Only 9% of last-mile trips to Bengaluru Metro use shared modes, vs 35% in Delhi. When the last mile costs more than the main mile, people stick to their own vehicles. Mini-buses, share autos, bike taxis & carpools can change that. Bengaluru is adding ~70,000 vehicles a month! Our city continues to boom! As metro, bus & suburban rail expand, the last mile needs a plan: Pilots around metro stations, Data on demand, fares & safety followed by clear regulation to scale what works best for our city @krishnabgowda @PriyankKharge @byrathi_suresh @GBAChiefComm @lkatheeq @pcjaffer @OfficialBMRCL @BMTC_BENGALURU @Captain_Mani72 @DULTBangalore @WRIIndia With @PawanMulukutla in @DeccanHerald today 🧵 #CostOfLastMile

Building a metro inside a booming city is hard: tunnels under Majestic, a multi-level interchange at Jayadeva, viaducts over narrow, busy roads, in a city growing faster than we can build anything. Grateful to every engineer & worker @OfficialBMRCL for keeping at it. How the network grew in 15 years (see chart) 6.7 km → 96 km (103.6 km once Pink Line begins) 6 stations → 88; 150 coaches (2017) → 400+ 25,000 → 10 lakh+ daily trips The next chapter is already under construction, and it's going to be a big one. #BlueLine #ORR #Airport Combined with 45 Lakh+ daily trips delivered by ~7000 buses of @BMTC_BENGALURU, Bengaluru is finally becoming a city with a good public transport network - @KridePrm will be joining the network. Last mile remains a challenge.