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	city (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Although these proportions are estimated to remain more-or-less the same by 2011 (with public transport share falling from 88% to 85%), the number of public transport trips in the peak period will rise substantially.
		In the public transport sector, Mumbai is served by two zonal railways the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR).
		In the road transport sector, the road network in Greater Mumbai is predominantly radial along the peninsula and comprises three main corridors, the Western Express Highway, the Eastern Express Highway and the Central Corridor.
	www.geocities.com /mumbairail/city.html (636 words)

	Mumbai - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, which lies at the mouth of Ulhas River off the western coast of India, in the coastal region known as the Konkan.
		Mumbai is the seat of the Bombay High Court, which exercises jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra and Goa, and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
		Mumbai has a large polyglot population and Marathi is widely spoken, as Marathi is the official language of the state of Maharashtra.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Mumbai (4787 words)

	Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The idea of a mass public transport system for Mumbai was first put forward in 1865 by an American company, which applied for a licence to operate a horse-drawn tramway system.
		The red double decker buses, modelled on the Routemaster buses of London, are one of the defining characteristics of the city.
		Bus drivers and conductors have come in for praise in the media for their service during the 2005 Mumbai floods, when they ensured that all the stranded passengers were dropped safely to their respective destinations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brihanmumbai_Electric_Supply_and_Transport (2963 words)

	Mumbai Transportation, Travel and Transportation Guide Mumbai, Airports of Mumbai, Mumbai Public Transportation, Mumbai ...
		Mass Transit: The most popular means of transport in Mumbai city is by the local trains.
		The other means of public transport is by the local buses run by the transport authority, known as B.E.S.T. These buses cover almost all of Mumbai city.
		Airports: The city of Mumbai is served by the Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport, which is the busiest airport of India.
	www.mapsofworld.com /cities/india/mumbai/transportation.html (466 words)

	Humanscape Features Oct 2002- A city and its people-A close look at the urban road transport scenario in Mumbai ...
		The passenger transport demand is expressed in terms of daily vehicular passenger trips and depends on three main factors: (i) the number of people in an urban area moving around for various needs and causing demand for systems and services; (ii) the average trip per person, i.e.
		Since the transport infrastructure development and provision of public transport facilities have severely lagged behind, the roads in cities are now virtually suffering from explosion of personalised vehicle, acute traffic congestion, steeply increasing number of accidents and high levels of pollution.
		In metropolitan cities of India, public transport is the predominant mode of movement because of low level of vehicle ownership.
	www.humanscape.org /Humanscape/new/oct02/theroadtothecity.htm (2978 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : All-time record rain in Mumbai; many Maharashtra villages marooned
		MUMBAI: The rain that lashed Mumbai incessantly for the last 24 hours, submerging large parts of the city and bringing it to a standstill, has broken all records.
		Mumbai's highest till now, recorded more than 30 years ago on July 5, 1974, was 575.6 mm in the city (Colaba) and 375.2 mm in the suburbs (Santa Cruz), the weather bureau said.
		Large parts of Mumbai were inundated and there was little relief for thousands of people stranded on roads and railway platforms, in offices, at the airport and even in schools and colleges.
	www.hindu.com /2005/07/28/stories/2005072815651200.htm (1201 words)

	Urban Transport Technology - Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) - India
		The dominant feature of commuter movements in Mumbai is the overwhelming dependence of the travelling public on the suburban railway services of two zonal railways, the Western railway and the Central railway.
		The Mumbai railway is one of the busiest in India.
		Mumbai is a major traffic node for railways in the Subcontinent in addition to being a big city in itself.
	www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/mumbai_urban/index.html (868 words)

	Getting Around - Mumbai Transport, Transportation in Mumbai, Travel and Transportation in Mumbai, Public Transportation ...
		Mumbai is one of the major metropolitan cities of the country.
		Mumbai has various modes of transportation available to tourists and general public.
		Mumbai's transport authority, Bombay Electric Supply and Transport, popularly called B.E.S.T runs local buses in the city.
	www.mapsofindia.com /getting-around/mumbai.html (464 words)

	Mumbai information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1995, the city was renamed Mumbai, by the right wing Shiv Sena party government of Maharashtra, in keeping with their policy of renaming colonial institutions after historic local appellations.
		is transported to dumping grounds in Gorai in the northwest, Mulund in the northeast and Deonar in the east.
		Mumbai has a large polyglot population and Marathi is widely spoken, but the most common language spoken on the city streets is a colloquial form of Hindi, known as Bambaiya Hindi – a blend of Hindi, Marathi, Indian English and some invented colloquial words.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Mumbai (4594 words)

