Seen some posts these days saying people who advocate for walkable cities are only doing it for virtue signalling & they don't actually walk.
I wanna walk the talk (quite literally 😄)
1000s walk everyday IN SPITE of the infra. Imagine if we built for everyone!
Some bonus pictures too!

KR Pura railway station and bus stand deserve better. This area is frequently choked due to autos and buses having to stop haphazardly. Here is a quick redesign I though of.
This gives passengers and drivers a much better time around this area.

I'm super excited for Bengaluru's BSRP lines. Travel across the city 40% faster than the metro in sleek, modern trains and stations.
Getting across the city at avg of 40+ km/h is absolutely thrilling, especially when cars drive at a measly 17km/h in traffic. The future is bright!

Overall, the bones are super strong, and I'm really excited for CMRL to take over this system. It just needs to be brought into the 21st century. Integration with other modes will be key too.

INSANE BREEZE on the elevated viaducts since no AC. Crushing above traffic with the wind in my hair was such a beautiful feeling.
Guards were present next to the ladies' compartment to help commuters and ensure people enter the right class of travel acc to tickets bought

Some super positive points: Ticket checking inside the trains, some kids next to me we're deboarded and fined for travelling without a ticket within just one station of them boarding.
Generally, the seats and trains were clean (but definitely aged)

Started in 1995 as the first elevated railway line in India, it is a unique mode of transport in a lot of ways. Elevated tracks for huge, broad gauge EMUs in a world full off standard gauge, sleek metro rakes.

Hi BlueSky, first post here 👋
I used a system today that has convinced me that rail systems are the future of a city's mobility, especially large cities. Here's a thread on some observations of mine in the MRTS system of Chennai. @bangaloretransit.bsky.social @streetfrontier.bsky.social