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Presentations on Melbourne's #SuburbanLoop at a recent Institute of Transport Engineers meeting show the Loop is wildly different from every other rail loop worldwide.
The great SRL experiment: a thread ...
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@MelbUrbanist @NGruen1 @MarionTerrill @inframagoz @urbanizationist
Graham Currie, Prof of Public Transport at Monash University and an SRL sort-of-supporter, sensibly wants more city centres in Melbourne ("polycentricity"). But the SRL is "rather expensive" – he expects more than $125bn, cf original $50bn max.
His slides are WOW ...
2/12
Melbourne's #SuburbanLoop is a huge loop because Melbourne is a huge, spread-out city (that's the SRL up in the right-hand corner). End result: the SRL travels through relatively very low-density territory.
3/12 SRL vs other cities, comparing metro loop length with city a
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My feeling is that many people in times of crisis (#corona, #EnergyCrisis, #inflation) do not perceive or hardly perceive (correctly) some natural phenomena at night, such as the starry #sky.
1/9
This can sometimes be seen beautifully even in big cities like #Berlin (See videos by @MusiciScience on various platforms).

2/9
In addition, there are also certain #acoustic #phenomena that probably few people think about. For example, I wondered why I sometimes wake up at night. An #audio spectrum analysis may reveal the cause. Take a look at the video in the last tweet in this thread.
3/9
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Now traveling to Bengaluru airport will not cost Rs. 700 (taxi) or Rs. 250 (bus) but only Rs.15 by #SubUrban rail

Continued efforts of bengalureans, @AnanthKumar_BJP ji, @PCMohanMP @SureshAngadi_& many leaders has borne results. thank you to @PiyushGoyal ji & @narendramodi
Ananthkumar ji way back in 1996 requested the then railway minister to provide a circular rail/ #SubUrbanRail for Bengaluru
As the son of a middle-class railway employee, he was aware of how ease of commuting can transform lives. His dream was to have a suburban rail system connecting not only jakkur, kengeri, bommanhalli but also Tumkur, Doddaballapur, Chickballapur, Mandya with Bengaluru.
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8,772 cr for the #Bengaluru development FY2020-21
1000cr for 110villages in desperate need of roads
14500cr-Start 56km ORR-Silkboard-Airport metro
Doubletrack Byappanahalli-Hosur & Yeshwanthapur- Channasandra,50% expense will be by Gok
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#Kudos #KarnatakaBudget @ArvindLBJP
(1/3)
500cr for #SubUrban
#CongestionBuster-500cr for KRDA,200cr safetyfund
2390 Bus incl 890 electric bus
44km metrotrack thro PPP
12Bus priority lanes,Underground Parking hub
Feasibility of Integrated MultiModal Transport Hub in the outskirt with PPP
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#Kudos #KarnatakaBudget (2/3)
410cr for Lakes
200cr for SWD
999cr for SWM
Emphasis on public transport,transit-based growth!
All good for #Bengaluru but #Critical is implementation timeline & delivery!
#Kudos #KarnatakaBudget(3/3)
@PCMohanMP @rajeev_mp @Tejasvi_Surya @rk_misra @TVMohandasPai @PMOIndia @BSYBJP
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@hd_kumaraswamy @DrParameshwara @BSYBJP @siddaramaiah @bjparvind @PCMohanMP,Pls take responsibility for failure of Road,Mobility Infra Ward Reforms for #Bellandur & fix it now.10000+ ppl protest for basics but u all busy with byelection!
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#SaveBellandur
@hd_kumaraswamy @DrParameshwara @BSYBJP @siddaramaiah @bjparvind @PCMohanMP ಮಾನ್ಯರೆ,ಬೆಳ್ಳಂದೂರಿನ ರಸ್ತೆ,ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸಾರಿಗೆ,ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯದ ಕೊರತೆ ಹಾಗು ಈಗಿನ ದುಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಹೊತ್ತು ತುರ್ತಾಗಿ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಿ.ಉಪಚುನಾವಣೆ,10000+ ಜನರ ನೋವಿಗಿಂತ ಮುಖ್ಯವೇ?#ಬೆಳ್ಳಂದೂರುಉಳಿಸಿ #SaveBellandur @rajeev_mp
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