TRANSIT learned the sad news that 7 young Malaysians have died and 39 were injured in a bus crash Friday night at km38, Jalan Genting Sampah. Police are investigating to see if the driver may driving recklessly. A recent update has said that the driver had no (bus?) driver’s license and the bus provided was […]
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Updates #61 1. Article: Commuters want bus service to ply their area (The Star) – Teluk Intan residents are looking for a revival of bus service in Lower Perak. TRANSIT: Perhaps someone should tell them there is no money to support a decent bus service because KL needs an MRT network. 2. Letter to Editor: […]
TRANSIT has taken note of the highlights of Budget 2011. We are still in shock. But do keep coming back to our website as we will be updating this posting with comments on the MRT proposal and other solutions to improve public transport throughout Malaysia. Because Malaysia is more than just KL … isn’t it? […]
Last week, TRANSIT took note of the following story in the Star Metro about the various concessions that are offered to senior citizens in Malaysia – which also lamented that some senior citizens did not know that they were entitled to these concessions. But the images accompanying the article left the members of transit with […]
TRANSIT took note of the following article which states that the Melaka Tram project has been approved by the Department of Railways. Tram project gets the nod (NST) 30 September 2010 MALACCA: Visitors to the Historical City could soon enjoy a traffic light-free ride from the Ayer Keroh toll plaza to the city centre, thanks […]
TRANSIT notes that a 6-carriage Electric Train Service (ETS) trainset will be added to supplement the existing KTM Komuter service as of 4 October 2010 (Monday). The train will operate on the following routes during peak hours, Monday to Friday: Morning Peak: Seremban – Sg. Buloh (dep. 0615 arr. 0751) Sg. Buloh – Kajang (dep. […]
TRANSIT takes note of the following articles that show that the Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal is almost totally complete and should be ready to handle passengers by the end of 2010 or early in 2011. We think we can safely say that passengers taking trips southbound during the Chinese New Year holiday in […]
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Updates #60
Updates #60 TRANSIT celebrates 60 separate updates of news stories, comments and blog postings related to public transport in Malaysia
TRANSIT noted a very interesting article in the newspaper, also cross posted by RapidPenang on their own website. Click here for a larger version of the image above. More information can be found in the articles below
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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Economic Planning Unit Feedback Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals News & Events Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development Universal Design
ETP Analysis: The MRT Proposal
In this post, TRANSIT will strive to analyze, to the best of our ability, the MRT proposal under the Economic Transformation Programme. We also hope to provide information to and obtain feedback from the public on the nature of the MRT proposal, its scope and chance of success as well as suggestions to make the […]
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