Improving Pune's infrastructure and social life

We are all aware of the the plight of Pune - bad roads, pollution, congestion, lack of footpaths, pathetic public transport, chaotic traffic. A much improved public transport would serve citizens of Pune well and reduce much of the above mentioned difficulties. I request your opinion on the SB Road Bus Priority Proposal I have submitted to the PMC, submitted to PMC in Dec 08. To collect views of people, I have created a web survey form. You may offer initial views by visiting this form here . This survey has only 4 Yes/No questions and a free text box for your comments / suggestions and should take only a minute of your time. However, before filling out the, please make yourself acquanited with the SB Road Bus Priority Scheme Proposal from the two part documentation below - Part One of the proposal is available here - (2MB) Part Two (FAQ format) is available here - (1MB) In summary , the SB road reportedly carries up to 58000 people per hour during peak time. Yet, this road is ser...

Current Online Campaigns for Better Pune

Improve Public Transport in Pune
Join Over 1400 Pune citizens by following 3 simple steps -
  1. Visit the Campaign page: http://www.gopetition.com/online/8517.html
  2. Read the petition and Click Sign at the Bottom of the Page
  3. Finally enter your details on the form at the bottom of the page and click sign.

To understand why this campaign is important, read the article 'Pune Caught in a Whirlpool - Can a Modern Public Transport System Rescue it'


Campaign 2: Say No to Balbharati-Paud Bypass
Support this campiagn by visiting http://www.gopetition.com/online/8763.html

This Online Campaign has been started by Dr Uday Kulkarni, for more details visit http://www.rescuepune.blogspot.com/ or download an edited version here


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