The residents of USJ and Subang Jaya worked together to create some very effective public announcements of the LRT extension. Aside from a website, they have also designed specific feedback forms and placed banners around USJ and Subang Jaya to help raise awareness. English Feedback form in .pdf format (to download, Right Click and “save […]
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You may recall that the government has funded the purchase of 35 units of 4-carriage Kelana Jaya line trains, 5 of which have been turned over to Prasarana (of which 3 are being tested). TRANSIT has been following the testing of the 4-carriage LRT trains and sharing information about the design as we know it. […]
The Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit (TRANSIT) notes that public transport holding company Prasarana (Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad) has placed a tender announcement for the purchase of 400 chassis for new CKD (completely knocked down) buses to be operated on by their subsidiary RapidKL Sdn. Bhd. The tender announcement can be found at these […]
This letter by Lily Fu of Ampang caught the attention of TRANSIT. Moaz from TRANSIT even decided to read out the letter as part of his speech at the National Summit on Urban Public Transport – and one member of the audience was Naimah Ramli, Deputy Director of the CVLB. Be fair with the bus […]
TRANSIT takes note of some interesting articles related to parking issues at LRT stations in Petaling Jaya … which may be of interest and concern to residents of Bandar Kinrara, Puchong, Subang Jaya, USJ, Putra Heights and Subang Alam who live within walking distance (and parking distance) of the proposed LRT stations. Parking issue at […]
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 […]
Updates #29 1. Issue: Brickfields/Little India traffic dispersal RM110m traffic boon for Bangsar, Brickfields (Malay Mail) Win-win outcome sought for Brickfields traffic dispersal plan (Streets) Mayor: Give us your Feedback (NST) Looking for a win-win situation in Brickfields (the Star) The proposed RM10 million traffic dispersal project, described in the 3 articles above, will lead […]
As you may know, TRANSIT has been invited to speak at the Second National Summit on Urban Public Transport which will be held on 15 October 2009. The links below will connect you to more detailed information about the upcoming National Summit. Brochures (early / latest) Invitation Letter Presentation Paper (we are using our earlier […]
Updates #28 1. Article: RM28b rail plan (Business Times) – announcement of a plan to build high-speed dual gauge and standard gauge rail on the east and west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 2. Letter: PICKPOCKETS: Don’t let your guard down in the rush (NST) – a reminder about keeping watch over your personal belongings when in public […]
TRANSIT took note of this announcement of a RM28 billion railway proposal from Global Rail Sdn. Bhd. RM28b rail plan By Sharen Kaur Published: 2009/10/08 PRIVATELY-HELD Global Rail Sdn Bhd and its partner from China have jointly submitted a RM28 billion proposal to develop a high-speed railway and inter-modal freight system in Malaysia, linking economic […]
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