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23 May 09

Bad roads drain wallets, fuel road rage - Mumbai - Cities - The Times of India

  • The city's bad roads are not
    only breaking backs but also axles and wallets.
  • "Because of the bad roads,
    traffic moves slowly and we can't keep to scheduled times," says a BEST
    official, adding that not only do the jerks and jolts make their older
    passengers uncomfortable but also lead to more frequent tyre punctures and
    spring breakages.
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Solutions For Road Junctions

  • Rerouting vehicles
  • Dedicated bus lane
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Transportation

This website has a history for Mumbai Transportation

www.macalester.edu/...transportation.html - Preview

  • Transportation in Mumbai is a huge problem, especially due to the geography
    of the island. There is a large concentration of all the commercial and
    administrative functions on the southern end of the island due to the fact
    that the fort was located there and has since developed into a modern Central
    Business District.
  • The number of commuters
    using railroads has increased five fold between 1959 and 1989.
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01 May 09

MMRDA - Projects - Wadala Truck Terminal

  • The basic objective of developing the Truck Terminal is to decongest South
    Mumbai by shifting the existing transport companies offices and godowns, which
    are today concentrated in B & C Wards in South Mumbai causing severe traffic
    congestion. It will also help to rationalise the movement of truck traffic on
    the city roads
30 Apr 09

Can car-pooling rid Mumbai of traffic chaos?

  • Mumbai's harrowing traffic tribulations could soon be eased if car-pooling becomes a popular mode of transport in the city,
  • We have a list of 4,000 people, mostly office-goers, who have shown interest in such a system," said Ashok Datar of NGO Mumbai Environment Social Network (MESN).
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Potholes put traffic on W-E highway in a jam - Mumbai - Cities - The Times of India

  • Potholes are causing frequent
    traffic jams on the Western Express highway
  • Kailash
    Aggarwal, a businessman who regularly uses the highway to reach his Tarapur
    factory from his Juhu residence, said: "Motorists are at a risk of developing
    back problems due to such pathetic roads."
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Soon, silent traffic jams in city - Mumbai - Cities - The Times of India

  • Traffic snarls in the city
    could soon be silent with the civic body and traffic police set to clamp down on
    honking with the creation of
    nearly 1,100 silent zones across the metropolis.
  • The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified 1,113
    locations as 'silence zones' across the city last month and will be putting up
    signages indicating it to the public.
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Mumbai traffic woes: 'Solution lies in dedicated bus lanes, congestion tax' - Mumbai - Cities - The Times of India

  • The
    experts say projects like Bus Rapid Transit System and areaspecific plying
    schemes would be more effective. P R K Murthy, Chief of Transport and
    Communication wing of MMRDA, said a congestion tax-money collected from
    motorists for plying in a congested areawould also help in lowering the vehicle
    density within the city thus restricting frequent traffic snarls.
  • Restricting
    parking on arterial roads, car pooling and increasing buses through dedicated
    bus lanes are the three effective measures to lessen vehicle density, said
    expert Ashok Datar. He said imposing conditions on car occupancy, which is an
    average 1.8 persons per car in Mumbai, is also possible.

Traffic, construction, crackers are major noise-pollutants - Mumbai - The Times of India

  • Traffic, construction activities and fire-crackers during festivities top the
    list of polluters in the
    city.
  • According to activists,
    the biggest culprit is the blaring noise caused by honking. The use of shrill
    musical and multi-toned horns add to the cacophony on the streets, even in
    silent zones where honking is banned, including localities near hospitals,
    schools and courts. Noise from motors and exhaust system of vehicles are other
    high-level sounds created on city roads.
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