Updates #34 TRANSIT apologizes for the long delay between updates. 1. Prime Minister Najib Razak will be introducing the findings and plans for the National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December. Article: All the facts on NKRA, 1Malaysia out this week (NST); Article: Govt to seek public feedback on NKRAs […]
Category: Monorail
TRANSIT took note of a recent article in the Star newspaper that discusses the effect of investments that investment in public transport infrastructure will have on public transport use. Building confidence in public transport (the Star) 28 November 2009 By SHARIDAN M.ALI FOR most of Klang Valley residents, the choice between driving in traffic jams […]
You may remember that back in September, TRANSIT commented on the new RapidPass that RapidKL was introducing and made a few recommendations. We recommended that there be: increased Tempatan bus service (otherwise why have the tempatan pass) integration of the monorail by allowing the holders of the LRT & integrated pass to board the KL […]
We at TRANSIT are big on courtesy. It helps make the public transport experience more friendly and enjoyable. While the operators have made some effort towards encouraging courtesy, we feel that there is a lot more that can be done. Yes, giving up seats is nice. But there are so many other negative behaviours that […]
TRANSIT took note of this very interesting article about schoolkids from Johor. Not only do we at TRANSIT share the enthusiasm of the young for public transport (and hope to encourage it), we hope to find ways to harness this enthusiasm. SPECIAL NOTE: For this reason, we are working on running a tour of the […]
In line with the controversy about the recent Auditor General’s 2008 Report, TRANSIT provides you with these statements: 1. Klang MP Charles Santiago comments on the cost overrun in the Rawang-Ipoh Double Tracking and Electrification Project Press Statement by Member of Parliament Klang Charles Santiago in Parliament on 2nd Nov 2009 Whatever happened to accountability? […]
Update #3 – Public Accounts Committee to investigate KTMB Double tracking project Update #2 – Updated with new articles! TRANSIT takes note of the Auditor General’s Report for 2008, which details issues related to government spending and procurement. National (English) States (English) This year, there were three specific mentions of public transport that you should […]
TRANSIT had noted earlier that the KL Monorail website (www.klmonorail.com.my) had been offline for some days. Yesterday we noticed that the klmonorail.com.my website was back up again, with detailed images, information about stations and station surroundings, monorail stations and trains, and even a list of FAQs. We also noted a Facebook page and a twitter […]
Updates #26 1. Article: Stuck with old fares (Malay Mail) – Questions why the CVLB has allowed exorbitant coupon parking rates to remain in certain busy areas of Kuala Lumpur. [TRANSIT: We believe that the best solution for coupon rates is to have government regulated and monitored coupon stands] 2. Two interesting sources on the […]
Updates #22 1. Prasarana, RapidKL and KL Monorail have commissioned The Nielsen Company (M) Sdn. Bhd. to conduct a survey of public transport users. This survey will take place at various bus hubs and LRT & monorail stations. The dates of the survey are from 3 September – 16 October. TRANSIT urges all public transport […]
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