TRANSIT has been following the development of public transport in Perak, with the recent launching of PerakTransit. We also note the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ipoh City Bus Terminal Cum Commercial And Business Centre Complex which took place earlier this week. The interesting thing about this (aside for the horrible name) is that the state […]
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Updated with comments from a PAC member! The members of the Public Accounts Committee visited the bus ‘graveyard’ at Sg. Buaya on 9 February 2010 as announced earlier in the media. Unfortunately, no one from TRANSIT was able to attend due to transport concerns and conflicts with work schedules. We are following up with the […]
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Updates #39
Updates #39 1. Article: Ang pow for Rapid riders (NST) – RapidPenang will give out Ang Pow to their riders in celebration of the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday. 2. Article: Half fare for the elderly on Rapid Penang buses (The Star) – RapidPenang is phasing out their concession card for elderly passengers. Passengers will […]
TRANSIT took note of this article on the new bus station in Rawang, which facing problems in getting bus and taxi operators to move to the station. Decision on new bus station in two months (The Star) Saturday January 30, 2010 By STUART MICHAEL A THOROUGH study must be done on traffic flow at the […]
Update #2 – The visit to the depot will take place on Tuesday, 9 February at 10 am and is open to the media Update #1 – according to a post on the TRANSIT discussion forum, many of the buses have been moved or sold already. TRANSIT took note of these two articles, announcing that […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Borneo post, in which Abang Johari, Minister of Local Government and Urban Development, commented on plans to improve public transport in Kuching with new buses and improved technology. RM200m needed for modern city transport: Abg Jo (Borneo Post) January 28, 2010, Thursday KUCHING: The state government will […]
TRANSIT wonders what you think of the image of a Bus-Rapid Transit vehicle. Does it look like the kind of bus that we are familiar with? A high-floor bus rapid transit vehicle from Mexico City One of the things that we try to do here is change perceptions about public transport – encouraging governments, the […]
Updated with letter on the fines! TRANSIT takes note of the announcement of a major increase in fines for buses that involved in crashes or collisions [TRANSIT: in case you are wondering, we prefer to avoid the use of the word ‘accident’ as it absolves responsibility] Bus fines may go up to RM500,000 (NST); Huge […]
Updates #37 1. Article: Sabah Railways also told to hurry up (Daily Express) – The Sabah Railways Department and contractors of the over RM300 million railway upgrading project from Tanjung Aru to Tenom have been urged to expedite its completion. For more information about Sabah State Railways, please see our recent post. 2. Article: Sleeping […]
TRANSIT takes note of this article on RapidPenang bus service, which we think is a great way to end this interesting week. Five-minute target for Rapid Penang, says Ong (The Star) By MANJIT KAUR GEORGE TOWN: Rapid Penang hopes to shorten the waiting time for commuters to five minutes by having 350 buses within the […]
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