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[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by venkatm

IT folks who travel regularly do not go in SETC even if fares are cheaper basically due to poor hygiene and timings. They prefer to use Karnataka or AP govt buses or private buses. Not sure how many people will book in internet for these 'dabba' buses.

Broadband/Computers is penetrating even in small villages of population 5000! And IRCTC e-booking could be a measure for this, not only IT or office related folks use it, it has become like mobile facility and so common now. At least 50% of travelers in a SL compartment hold e-ticket! I don't think 50% of travelers in a compartment are from IT. So surely SETC will have its own customers for e-tickets.

[RajBang]

I strongly disagree with the words used by venkatam. i accept that currently people from tamilnadu opt for ksrtc bec of online booking facility. once the government introduces this faclity and introduce new buses in busy routes like chennai-bangalore, it will be a big hit. and we should not forget that the fares are very very less in SETC compared to ksrtc. they are able to maintain there bus and introduce new volvos bec of their high ticket cost.

[Bless]

Venkatam,
I felt your statement is too shallow in analysis.

AFAIK, KSRTC, APSRTC (Sooner additional TSRTC??) Don't run between cities of Tamilnadu. Where us SETC is meant for Connecting tamilnadu along with connecting Bengaluru/Mysuru, Hyderabad/Thiruapati, Palakadu/Cochin etc...

And As Arul said, TN's internet connectivity is far reached.
Ex http://www.watblog.com/2009/02/04/go...-the-internet/
(though internet bus completed 4 southern state, it started from TN).

Its a good move from TN Gov. Let we hope they have a good webserver.

[RajBang]

http://www.radiantinfo.com/press_release.html.

http://www.radiantinfo.com/clients.html

guys check the above links. This is the company which has designed and maintaining e-booking system of ksrtc. it was launched in april 2006. after 4 yrs Tamilnadu Gov is launching this service. i think the same company is designing for Tamilnadu Gov also.

[ceeznic pirate]

even the current SETC site is made by radiantinfo. You can see their link at the bottom of the pages at http://www.tnstc.in/

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

Traffic changes to ease congestion in Thiruvanmiyur



Staff Reporter

The changes will come in to force from tomorrow


CHENNAI: Traffic police have announced certain changes in the vehicular movement near the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus to ease congestion in the area. The changes will come in to force on Monday.

According to a press release, from Monday vehicles coming from East Coast Road and bound for Thiruvalluvar Salai, on which the bus terminus is located, would be diverted through 22nd Cross Street.

They have to turn right in to South Avenue Road and join Thiruvalluvar Salai to proceed to Thiruvanmiyur signal.

Vehicles bound for Thiruvanmiyur market, which is adjacent to the terminus, would have to take the same route and take a right turn at South Avenue Road-Thiruvalluvar Salai junction and proceed to the market.
MTC buses from terminus

All Metropolitan Transport Corporation buses originating from the Thiruvanmiyur bus terminus would have exit the facility and take a right turn in to East Coast Road and take 22nd Cross Street, South Avenue Road and take a left turn at Thiruvalluvar Salai to proceed to their destinations, the press release added.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/04/stor...0460260400.htm

Residents are going to protest/road roko for above change!



Dinakaran

[gvijayan]

This is what I was telling earlier when we were discussing this change. There will be stiff agitations from the residents.

[kannan infratech]

Originally Posted by Arul Murugan

Residents are going to protest/road roko for above change!



Dinakaran

I have been using this route very often and I also feel that the residents have a valid point.

The inner connecting roads are very narrow and are lined with residences on both sides.

The junction on ECR near Marundeeswarar Koil and the Junction on LB Road where the traffic flow comes into LB Road are real nightmares.

Small school kids are terrorised by the maddening traffic.

The traffic police and planners have to think of better alternatives.

[Raji7373]

Monthly toll collection on ECR touches all-time high

Rs.1.08 cr. collected in December 2009 against Rs.54.67 lakh in April 2002

For the fiscal 2002-2003 the collection was Rs. 6.35 crore, for 2003-2004 it was Rs.7.38 crore, for 2004-2005 it was Rs.7.63 crore, for 2005-2006 it was Rs.7.93 crore, for 2006-2007 it was Rs.9.47 crore, for 2007-2008 it was Rs.10.78 crore, and for 2008-2009 it was Rs.11.06 crore. For the current fiscal, till 31 December, 2009, it was Rs.8.8 crore.

[chennaidesi]

Not very happy but O.K.

