Updated with 2 additional articles! One of the features of the SPAD and Land Public Transport Commission bills that gained a great deal of attention was the proposal for Area Congestion Pricing in the city centre of KL. Although the proposal had already been mooted and discussed in the past, and had been incorporated into […]
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TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star Metro, a further exploration of the bus lanes issue that has cropped up recently. Moaz from TRANSIT was interviewed and expressed TRANSIT’s views about bus lanes, which are: That they need to be improved; That they need to be continuous; That they need to be enforced; […]
Updated with information about SPAD from the debate in Parliament! Despite some opposition to the proposed area congestion pricing, the 5 bills presented in Parliament to amend the regulatory framework that governs public transport in Malaysia were passed by Parliament in the 3rd session, which adjourned on 22 April. You can see the debate itself […]
The Road Transport Act Amendment Bill 2010, which would have seen 51 amendments to the current Road Transport Act, has been withdrawn from Parliament. It will be re-tabled in the June 2010 sitting, which will also discuss proposals for the 10th Malaysia Plan. Three proposals that received objection from the Barisan Nasional Backbencher’s club (possibly […]
TRANSIT notes that KTM Komuter service has introduced a new website, independent from the existing KTMB website. This is in keeping with KTMB Managing Director Dr. Aminuddin Adnan’s plan to restructure KTMB and spin off the 4 divisions (Freight, intercity, Komuter and ETS) into separate subsidiary companies. The new KTM Komuter website is http://www.ktmkomuter.com.my and […]
Updates #46 1. Letter: Cabbies, please pity disabled passengers (The Star) – Chai from Gombak writes a letter to taxi drivers asking them to show a little kindness & pity. 2. Article: Work at home saves RM500 (The Star) – early results of the Civil Service’s work at home programme shows financial and time savings […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star Metro, announcing the opening of a bus terminal in Damansara Damai in northern Petaling Jaya. A google map showing the location of the terminal can be found here. Bus terminal in Damansara Damai opens (Star Metro) 19 April 2010 Yip Yoke TengA NEW bus terminal was […]
RapidKL has introduced RapidPass Pelajar, a pass for all students who are registered with any Malaysian school. Rapidpass Pelajar advertisement courtesy of RapidKL This initiative was mooted by TRANSIT back in 2006, as we believe that all students should be encouraged to use public transport. Currently, the CVLB requirement is that students in school uniform […]
Update: Read about the official 17 March 2011 launching of the EcLiMo electric motorycle here! Some of the features & cost points have changed a great deal! You might not think, at first, that TRANSIT would support the idea of introducing electric motorcycles to the roads of Malaysia. After all, TRANSIT is involved in improving […]
TRANSIT takes note of this article commenting on plans to decentralize public transport in Kuching with a number of transport hubs. Kuching to get RM200 million transport hubs (NST) 2010/04/14 By Desmond Davidson KUCHING: The transport network here will be decentralised through a series of “suburb hubs” to be built in key residential areas. Housing […]
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