TRANSIT took note of this comment on the MRT project which was featured in The Edge Financial Daily. Rafizi Ramli, the Chief Executive of the Selangor Economic Advisory Office, writes a very interesting series of comments and raises many questions about the MRT project which are similar to questions and concerns that TRANSIT has. His […]
Category: TRANSIT – Commentary
TRANSIT took note of this article in which a student claims that he was pickpocketed at Bandar Tasik Selatan komuter station, then asked by a taxi driver to pay a RM20 surcharge to travel from the new terminal to Bangsar. As the embarrassing stories around the new terminal continue to pile up, TRANSIT wonders how […]
TRANSIT noted this very strange set of comments from Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Pemandu CEO Idris Jala, in which he states that the MRT is absolutely necessary for the Klang Valley, so much so that civil works will begin for the project on July 16, even though the funding and the alignment […]
TRANSIT took note of this very interesting post from Jarrett Walker of the Human Transit blog describing changes to the existing contra-flow bus lanes in downtown Minneapolis, USA. Walker’s proposal which was implemented in Minneapolis (as part of the Access Minneapolis 10 Year Transport Plan) was to consolidate north-south bus routes on two main streets, […]
Let us restore KL into the walkable city it once was (Update #2)
Updated with more information on no-car zones for Penang! Updated with a letter describing the situation in Seremban! Today’s The Star reported that 23 pedestrian bridges in Kuala Lumpur have been declared unsafe. TRANSIT shares the disappointment of the public with respect to these bridges which clearly do not meet the safety standards of the […]
The reopening of Puduraya has been confirmed for February 2, which is the day after the Federal Territories Day. February 2 was also the original date proposed for the opening of the Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, the Integrated Transport Terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan. Although TRANSIT had some advance knowledge of the proposal to refurbish Puduraya, […]
TRANSIT took note of the recent launch of an expanded RapidKL Women-only bus service by Minister for Women, Family & Community Development Shahrizat Abdul Jalil. RapidKL reports that 92% of 1,400 respondents to a poll commissioned by RapidKL “liked” the service and 94% wanted it expanded. TRANSIT has always felt a significant concern about the […]
TRANSIT took note of this recent article discussing comments and feedback by Hulu Selangor MP P. Kamalanathan on the public transport system in the north of Selangor. It was surprising enough to read of an MP taking a proactive step to examine the public transport system of his area, experience it for himself and give […]
Updated with more letters! See the latest letter from Sulaiman Hood of TTDI here! See the response from the Pro-Tem Committee set up by the TTDI Resident’s Association at this posting! Updated with more letters and articles! Updates with a good letter from Sulaiman Hood of TTDI! TRANSIT had been following the MRT project proposals […]
TRANSIT has been reviewing articles that have appeared for the past month regarding changes to the original MMC-Gamuda proposal for MRT lines. Apparently, the government has adapted some components of the MMC-Gamuda proposal as part of the 6 month study undertaken by MinConsult. The government will go ahead with the Sg. Buloh-Kajang MRT line because […]
