Making commuting easier in the city

Making commuting easier in the city

Swathi Shivanand

BANGALORE: Infamous for its bumper-to-bumper traffic, inextricable jams and pitiful parking spaces, the Master Plan 2015 promises to help salvage Bangalore’s not-so-cool reputation on this count.

With the number of vehicles increasing five-fold since 1991 (68,000 to 30 lakh), the city has the highest vehicle growth rate in the country and shares the first place with Delhi for having the most number of vehicles per person.

The road network has, however, developed by only 11 per cent. A 100 per cent increase in motor vehicles is predicted for the next seven to 10 years.

So how do we fit all the vehicles on our narrow roads?

The Master Plan 2015 says that the absence of transverse roads has meant that all traffic must pass through the central areas of the city. To overcome this problem, five ring roads have been planned.
Commuter Railway System

The need of the hour is mass transit and Metro Rail meets the demand to a certain extent. You could also be commuting within the city in trains by 2012 under the Commuter Railway System where existing railway lines will be used for mass transportation. This system would extend from Kengeri to Bangalore City Railway station, from Yeshwanthpur to Whitefield via Cantonment and Yeshwantpur to Byappanahalli through Hebbal.