Comments on: Kickstarting the Chennai bus route mapping project

By: Mike Tuori

Mike Tuori — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:59:06 +0000

Hello. I have read a few entries in your blog and have really enjoyed them. I have just moved to Chennai from the US and am interning with City Connect working on transportation issues. I am very interested in the mapping project (a big reason I haven’t been riding the bus more). I have a few ideas. Send me a mail if you are interested in discussing some of these things. mtuori@umich.edu

By: Chenthil

Chenthil — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:15:33 +0000

Something like this is already there, check out http://busbus.in/ and http://busbus.in/busbus/index.php/buscontroller/mapview

By: Narendran S

Narendran S — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:16:48 +0000

I am a senior citizen living in Canada…
I visit Chennai often (as it is my home town..ex-MCC school, Sterling Rd).
When you guys start the bus route project, please load it so we can use the part which is complete.
Good luck,
Narendran

By: Navaneethan

Navaneethan — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:01:52 +0000

Hey Arun,

Just wanted to know if you needed help with this project. I don’t know PHP, but I’ve just started learning Python, if that works. Let me know if you have some specific things you want done, and I can help from from mid-May onwards (until then have to work on my classes and graduate). Of course, this is with all the caveat emptor-s in the world, since I’m not a top-notch programmer.

By: Varun Shridhar

Varun Shridhar — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:49:59 +0000

nice map too btw

By: Varun Shridhar

Varun Shridhar — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:47:56 +0000

Good luck for this mate!

Apart from not knowing where buses might stop or which route they might go on, there’s something else I’ve never understood – the different colors of buses they have alongside the express and the PP buses – everyone obviously knows they have different pricings but how is it that the colored buses seem to stop at almost every place where the PP does,but is more expensive? its the same case with the express buses.

and is there a definitive schedule on which colour would come next? most of us might not really bother the 3-4 rupee difference but I have come across people who curse these indifferences.

anyone with insight on this?

By: Laxman Koushik

Laxman Koushik — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:57:46 +0000

Even I travel through bus daily for the past three years.. its really a death machine…

Good luck for the project…

By: Dynesh

Dynesh — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:12:45 +0000

Good to see you made the paper

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By: planemad

planemad — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:10:55 +0000

thanks for all the comments, will post an update on the project soon.

@arunram057
yep, we already know about it. and he’s helping us with the project too

@narendaran
i thought it would be that simple but its not, especially to incorporate the oneway routes.

its definitely safe to use the train at 6am, but if youre heading to luz id recommend you take a 21g bus which would be much quicker and hassle free. enjoy thawing in chennai

@wetfingers
sure, just join the project mailing list. we plan to meet soon.