253 trees saved from being axed
PUNE: City-based activists on Monday raised objections over cutting of 253 trees in the Swargate area and managed to stall the process undertaken by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), at least for...
View ArticleProtests against delay in highway widening work
PIMPRI CHINCHWAD: Members of political parties along with a social outfit protested delay in widening of the 6.3km highway stretch from Nigdi to Dehu Road at Somatane Phata on the Mumbai-Pune highway...
View ArticleBRTS works in fits and starts in most of its five routes, smooth road a ...
A car enters the BRTS dedicated corridor on Hadapsar Road on Saturday. Since 2006, Pune has witnesses the good, bad and the ugly sides of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). While the now-redundant...
View ArticleLack of political will delays BRTS
PUNE: Five Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) projects in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad are incomplete for more than six years due to lack of political will power. A latest report of the Ministry of Urban...
View ArticleParties up in arms, traffic police on toes
MNS activists protest against the compulsory helmet rule at Mandai in Pune on Saturday. Pavan Khengre Even as political leaders, including from the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena, upped the ante against the...
View ArticleHaphazard parking of intercity buses leads to traffic hurdles
PUNE: For those driving on city roads late in the evening, serpentine queues of intercity buses occupying an entire lane of the road and violating every traffic rule in the book is a common sight. From...
View ArticlePolicy assures pedestrians right of way
PUNE: The pedestrian is no more the king of the road as he she gets the least space on the roads which are increasingly dominated by cars and two-wheelers. But some hope springs as a group of...
View ArticlePolluted, yet personal vehicle culture intact
Pune: Most cities in India, including Pune, are choking on air pollution caused by the exhaust from aging vehicles, those that run on diesel, construction dust and smoke and particles from the burning...
View ArticleNo-honking drive scores high among commuters
PUNE: Roses and 'thank you' cards were handed out to commuters on Monday morning as part of the ongoing 'No Honking Drive' in the city. Volunteers posted at eight busy intersections across Pune during...
View ArticleStudents give ideas to improve traffic
PUNE: The students of schools, colleges and some elderly people expressed their views on improving the traffic situation of Pune at a unique citizens' participation activity that started on Sunday....
View ArticleTraffic flow tweaked, smoother ride ahead
PUNE: The Chatushrungi traffic police on Thursday created a new dedicated lane for traffic moving from Aundh Road towards Shivajinagar. Currently, on an experimental basis, the lane is on the extreme...
View Article3 accidents in 1 day, PMC, PMPML face flak from activists
A PMPML bus rammed into the BRTS railing on Nagar route on Sunday morning. Express AFTER three accidents in barely 24 hours on Nagar BRTS route, civic activists Sunday slammed the Pune Municipal...
View ArticleChennai’s first designer junction
While our city boasts of many flyovers, there is a flip side to the development of elevated infrastructure — the creation of dead spaces under these flyovers, which become dirty, unsafe, and are...
View ArticleMaharashtra's first rotary flyover to come up at Bhakti Shakti chowk
Pimpri Chinchwad: The civic body will construct its first rotary flyover to reduce congestion at the busy Bhakti Shakti chowk in Nigdi on Mumbai-Pune highway. The junction is located at the crossing of...
View ArticleCommuters give thumbs up to 2-wheeler lane near varsity
Pune: Demarcated lanes for two-wheelers on Aundh, Baner and Pashan roads have resulted in quick-moving and smoother traffic near University Chowk. The mandatory use of the lanes during peak hours...
View ArticlePedestrians First highlights on conditions for pedestrians after opening of S...
PUNE: Pedestrians First, an NGO working on the issues of safety of pedestrians and sustainable transport, has highlighted the precarious conditions for pedestrians after the opening of the grade...
View ArticleFoot overbridge to help pedestrians cross highway near Chinchwad station
PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) will construct a foot overbridge at Chinchwad railway station for pedestrians who cross the express lanes of the Pune-Mumbai highway, which have...
View ArticleNGO gives suggestions on parking lots and parking charges to Pune Municipal...
PUNE: Multistorey public parking lots should not be located in congested areas and core city areas, but on outskirts of such areas, NGO Pedestrians First has said. Convener of Pedestrians First,...
View ArticleNew bridges to ease traffic in Dapodi
Pimpri Chinchwad: Commuters may soon get respite from the perennial traffic congestion in Dapodi and on Harris bridge on the Mumbai-Pune highway. The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) plans...
View ArticleCitizens group suggests prerequisites for BRTS to be launched in Pune, Pimpri...
PUNE: The Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporations are set to start trial runs of the BRTS corridors in respective municipal limits next week. Citizens group Pedestrians First has in a letter...
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