TRANSIT takes note of this article about the status of the construction of the Bandar Tasik Selatan Intermodal Transport Terminal (ITT): Bandar Tasik Selatan bus terminal near completion (Malay Mail) Azreen Hani Thursday, March 11th, 2010 PETALING JAYA: The bus terminal for passengers bound south is in its final stages of completion. Bandar Tasik Selatan […]
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TRANSIT will be attending the Sustainable Urban Transport Integration Conference, which will be held on 12-13 May 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. This quote outlines the problem that is faced: According to Dr. Hussein S. Lidasan, Transport Economist, National Centre for Transportation Studies, University of the Philippines in Diliman, ‘People tend to perceive congestion as the […]
TRANSIT took note of an article in The Star which painted a very bad picture of KTMB customer service and staff attitude. We want to say that the incident as described should not be considered a reflection of KTMBs attitude towards the OKU community in particular and customer service in general. We expect that KTMB […]
TRANSIT wrote the following letter about the future of public transport in Malaysia. We realize that change will not take place overnight – but at the same time, we can see that changes are taking place. Infrastructure has been improved, connections have been built, and services are better organized. The Government Transformation Programme has identified […]
Updates #41 1. Letter: Second North-South link: We don’t need it (NST) – Faiz Ishak comments on the proposed Taiping-Banting highway and expresses his preference for better public transport. 2. Letter: KTMB pledges to reward its retirees (The Star) – Dr. Aminuddin Adnan, Managing Director of KTMB writes this letter in response to a letter entitled Offer […]
Updated with response from Subang Skypark Sdn. Bhd! Scroll to the bottom of this posting to see the response. TRANSIT took note of articles this weekend discussing improved public transport links between the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS) Airport at Subang and the existing public transport system of the Klang Valley. Now, TRANSIT is […]
Updated with articles & images of the supposed tram! Updated with reports on the signing of ‘MoU’ on 3 March 2010! TRANSIT has taken note of a number of articles commenting on a proposed tram service linking Ayer Keroh to Malacca. RM272m tram project for historical state (Star Metro South & East) Melaka bina sistem pengangkutan trem […]
The Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat commented yesterday on the proposed elevated link between KL Sentral and the KL Sentral Monorail station (a.k.a. Brickfields Monorail Station) The comments were picked up in all the papers, but the most detailed article (with pictures & video) comes from The Star More disabled-friendly facilities at LRT and […]
Updated with new information! Updated with a letter from TRANSIT! Updated with new articles! Important NOTE 1: UDA Holdings has postponed the March 19 closure of Puduraya Bus Terminal to an unknown date in the future. See this post. Important NOTE 2: According to the Managing Director of UDA Holdings, Jaafar Abu Hassan, there will […]
TRANSIT took note of this commentary from Star Reporter Lim Chia Ying, discussing traffic congestion outside the Puduraya Bus terminal this past week as part of the Chinese New Year travel activities. Chaos outside Puduraya (The Star) Monday February 22, 2010 By LIM CHIA YING chiaying@thestar.com.my THE temporary bus depot at the junction of Jalan […]
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