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Transport Council for Penang

TRANSIT caught this information in the newspaper yesterday, announcing plans for a Transport Council in the State of Penang which will help to look at transport issues within the state. Transport Council for Penang By MANJIT KAUR Monday March 9, 2009 GEORGE TOWN: A Penang Transport Council has been established to tackle the long standing […]

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Klang’s curse

As promised, more information about public transport issues in Klang. Klang’s curse By NEVASH NAIR February 20, 2009 Categories: News Klang folk must be cursing their luck, for their woes appear to be endless. Days after Malay Mail reported inaction by the Klang Municipal Council over the poor maintenance of facilities and garbage collection in […]

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Comments on the disruption to LRT service

More comments on the disruption to the Kelana Jaya LRT line. LRT Woes: Lessons still not learnt By MICHAEL KETIT, Sarawak 2009/03/05 THE Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transport (LRT) service is getting from bad to worse. During Tuesday afternoon’s service disruption, the train was packed and the queues waiting to board the train were excessive. […]

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Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) News & Events Universal Design

LRT breakdown an exercise in pure frustration

The LRT breakdown on March 2 has angered many people and hopefully this will generate some public outrage.  If we cannot even run the existing LRT properly, why bother building the high-cost, low-return-on-investment extensions?  TRANSIT supports better public transport and more efficient mass transport – and we do not feel that the LRT is the […]

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Cross-Link to transit.vectordesigns.org

The Transit: Klang Valley information site was created by Vector Designs between 2006 – 2007. It is an informative page on public transportation in Kuala Lumpur, the Klang Valley, and Malaysia. Vector Designs has also participated in other projects, namely map design, for the Klang Valley.  They are responsible for BasTrenKL, the pocket guide to […]

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STUDY ON “A STUDY ON AN INTERGRATED [Sic.] PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE KLANG VALLEY” – To Obtain the Residence’s [Sic.] Feedback on Public Transport.

A friend forwarded this to the attention of TRANSIT. STUDY ON “A STUDY ON AN INTERGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR THE KLANG VALLEY” – To Obtain the Residence’s Feedback on Public Transport. Reference is made to the above matter. We, Perunding Trafik Klasik Sdn. Bhd. have been appointed by Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad to conduct […]

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Article: RapidKL’s Q-system

TRANSIT noted this article in today’s Star paper. Monday February 23, 2009 RapidKL’s Q-system has passengers lining up to board the buses By PRIYA MENON WALKING along Jalan Sultan Mohd and Pasar Seni bus hubs used to be a trying experience for some, what with the high volume of human traffic in the area. However, […]

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Klang MP wants to play mediator

This article came to our attention today. Klang MP Charles Santiago wants to be the mediator between the Klang Sentral management, bus companies, traders and consumer groups on the various problems plaguing the new terminal.  He told Malay Mail yesterday that he had the expertise to conduct a forum where all parties involved could understand […]

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Comments on Delay to LRT Project

The quiet announcement of the delay to the LRT construction project is getting more attention.  To summarize the article from the Malay Mail (which was also posted here on our website): Prasarana CEO Shaipudin Shah Harun resigned in September, 2008, just before Prasarana was to announce the Consultant Engineer for the project. The LRT project […]

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Bicycle Comments on Planning KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) News & Events

KTMB to allow motorcycles and bicycles on Komuter trains?

KTMB sedia gerabak motosikal KUALA LUMPUR: Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) akan menyediakan gerabak khas untuk penunggang motosikal membawa bersama kenderaan apabila menggunakan perkhidmatan komuter dalam usaha membantu mengurangkan kadar kemalangan jalan raya yang semakin meningkat membabitkan golongan itu. Pengarah Urusannya, Abd Radzak Abd Malek, berkata KTMB akan membeli 13 set tren komuter bagi meningkatkan […]