Officials, experts and activists alike batted for bus lane as a realistic solution for decongesting the city by increasing the rideshare of the public transport.
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) managing director C Shikha said bus lanes the tolerance for buses on roads has gone down due to the congestion created by the increasing number of private vehicles.
She was speaking at a webinar on ‘Better Bus for Bengaluru’ orgnised by Environment Support Group.
“Increase in private vehicles slow down the traffic and slow-moving buses are blamed for it. The only way to break out of the vicious circle is the bus lane where the speed of the bus will increase, making it more reliable than private vehicles,” she said.
