Chief Minister Siddaramaiah agreed to consider a comprehensive plan to make a modal shift of Bengalurus traffic from private transport towards mass public transit and walkability.
According to Srinivas Avalilli from Citizens for Bengaluru, which is campaigning against the steel flyover, Siddaramaiah had informed them that he had instructed the BDA to commence work on the flyover from the Hebbal side and review what needs to be done south of Mehkri Circle.
"At our next request, he instructed BDA officials to share details of not only the flyover project but the entire CDP Master Plan 2031 of BDA for Bengaluru which is under preparation,"Avalilli said.
He added that Citizens for Bengaluru had pointed out that the BDA had put the government in an embarrassing position and will continue to do so because it has only engineering capacity, and lacks the skills to design projects that require other perspectives such as mobility, housing and public participation.
"The chief minister promised to look at increased spending towards public transport with a Metro link to the international airport, alternative access routes to the airport, add significantly to the existing fleet of BMTC buses and increase walkability," Avalilli said.
According to Srinivas Avalilli from Citizens for Bengaluru, which is campaigning against the steel flyover, Siddaramaiah had informed them that he had instructed the BDA to commence work on the flyover from the Hebbal side and review what needs to be done south of Mehkri Circle.
"At our next request, he instructed BDA officials to share details of not only the flyover project but the entire CDP Master Plan 2031 of BDA for Bengaluru which is under preparation,"Avalilli said.
He added that Citizens for Bengaluru had pointed out that the BDA had put the government in an embarrassing position and will continue to do so because it has only engineering capacity, and lacks the skills to design projects that require other perspectives such as mobility, housing and public participation.
"The chief minister promised to look at increased spending towards public transport with a Metro link to the international airport, alternative access routes to the airport, add significantly to the existing fleet of BMTC buses and increase walkability," Avalilli said.