through rationalization of the routes so that it is a one bus to a short distance. Also, if one has to change buses, then the connecting bus stop should be nearby. All stations (Yeshwantpur, Cantt, City) should have buses starting from within the station. GPRS, Air conditioned bus stops, touch screens in bus stops etc. can come much later. Let them take care of the basics first. They could learn a few lessons from places like Chennai and Mumbai in terms of running good public transport. Padmanabhan
