How to Save Trees in Cities and make Urban Planning People Centric

Some Ideas to Advance Public Involvement in Urban Decision Making

Tree Felling

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Karnataka High Court decision approving Sadashivnagar-Yeshwantpur Road Widening Regressive

Revisitation of this order essential given the irrereversible and deep impacts on people's rights to life, housing and livelihood, and the environment

Press Release : Bangalore : 18 June 2012

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Hasire Usiru: Campaign to Reclaim Bangalore's Commons

Public Action: Documents, Right to Information and Correspondence with Public Officials

28 November, 2008
Documents
  • Road Widening FAQ's: Common questions about road widening answered.
  • Workshop on July 4th, 2009: "What's Happening in Bangalore? Meeting the challenge of Protecting Lives, Livelihoods, Public spaces and Our Commons!" Download invitation.
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Hasire Usiru: Walk to Save Bengaluru - November 9th, 2008

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Public Consultation on "The Road Widening Schemes of Bengaluru: Impacts and Alternatives"

20 December, 2007

A public consultation on “ROAD WIDENING SCHEMES OF BENGALURU: IMPACTS AND ALTENATIVES” was jointly organised by Environment Support Group (ESG), Civic and Alternative Law Forum (ALF), public interest not for profit organisations responding to governance, planning, social and environmental justice causes. The consultation was held under the banner of HASIRU USIRU on 20th December 2007 at Senate Hall of Central College, Bengaluru and was chaired by Mr. P. S. S. Thomas, former Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission and Advisor, Planning Commission.

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Hasire Usiru : Campaign to Reclaim Bangalore's Commons

Report of the workshop "Namma Raste: Reclaiming Bangalore’s roads"

Written by Anajli Vaidya
Bangalore, 19 July, 2008

 

On 19th July 2008, a workshop on "Reclaiming Bangalore’s roads: Namma Raste" was jointly organized by Environment Support Group, CIVIC Bangalore and Alternative Law Forum. The workshop was held between 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM at Vidyadeep, Ulsoor Road, Bangalore.

 

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Report: Fantastic Response for "Campaign to Reclaim Bengaluru."

Bengaluru, 30 November, 2008

30 November 2008, Bangalore
FANTASTIC RESPONSE FOR "CAMPAIGN TO RECLAIM BENGALURU"

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Report: Cycle Inclusive Planning Workshop - 31st January, 2009

Written by Ms. Divya Ravindranath
31 January, 2009

On 31st January 2009, a “Cycling Inclusive Planning Workshop” was jointly organized by Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA), EMBARQ, Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE), City Connect and RideACycle Foundation (RAC-F). The workshop was held between 9:00 AM -5:00 PM at the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation premises, Double Road, Bangalore.

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Report: INTACH Avenue Road Walk - 8th February, 2009

Written by Divya Ravindranath, Bhargavi S. Rao and Leo F Saldanha
8 February, 2009

Walking Down an Avenue between the Past and the Present
8th February 2009

Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in collaboration with Environment Support Group (ESG) and The Avenue Road Commercial Association (TARCA) organised a Heritage Walk on Avenue Road on 8th February 2009. Twenty-five people participated in the walk. This event is part of the series of activities planned on Avenue Road to raise consciousness amongst people of Bangalore on the heritage of the road and its significance to Bangalore.

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Public Action on Road Widening

1 January, 1970
Road Widening FAQ

(download zip folder containing the FAQ and its cover page - 726 KB) (download FAQ in Kannada - 271 KB, viewable with Baraha software)

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