TRANSIT was invited to visit the Scania plant in Shah Alam to take a look at one of the two prototype buses of Rapid Penang’s new fleet. For some background information, Prasarana and RapidPenang have ordered 200 of these fully accessible buses, which are based on a Scania K-Series chassis which has a longitudinal engine […]
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A New Traffic Dispersal Plan launched in KL on Friday, 15 May will focus on Brickfieds, Pudu areas. For more information please see: New plan to tackle Brickfields traffic woes LAUNCHED: RM194 million traffic plan to beat KL traffic jams TRANSIT Says: Ramps, underpasses, elevated interchanges, and one-way streets? This is going to help us […]
Updates 1. A new Traffic Dispersal Plan was launched in KL on Friday, 15 May will focus on Brickfieds, Pudu areas. For more information please see: New plan to tackle Brickfields traffic woes LAUNCHED: RM194 million traffic plan to beat KL traffic jams Comments from TRANSIT can be found here. 2. KTM Launches “Hybrid” Trains […]
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WiFi on the bus?
TRANSIT has been following the implementation of WiFi service on Penang buses and took note of the article below: Thursday May 14, 2009 Now surf and ride with Rapid Penang By ANDREA FILMER GEORGE TOWN: Rapid Penang is believed to be the first bus company in the country to roll out a high-speed WiFi service […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in community paper SJ Echo which quotes the Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat saying clearly that LRT construction is not about to begin. ALL RUMOURS, SAYS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT by SJECHO DON’T believe all the rumours you have been hearing about the impending commencement of the LRT construction […]
In the last post, we talked about accessible buses – sure they may have ramps but are they universally accessible? Because of the Americans With Disabilities Act, all public transport systems in the United States have to have both auditory and visual information. In Canada, the CNIB has introduced a “Bus Hailing Kit” which can […]
TRANSIT took note of this article which describes the prototypes of Rapid Penang’s accessible bus fleet. 200 of these buses, (most of which are Scania K-Series models – similar to buses operated by SBS Transit in Singapore) are expected to arrive in the next few months. TRANSIT has spoken to Scania, the provider of the […]
Rakan Cop numbers on buses to curb crime By PRIYA MENON The Kuala Lumpur Police and RapidKL have joined forces in a crime prevention campaign that was launched by the KL Police chief Datuk Wira Muhammad Sabtu Osman yesterday at the Pasar Seni Bus Hub. The campaign is aimed at reducing the number of crimes […]
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Six new bus stops for Puchong
Puchong Residents may wish to take note of this article below. Please see the link for further details. Monday May 4, 2009 Six new bus stops for Puchong folk By SALINA KHALID PUCHONG residents will have six new bus stops by the end of June. The bus stops which are still under construction, are located […]
TRANSIT takes note of this update on the proposed bus terminal complex in Shah Alam. Shah Alam to get new bus terminal complex Saturday May 2, 2009 SHAH ALAM will soon have its own bus terminal complex. The bus terminal complex, to be housed at Section U1 near the Batu Tiga police station, will be […]
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