[chandrumu]

Govt plans dedicated bus lanes in Chennai

Trial On Koyambedu-Padi, To Boost Public Transport

TIMES NEWS NETWORK


Chennai: In a bid to boost public transport and decongest roads, the Tamil Nadu highways department has proposed to introduce an exclusive lane for buses on a short stretch for the first time in the city.
Modelled on the bus rapid transport system (BRTS), the lane will be introduced on a trial basis on a three-to-four km stretch, from Koyambedu Junction to Padi on Inner Ring Road, in a couple of months.
“We hope the exclusive lane for buses on Inner Ring Road will be in place in two months,” highways chief engineer Y R Balaji said on Monday. The system would be extended further along the same road based on the public response, he added. He was speaking at a seminar on road user safety organised by Alumni Association, College of Engineering, Guindy.
The Koyambedu-Padi route leads to Madhavaram and Manali, which are bustling industrial hubs. Vehicle movement on the stretch is estimated at over 1.2 lakh units per day. Since the width of the road is over 100 feet, it lends itself to the experiment.
The state government has been considering introducing BRTS to decongest the city’s roads, which see about 700 new private vehicles being added every day. The BRTS model with exclusive bus lanes on arterial roads is meant to increase speed and frequency of services and enable mass movement of commuters. Earlier, the government had announced plans to introduce the system on the proposed 15.5-km high-speed corridor from Adyar estuary to Porur, a sixlane corridor that will have two dedicated lanes for buses. Monday’s announcement comes as a prelude to the government’s future plans.
Smooth Drive Ahead?
Tamil Nadu government has been considering introducing BRTS to decongest the Chennai’s roads, which see about 700 new private vehicles being added every day
The BRTS model with exclusive bus lanes on arterial roads is meant to increase speed and frequency of services
and enable mass movement of commuters
The government had earlier announced plans to introduce the system on the proposed
15.5-km highspeed corridor from Adyar estuary to Porur BRTS will reduce travel time on buses
Chennai: The state highways department has proposed to introduce an exclusive threekm stretch along the inner ring road from the Koyambedu junction to Padi.
Metropolitan Transport Corporation officials have welcomed the proposal. “It will be useful to both the transport corporation as well as passengers. An exclusive lane means buses will move faster and people will reach their destinations faster,” the official told TOI. “And with travel time reducing, more two-wheeler and car users will switch to buses. It will also enable us to operate more trips,” he said.
Experts are endorsing the system because it gives priority to buses over cars and other forms of private transport. Professor V Thamizharasan, head, transportation engineering division of IIT, said an exclusive lane would increase the average speed of buses and also reduce the number of accidents involving them.
The BRTS was not a success in Delhi and Pune, the first cities to have the system in the country. New Delhi’s BRTS, running for a distance of about 14 km, has been in operation since April 2008, though commuters complain that traffic congestion has not improved since its introduction. In Ahmedabad the system was received well. It was launched in October 2009 and runs for a distance of 155 km. Road safety activists in Chennai are optimistic and are looking forward to the proposal saying an exclusive bus lane could help reduce the number of private vehicles, and minimise traffic congestion and accidents.


http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Defau...Mode=HTML&GZ=T

thats a good move... It should encourage people to use more and more public transport.

[prasanna]

Govt plans dedicated bus lanes in Chennai

Trial On Koyambedu-Padi, To Boost Public Transport

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Its high time the UMTA starts functioning with a single ticket system for buses and trains.. I don't think its such a complex process.. Hyderabad has this system available already..

On this move, it would work well only if autos are prevented(somehow) from encroaching this lane as well.. Otherwise this would look like our bus stops which are being used as auto stands

[ezhilan81]

Originally Posted by chandrumu

Govt plans dedicated bus lanes in Chennai

Trial On Koyambedu-Padi, To Boost Public Transport


thats a good move... It should encourage people to use more and more public transport.

I just wonder what will happen when the MTC drivers try to overtake each other. They just dont like waiting behind another bus. Hope they dont crisscross lanes for the sake of overtaking

[chandrumu]

that should not be a worry bcos as far as I know the BRTS will have a dedicated SINGLE LANE and there wont be room for our drivers to overtake

[kodai]

Does any one know the current status of airport expansion Project there is no news about it anywhere outside or in this forum. Last time when I was there I saw some kind of construction activity

[Arul Murugan]

Are you following this 70 page separate thread for MAA airport?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...536070&page=70

[kodai]

Thanks Arul, I was searching within Chennai thread, There is one sub thread under chennai named airport Expansion but closed .

[indiatraveller]

Tamil Nadu government has allocated Rs. 1,000 crore for laying roads of international standard across eleven cities in the State.

