Updated with the detailed debate from the 2nd & 3rd reading! Updated with information about each of the bills presented to Parliament on 12 April! Updated with information about Area Congestion Pricing as well as comments on SPAD! We at TRANSIT have been waiting a long time for this day – hopefully the day when […]
Category: TRANSIT – Administration
Updated with a summary of the meeting! Updated with comments on how to rescue Klang from being a dead, ‘drive-through’ town! TRANSIT notes that there will be a meeting of Klang MPs, Klang ADUNs and Klang Municipal Council members regarding Klang public transport: TRANSIT Says: We hope that residents of Klang will attend the session […]
For those who are interested, Singapore’s City Circle Line (CCL or ‘Circle Line’) will open up to passenger service from Dhoby Ghaut to Bartley on 17 April 2010. This will add to the existing Circle Line service from Bartley to Marymount, which was opened earlier. General Info about Circle Line System Map About Circle Line […]
TRANSIT notes that KTM Komuter has started a photo contest entitled “Happy Moments With Us” The contest started on 9 March 2010 and continues until 31 August 2010. There are 30 winners each month. For more information, or to register, please visit http://www.ktmb.com.my/foto/main.aspx TRANSIT Says: No need for comment this time. This is the 125th […]
Important NOTE: TRANSIT notes that operations at the Puduraya terminal will move to the Bukit Jalil temporary bus terminal from 12 April 2010! TRANSIT notes that the proposed March 19 closure of the Puduraya Bus terminal has been delayed for the time being. For more information please see this article, Planned closure of bus terminal […]
TRANSIT will be attending the Sustainable Urban Transport Integration Conference, which will be held on 12-13 May 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. This quote outlines the problem that is faced: According to Dr. Hussein S. Lidasan, Transport Economist, National Centre for Transportation Studies, University of the Philippines in Diliman, ‘People tend to perceive congestion as the […]
TRANSIT wrote the following letter about the future of public transport in Malaysia. We realize that change will not take place overnight – but at the same time, we can see that changes are taking place. Infrastructure has been improved, connections have been built, and services are better organized. The Government Transformation Programme has identified […]
Updated with new information! Updated with a letter from TRANSIT! Updated with new articles! Important NOTE 1: UDA Holdings has postponed the March 19 closure of Puduraya Bus Terminal to an unknown date in the future. See this post. Important NOTE 2: According to the Managing Director of UDA Holdings, Jaafar Abu Hassan, there will […]
The tour of the ERL Depot on December 9 was a great success The tour was mentioned in the Metro Section of the Star Newspaper in this article: 40 taken on a tour of ERL depot Friday December 11, 2009 By FAZLEENA AZIZ IT was a trip that left many happy during the tour of […]
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 […]
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