Yes, there are lessons that can be learned from the rail project since it was the same plan, provide parking and have the motorists use the rail like @bigDog has mentioned
BRT buses to charge Sh150 per trip in pilot phase
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zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Ehe , na watu wa Ngong road wakitaka kuja Thika road wata park wapi .Angalau there is a park and ride at Kasarani and Ruiru (not sure where this is ) .This project is a good idea on paper but the implementation is wanting.
The project alignment is along Thika Superhighway from Ruiru to Kenyatta National Hospital through Nairobi CBD, totalling 27 km. The project commenced on 4th August, 2020 and is being undertaken by STECOL Corporation in joint venture with SMEDI.
The project will be implemented in two phases;
- Phase I: Clayworks – Kenyatta University – Githurai – Kasarani – Pangani Underpass – Murang’a Road – Globe Cinema Overpass – Tom Mboya Street – Moi Avenue (approximately 20 km).
- Phase II: Ruiru – Membley Junction – Clayworks section (approximately 3 km) and Moi Avenue – Haile Selassie Avenue – Kenyatta National Hospital (approximately 4 km).
- Construction of dedicated BRT lanes (20.18 km).
- Construction of 13 No. intermediate BRT stations including conversion of existing 10 No. footbridges along Thika Road into BRT stations.
- Construction of BRT terminal at KNH and depots at Ruiru and Kasarani.
- Construction of a transfer station at Nairobi Railway Station.
- Construction of Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) facilities along the corridor.
- Provision of automatic traffic signals for Pangani Underpass.
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
We are talking of Thika road , reli iko wapi hapo ama ni mimi sielewi kizungu
Actually just increasing the cost of parking to like 1k per day would decongest the city without much more planning
There is a commuter rail that serves ruiru, githurai and other parts of the city and the idea was to have people drive to the train stations park their cars and use the rail to town....it is a similar model to some extent and it might be worth drawing lessons from that project to improve the BRT....ama you do not know about the nairobi commuter rail service?
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Maybe , but what if we had a CS with balls like Michuki and implement a plan whereby only 60 seater plus buses are allowed within a 5 kilometre radius area from CBD ?
That train takes 2hrs from Nairobi to Ruiru
It's not that simple. You decongest the city the way you are suggesting when you have plan B like an effective rail or BRT. Right now there is no plan B.
QuadroK4000
Elder Lister
Ya Gikuyu is good for me, haiwajahi haribika... It takes off at 17:35 and touches down at 18:34
Fare is forty Bob.
When in town around 5pm, I use it
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
And its a big joke kwa ground i have been to Ruiru station the parking is there but train ni moja asubuhi and another in the evening . The train leaves the station before 7am at Ruiru station , hakuna any other train to town mpaka kesho yake .Here is a capture on the parking lot . On unrelated note i am filled with tears of joys seeing company like Danco Capital part of Spinners and Spinners Group wamejaza roof zao na solar panel . F&** KPLC
Really? Dig up the CV of PS Charles Hinga before he was appointed by Uhuru
Clemens
Elder Lister
Got it
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zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
For those interested to know more about the project visit this link pale skyscrapercity.com , there is a dedicated thread with 2088 posts specifically regarding this project .
www.skyscrapercity.com
Nairobi County Bus Rapid Transit System | Kshs 1bn
Owner : Nairobi County Government Financier: CDI Global Netherlands Cost: 1 Billion Kshs (Initially) Number Of Buses: 200 (initially) to be increased to 378 by (2015) then to 2000 buses. Start Date: July 2014 Initial Routes To Be Covered: The bus rapid transit system will start with three...
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
Not really , apparently ata the station will not be hapo KNH since the proposed area Nairobi Hospital wanajenga a Cancer Centre instead the station imekuwa moved to somewhere hapo National Library .
“The fares will be charging is Sh150 along the Kasarani-Kenyatta National Hospital line that we hope to start operating come June on a pilot basis,” said Mr Gitau yesterday. Currently, to travel from Kasarani to Kenyatta National Hospital, passengers must use two buses and it will cost about Sh120 for the one way trip.
It would be about leaving the vehicles at home, everybody has access to public transport wherever they leave
it still gets to town on time
The station at buru buru and jogoo road would be a good place to start....and if it did not work, can they use the lessons learnt to improve on the current project so it does not stall and fail like the commuter rail service?
zapp_brannigan
I am not a Futurama fan .
We have fantastic plans on paper but somehow some of the people entrusted with implementing them don't use their brains . Someone explain to me how there is a concrete footbridge with a span less than 60 metres being constructed hapo Muthaiga golf club with road scheduled to be closed for some hours on 12 ,14 and 15 February 2022. A footbridge is good thing but the one being constructed would not accommodate a dual carriage (requires a 60 metres road reserve) whereas there are plans to have Kiambu road dualled soon infact the EISA is out already .
The same cock-up happened along Northern bypass near Kamuthi Housing where an overpass was constructed to serve Kamuthi and Jacaranda but the overpass span can't accommodate a dual carriage northern bypass. This bridge was just done recently less than 5 years ago . Pure short-sightedness. In the near future the same bridge will be brought down since Northern bypass will be the only road which will not be dualled in the Nairobi bypass ring .
The question is, how hard cant it be to plan ahead ?
The same cock-up happened along Northern bypass near Kamuthi Housing where an overpass was constructed to serve Kamuthi and Jacaranda but the overpass span can't accommodate a dual carriage northern bypass. This bridge was just done recently less than 5 years ago . Pure short-sightedness. In the near future the same bridge will be brought down since Northern bypass will be the only road which will not be dualled in the Nairobi bypass ring .
The question is, how hard cant it be to plan ahead ?
Money must be spent, that is how gavament works...it is not like it is for profit