The roads which would have good lighting facility, footpaths and sign boards, an official release said here today.

After chairing a meeting held here yesterday to discuss the project, Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Advisor M.S. Srinivasan said Madurai, being the largest of the included cities, would get 750 km of roads.

Laying of water pipes and underground cables would be taken up in advance to ensure that there was no digging of the roads for at least five years after the completion of the project.

The roads, whose construction would begin in a year, would be maintained by the private agencies for five years.

Source

[pdykid]

The need of the hour is to make UMTA a reality

A good public transport system is one that is perceived by the user as a single system. It will allow seamless travel between different modes using a common ticket. To facilitate the functioning of such a system, the Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) has long been mooted.

A draft bill that will give the Authority statutory powers is finally ready. To review its integration with the national policy framework and to offer suggestions, a senior official from the Ministry of Urban Development was in the city last week.

“Some inputs have been offered, but it is up to the cities to take a call based on their specific land-use patterns and demographics,” said S.K. Lohia, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development. “UMTA will be a strategic planning and coordinating body with enough teeth to take decision on a wide spectrum of issues.”

Pointing out that several means, apart from legislation, have to be looked into in order to avoid turf wars among different agencies, he said, “a certain degree of control can be exercised through capital financing. The Authority can also impose usage charges on certain facilities and monitor overall air quality levels.”

Once the UMTA is set up, it will also be a single-window agency to route central funding for transportation and related projects. Mr. Lohia said that the dedicated urban transport fund, under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), can be routed through the Authority to various agencies to ensure an overall monitoring.

A common mobility agency that will serve as a control centre for feeds from all signals, junctions and all public transport systems will be set up. “Parking enforcement will also be an intrinsic component,” Mr. Lohia added.

Insisting that concerted efforts have to be made by various agencies to make UMTA a practical reality than just a piece of legislation, Raj Cherubal of City Connect, an NGO working on issues concerning the city's transportation, said, “People have to move from one point to another at minimum expense. It should not matter who earns.”

He added that parking policies and development rules are deeply integrated with transportation issues. “Significant allocation must be made for parking facilities near high-density transit corridors and should be controlled in other parts. Providing free parking defeats the purpose of public transportation.”

S. P. Sekar, Head of the Department of Planning, Anna University, said that transport planning is intrinsically linked to land-use planning and both need to be developed together in a manner that minimises travel needs.

“More attention has to be paid to channel the future growth of the city around a pre-planned transport network rather than develop a transport system after uncontrolled sprawl has taken place,” he added.

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities...icle405604.ece

[srikanthlogic]

I guess it is usual these days for buses to pile up from Vadapalani to CMBT and go at a snail pace just for 10 pax. Is there a possibility of moving fleet to different MTC bus stands? Bangalore did this sometime back to decongest majestic, moving and thanks to that, people have been saving many man hours without waiting on roads.

Adyar BS for ECR / OMR buses :-
It is a well known fact that less than 10 long distance pax actually travel beyond kathipara and it is the people of Thiruvanmiyur use these ECR buses as a "fast" city service to reach Vadapalani / CMBT. I guess Adyar Bus stand by itself can handle the load. 5 - 7 buses idling per hour and there wont be a loss in revenue to TNSTC as most people already board from Thiruvanmiyur and people will adjust to it and Adyar bus stand is well connected with MTC / MRTS. MTC can operate "fast" services to cater city travel needs of people in Thiruvanmiyur. If required some could start from Besant Nagar BS.

Saidapet / Chrompet / Pallavaram / Ekkaattuthangal BS :-
Presently a lot of specials are operated every weekend to various places in south (mainly trichy, madurai,thiruvannamalai) and these buses are ordinary moffusil buses (not ultra deluxe which are reserved) which do not have any reservation and gets filled up anyway at tambaram. Why make people travel till CMBT and add up more to congestion? Can these shifted to the above mentioned bus stands. I guess all of them can take 5 - 10 buses each.

Ponnamalle BS
Ponnamalle BS for Thirupathi, Thirutani bound buses ?

Can all SETC buses be asked to use Chennai bye pass? When people are okay with boarding omni buses at perungalathur, why not SETC tambaram boarding point shift to perungalathur? Even in mornings,(5 - 7 am) can there be pooling at tambaram where few buses wait and take the passengers while others take a U and use Chennai bye pass to reach CMBT for idling. [I just witnessed a worst traffic jam at Koyambedu signal on a monday morning at 6am]

If this is the situation now, i cant imagine when they start erupting pillars.

Asking for a seperate bus stand may not solve the problem as again it will put the entire load in one place when its actually not required.