TRANSIT believes that the public transport user has a strong role to play in making public transport better. For this reason, we have always encouraged people to give us complaints and feedback about public transport services. We have also been expressing our views to RapidKL and RapidPenang about the need to provide more information to […]
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New bus and taxi fares
New bus and taxi fares were announced today by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Dept. Nazri Abdul Aziz. Fares will go into effect on August 1. It is not known at this time how government-owned operators RapidKL and RapidPenang will respond to the fare increase. Cabinet approves new bus, taxi fares (The Star) 16 […]
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New look to RapidKL website
RapidKL has upgraded the appearance of their website, something that has been sorely needed for many years. This is what the website once looked like Now, go to http://www.rapidkl.com.my and see the difference for yourself. And for a real shock, visit http://www.rapidpg.com.my and see how the folks at RapidPenang have raised the bar … again. […]
The 1pm, 14 July 2009 crash of a RapidKL bus onto the motorcycle lane of the eastbound federal highway dominated the news today. TRANSIT comments on the issues that are behind this crash. Links to the articles are below: 28 hurt as bus dives onto bike lane (Star) Bus falls off highway ramp (Insider) Lucky […]
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Updates #14
1. Updated our FAQ page with a response to a question about the new code system used by RapidKL. 2. Updated our posting about the new 4-Carriage LRT trains for the Kelana Jaya line with links to the Bombardier website (at the end of the posting) in response to a request for additional background information. […]
Commentary The passing of ‘100 Days’ of Najib Tun Razak as Prime Minister of Malaysia were marked with glowing reports in all of the mainstream media. In the celebration, Najib announced ’11 Gifts’ for the people of Malaysia. Or should we say, for certain people in Malaysia? Certainly the users of public transport do not […]
This article caught the attention of TRANSIT as it discussed the recent forum on Sustainable Transport held by the Institute of Engineers Malaysia Challenges of public transport Sunday July 12, 2009 By BEH YUEN HUI and SYLVIA LOOI PETALING JAYA: The Transport Ministry is taking measures to have 40% of the people use public transportation […]
1. JOHN TEO: Our taxis the bane of travelers to KL (NST) – This editorial by John Teo comments on the state of Taxi service in KL and the problems that a poor taxi service is creating for residents and tourists alike. 2. Cyclist thrown off bike as tyre gets stuck between grating on drain […]
This article from the New York Times discusses Bus Rapid Transit as an option for cities in developing countries that are looking to build a rapid, reliable and efficient public transport system at a lower cost than LRT or rail. For more information, you may also wish to look at the Slideshow, video (on the […]
Yesterday we took note of a disruption on the Ampang line. It seems there were actually two disruptions yesterday, on the Kelana Jaya line and the Ampang Line. Two incidents disrupt LRT services LIGHT Rail Transit (LRT) services in the Klang Valley were disrupted due to two separate incidents. The first disruption that lasted for […]
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