	Transport
		It was therefore decided to make a comprehensive study of all the recommendations made in the various transportation studies done for Mumbai since 1962, bring them all under one umbrella and recommend a phased programme of implementation, wherein maximum transport efficiency is obtained in the shortest possible time, for a minimum investment.
		This document, Comprehensive Transport Strategy Document for Mumbai, will be widely disseminated to the public, government agencies and the corporate sector and will be used for advocating an integrated transport system for the City.
		The newly constituted Transport Committee needs to peruse this study in depth and evolve a set of recommendations which are both practical and urgent to initiate action especially in the light of recent developments of the study alongwith specific recommendations need to be disseminated for wider in the public at large and media.
	www.bombayfirst.org /transport.htm (329 words)

	Asia Times Online - The best news coverage from South Asia
		MUMBAI - Satish Mathur, commissioner of police for traffic in Mumbai, doled out numbers that could cripple the city's stature as a leading business hub in Asia: 1.6 million vehicles on overloaded roads and 300 new vehicles a day.
		Rising incomes, an increased population, easier loans from cash-flush banks, cheaper cars, insufficient public transport and limited land all contribute to a crisis with implications beyond returning home late for dinner.
		Mumbai contributes over one-third of India's tax revenues, generates about 5 percent of the national gross domestic product, and any work-related crisis here hammers a large dent into the Indian economy.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/FD15Df03.html (929 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mumbai
		Mumbai (IPA:,Marathi: मुंबई), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006).
		Mumbai sits on a seismically active zone owing to the presence of three fault lines in the vicinity.
		Almost all of Mumbai's daily refuse of 7,800 metric tonnes is transported to dumping grounds in Gorai in the northwest, Mulund in the northeast,and Deonar in the east.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Mumbai (4231 words)

	Mumbai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mumbai (Marathi: а¤®аҐЃа¤‚а¤¬а¤€) (pronounced /mumК‹aЛђi/ in Marathi, and /mʊm'baɪ/ in English), formerly known as Bombay (IPA: /bɒm'beɪ/), is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 13 million.
		Mumbai is the seat of the Bombay High Court, which has under its jurisdiction the states of Maharashtra, Goa and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu.
		Mumbai is known to be one of the most liberal and cosmopolitan cities of India, with the city embracing many concepts which would be taboo in other cities.
	www.paleorama.com /Lakes-M/Mumbai.php (4571 words)

	Public Transport service in USA
		Public transport available in the USA for local travel consists of local buses or trains.
		In the US, public transport service is not as frequent as it is in Mumbai, or Delhi.
		For inter city transport, buses are available in almost all the cities.
	www.path2usa.com /usainfo/transport/public_transport.htm (552 words)

	TRANSFORM-Transport Study for the Region of Mumbai
		The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is experiencing population growth in all parts of the region despite the fact that jobs are still concentrated in the island city and the suburbs.
		It is envisaged that the citizens of MMR would be informed and their views/ suggestions about the proposed transport strategy and the medium term investment plan would be taken into consideration.
		The locations where public consultation exercise needs to be conducted will be decided during the course of the study.
	www.transformmumbai.com /cts.html (340 words)

	Gulfnews: People speak: How expensive is your city?
		Public transport needs improvement here although it still does not compare to South Africa.
		Comparatively, I think Mumbai and Dubai are as expensive as each other overall, but the public transport in Mumbai is far superior.
		"Public transport here is non-existent but I think that the cost of getting around represents a minimal amount in our budget.
	archive.gulfnews.com /nation/Society/10091877.html (640 words)

	Chaitanya Guide 4: Mumbai Deluge
		Mumbai gets heavy rains every monsoon, but this time was different; the city that otherwise never stops ground to an almost complete halt.
		The lack of long-term thinking in governance and planning public infrastructure projects, and random reclamations for that purpose, have been cited as a factor reducing Bombay’s capacity to bear the rains.
		Mumbai’s looming ecological disaster, BBC News, August 2 2005.
	www.chaitanyaconsult.in /chaitanya/guide/cg4deluge.htm (731 words)

	Gulfnews: How costly are your city's services?
		Transport costs were recently put under the spotlight by a Gulf News poll that found that 89.6 per cent of people thought metered taxi fares had become exorbitant.
		Entrance to public facilities such as parks and beaches are also charged, however there are no charges for public toilets and some parking areas.
		Also transportation is much more improved and cheaper in London as you have trams, trains, tubes and buses to travel.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/06/12/24/10091864.html (2070 words)

