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Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Complaints - Other Economic Planning Unit Express Bus (Intercity) Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Feedback Information JPJ / RTD Local Councils Mass Transit Proposals News & Events Planning Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

Updates #80

Updates #80 1. Hotline Story: End of the road (Malay Mail, 1 April 2011) – S. Selvananathan will have to continue to live with the bus stop next to his house.

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Complaints - Bus Services Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback Information Information Relay JPJ / RTD Local Councils Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals News & Events RapidPenang Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Infrastructure

Updates #79

Updates #79 – This is our real post for 1 April 2011! 1. Article: Three-tiered parking complex to be built at Serdang KTM station (The Star, 29 March 2011) 2. Article: RapidKL bus division receives ISO Certification – two articles, from NST & Malay Mail on 30 March 2011. 3. Letter: MRT: Learn and adopt […]

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Bicycle Comments on Government Complaints - Other Feedback Information JPJ / RTD News & Events Pedestrianisation Planning Socioeconomic Equity Stakeholders' Participation Transit-Oriented Development

Minister: future of e-bikes under study

TRANSIT took note of this article in which the Minister of Transport is now quoted as saying that studies are being done to determine the feasibility of having electric bicycles on the road. This is an abrupt about-turn from his earlier comments, that the Ministry would consider banning the e-bikes – comments which were rubbished […]

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Comments on Government Complaints - Other Complaints - Taxi Express Bus (Intercity) Information Relay JPJ / RTD LPKP / CVLB Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Planning Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Facilities

Updates #77

Updates #77 1. Article: KLCC cabs not under SPAD (Free Malaysia Today, 14 March 2011) – The Land Public Transport Commission has no power over taxis and entrance fees for KLCC as it is private land, says Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz. 2. Letter: Taiping railway station: Build new station near […]

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Bicycle Comments on Government Comments on Planning Feedback Information JPJ / RTD Pedestrianisation Planning Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity Stakeholders' Participation Transit-Oriented Development

Are electric bicycles really so terrible? (Update #1)

Updated with more photos! Updated with more letters & articles! TRANSIT has taken note of the Minister of Transport’s recent comments that the Road Transport Department would seek to ban the use of electric bicycles. Ironically, another Minister recently launched EcLiMo electric scooters in Malaysia and directly refuted the Minister of Transport saying that electric […]

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Bicycle Comments on Government Commuter Train (EMU) Complaints - Other Complaints - Taxi Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback High Speed Rail Information Information Relay JPJ / RTD KTM Electric Train Service Local Councils Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Facilities

Updates #76

Updates #76 1. Article: Discover Ipoh by Bike after a short train ride from KL (The Star) – Sam Cheong writes of a trip to Ipoh using ETS and a folding bicycle.  

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Comments on Government Express Bus (Intercity) Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Feedback Information JPJ / RTD News & Events Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus

Bus operators: Let us deduct salaries of errant drivers. TRANSIT: Start paying your drivers proper salaries & benefits first. (Update #1)

Updated with some feedback from drivers! TRANSIT took note of this interesting story in The Star, referring to a call from bus operators to allow them to deduct the salaries of their errant drivers. Responses from some drivers to the proposal can be seen here. The irony is that bus operators do not really pay […]

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Complaints - Taxi Feedback JPJ / RTD Local Councils SPAD / LTC Taxi

Cabbies who were like thugs

TRANSIT was again shocked when we took note of this article, describing harassment and assault by taxi drivers at the Bukit Jalil terminal. Cabbies who were like thugs (The Star) I AM a foreigner who is disabled. I normally use a wheelchair to get around. As you know, Malaysia is not very wheelchair-friendly at the […]

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Complaints - KTM Complaints - Other Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback JPJ / RTD KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) Local Councils Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities

Updates #75

Updates #75 1. Article: 15 flee as bus burns (NST) – Fourteen passengers on a double-deck express bus, including foreigners and children, escaped death when they managed to get off the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames during an incident at Km224.2 of the North-South Expressway, heading south near Pedas here, on Saturday. There […]

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Announcements Comments on Government Express Bus (Intercity) Information Information Relay JPJ / RTD News & Events SPAD / LTC Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

TBSBTS Update: The terminal is operational 1 March 2011 (Update #2)

Updated with an excellent set of photos compiled by Sam79 of the Skyscrapercity.com forum! Updated with additional articles! TRANSIT notes that the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (Southern Integrated Terminal) at Bandar Tasik Selatan is now ‘officially’ open and the Bukit Jalil temporary terminal will be ‘officially’ closed to southbound buses (some northbound buses may still operate […]