Tag: BMTC
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Analysing BMRCL’s Report on Introducing Bike Taxis in Bengaluru
In 2018, Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) was tasked by the Government of Karnataka to evaluate bike taxis as a possible public/shared transport. Basically, the report set out to ask the question – should bike taxis be legalised in Bengaluru? The report was submitted in 2019 and this is what it had to say.… Continue Reading
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What the Last Economic Census Said About Bengaluru
What is an Economic Census? The Economic Census in India is a periodic activity to count all entrepreneurial units in the country. These units could be involved in economic activities of either agricultural or non-agricultural kind, but they need to be producing, distributing or services not for their own consumption. The census provides detailed information… Continue Reading
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What data says about BMTC’s performance
BMTC has put out its operational performance and other data in its annual reports till the year 2019-20. This is just short of the pandemic, so the data doesn’t reflect what the pandemic did to BMTC, where many of the buses were grounded for months. You can find the data summarized here. Lack of growth… Continue Reading
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Understanding the BMTC bus stops and routes data
Recently three Bengaluru techies got together to map the BMTC bus stops information. The information they managed to map wasn’t just bus stops, but also bus accessibility and other details at the booth level. A booth is the smallest administrative unit, smaller than a ward. The information here at booth level includes information like the… Continue Reading