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Updates #49

Updates #49 1. Article: Taxi and bus drivers slapped with fines (The Star) – Another Ops Halang, in the Kota Raya and KLCC areas, saw 200 summonses being issued. [TRANSIT: Kudos to the various government agencies involved in Ops Halang. However, we wonder if anyone keeps a record of how many of those summonses are […]

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Parked buses, bad planning add to Rawang jam

TRANSIT takes note of this article which reflects exactly what will happen when government bureaucracy screws things up. In this case, the new and unopened Rawang bus and taxi terminal is becoming a sore issue – perhaps responding to the lack of action, the bus drivers are assuming that they can act in any way […]

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Canine abuse issue: Animal rights group mulls suing KTMB and Selayang council

The abuse of a stray dog at KTM’s Kepong Sentral Komuter station received attention from the local media recently – and it reached the attention of TRANSIT because it took place at and around a KTM station, because KTMB employees were involved, and because it reflects some of the concerns we have over KTM’s attitude […]

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Shuttle bus from Putrajaya Sentral to Putrajaya Hospital

TRANSIT took note of this article below, which actually talks alot about the lack of parking space at Putrajaya Hospital and the subsequent indiscriminate parking. The irony (of course) is that Putrajaya Hospital is within 800m of the Putrajaya Sentral transport terminal, but because of the design of buildings within Putrajaya (as well as incomplete […]

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Updates #48

Updates #48 1. Article: Residents demand authorities probe bus shelter collapse (Streets-NST) – anger over the collapse of a 2year old bus shelter in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, JB. 2. Letter: Put the brakes on errant cabbies with stiff penalties (The Star) – YS Chan from KL comments on the announcement that most complaints to […]

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Will Area Congestion Pricing help the shift to public transport? (Update #1)

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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Are bus lanes a waste?

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; […]

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Parliament: Road Transport Act amendments withdrawn

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 […]

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Is the old Penang tram track causing problems?

TRANSIT took note of this article from Penang, where motorcyclists are apparently facing risk of injury because of ‘slippery’ tram tracks. These tram tracks were unearthed during roadwork on Penang Road which began in 2004. The tram tracks were maintained and interlocking brickwork was placed on the outside of the tracks, with a concrete base […]

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Do bus lanes worsen congestion?

TRANSIT has taken note of a number of letters complaining about traffic congestion on Jalan Syed Putra. Bus lanes worsen congestion at Syed Putra – (10 March 2010) Improve system or abolish bus lanes – (16 March 2010) Both writers claim that peak hour congestion on Jalan Syed Putra is worsened by the presence of […]