	Infochange India News Features Analysis McKinsey’s Mumbai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Indeed, Mumbai is somewhat unique among metropolises in developing countries in that as much as 87% take public transport (buses and trains), while the remaining 5% consists of ‘intermediate public transport’ (taxis and autorickshaws).
		It had at a public hearing a few years ago put the cost of this link at Rs 6,000 crore with a rail link as well, and Rs 4,000 crore without, Most recent estimates cite only Rs 2,000 crore, which is sleight of hand, since it apparently obfuscates on the approach roads to the bridge.
		Under Vision Mumbai, it is earmarking Rs 130 crore simply for the “refurbishment” of Marine Drive, including Rs 25 crore for the renovation of the facades of the Marine Drive art deco buildings.
	www.infochangeindia.org /analysis46.jsp (1688 words)

	mesn.org - Mumbai Environmental Social Network
		A rare Baobab tree one of the few in Mumbai is marked for cutting near the PVR cinemas compound in Mulund.
		On the occasion of World Environment Day, Mumbai Environmental Social Network (MESN) used an innovative mean to sensitise the Municipal Corporation towards the decreasing tree cover in the city.
		Mumbai Environmental Social Network (MESN) in collaboration with Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) celebrated Earth day on the 22nd of April' 06.
	www.mesn.org (226 words)

	Mumbai Bomb Blasts Sickening \| The Progressive
		After Madrid, Moscow and London, the Mumbai public transport system is the latest to be hit by terrorist attacks in the past couple of years.
		In the past, the Bush Administration has been hesitant to push its ally Musharraf too far but its patience has been recently tried by evidence that the Pakistani government is similarly using Taliban remnants as a strategic lever in Afghanistan.
		India was not responsible (although it was India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who, in the early 1980s, as an anti-American ploy, sponsored the Tigers and supported their training) but its reaction to this outrage was outwardly tepid, its condemnation wrapped in a calculus of not offending the Tamil politicians of South India.
	progressive.org /mag_apb071206 (1539 words)

	Telugu Portal - Metro may not alleviate Mumbai's transport woes - Business/Economy - Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Mumbai: A proposed Rs.23.46 billion metro railway project may not immediately alleviate the public transport woes of India's commercial capital, says a leading expert.
		However, the MMRDA decision to construct the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route on the east-west corridor will do little to ease the load on the city's public transport system, according to renowned city planner Chandra Shekar Prabhu.
		Implementing the first phase of the Mumbai metro network on the east-west corridor will not solve the city's transport problems," Prabhu said.
	www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/article.php?storyid=4488 (533 words)

	Discussion on the complex issues of lesbian women’s access to public space
		Also we need to distinguish between simple access to public space – that is the capacity to be in a public space and use it and a more complex claim to public space – that is the capacity to use one’s identity to articulate a right to be in public space.
		Same sex love in public might be tolerated in some up-market spaces if it’s not too overt, not too loud and if you follow the US army rule not to ask or tell.
		Large cities like Mumbai do offer a certain kind of space that comes with anonymity but this may often bring the loss of mobilising on the basis of a political identity.
	www.humanscape.org /cms2/node/22/print (723 words)

	Academic And Research Institutions In Mumbai : About Mumbai
		It is a group of seven islands in the Arabian Sea which lies off the Northern Konkan Coast on the west of Maharashtra state in India.
		Mumbai is having one of the oldest culture and tradition in the World.
		Mumbai has one of the most efficient and reliable public transport network.
	www.freewebs.com /arimumbai/abtmum.htm (298 words)

	Mumbai public transport - Time Out Travel
		Remember to check if the meter will be used, if not make sure you agree on a set price before getting in.
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		The best ways to transport yourself round the city.
	www.timeout.com /travel/mumbai/transport.html (122 words)

	About Transport in Mumbai / Bombay City
		This system is run by a government organization "Bombay Electric Supply & Transport".
		A new railway line running between Shivaji Terminus (Bombay V.T.) and New Mumbai.
		Black and Yellow metered Autorickshaws which are not allowed in the central area of city.
	www.aboutmumbai.com /Transport.asp (487 words)

	Mumbai Summary
		After the British gained possession, it was anglicised to Bombay, although it was known as Mumbai to Marathi and Gujarati-speakers, and as Bambai to Hindi-speakers.
		The opposing argument is that the Portuguese and the British should not have presumptively assumed the naming rights to a city in other people's country.
		The city's secular fabric was torn apart in 1992, after large scale sectarian violence caused extensive loss of life and property.
	www.bookrags.com /Mumbai (4824 words)

	Public Transport Causing Backaches in Delhi, Mumbai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Over half the population in New Delhi and in Mumbai suffers from backache, caused mainly by the poor public transport system, says a new study.
		Jaiswal said the experience of AIIMS was that an increasing number of young professionals were suffering from back problems, "with people from the IT and BPO sectors among the worst hit".
		He said poor transport, faulty posture and drunken driving were responsible for most backaches.
	www.medindia.com /news/view_news_main.asp?x=16290 (474 words)

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