As most would know by now, KTMB has received the first of 5 Electric Multiple Unit trainsets which will be operated on the Ipoh-KL-Seremban route. The handover ceremony for the first train was yesterday (15 December) at Kuala Lumpur station, followed by an open house (open train?) until 5pm. Today (16 December) the train is […]
Category: TRANSIT – Commentary
The recent controversy about comments by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd. Nazri Aziz about taxi service in KL being ranked worse than Malaysia’s dirty toilets is an interesting controversy and deserves attention. But this post is not about that issue. TRANSIT noted an interesting picture in this article from the Star & Bernama […]
Updates #34 TRANSIT apologizes for the long delay between updates. 1. Prime Minister Najib Razak will be introducing the findings and plans for the National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December. Article: All the facts on NKRA, 1Malaysia out this week (NST); Article: Govt to seek public feedback on NKRAs […]
Update 1: Updated with our submission Dear Editor For Immediate Release – TRANSIT Submits feedback on proposed LRT Extensions to Director General, Department of Railways The members of the Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit (TRANSIT) will submit our feedback on the proposed LRT extensions to the Director General of the Department of Railways at […]
As you know, TRANSIT has been following the list of objections related to the proposed Railways Scheme for the extension of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines. A group of residents of Putra Heights and Subang Alam have expressed their concerns about the route of the proposed Kelana Jaya LRT extension between their communities. […]
TRANSIT took note of a recent article in the Star newspaper that discusses the effect of investments that investment in public transport infrastructure will have on public transport use. Building confidence in public transport (the Star) 28 November 2009 By SHARIDAN M.ALI FOR most of Klang Valley residents, the choice between driving in traffic jams […]
eThe members of TRANSIT were shocked to read the following letter from Jeremy Vinesh that alleges poor maintenance of a KTM Komuter train and negligence from a KTMB employee. Update 4: The response from KTM was posted here. Update 3: an interesting letter has been written to the Star in response to Jeremy Vinesh Update […]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN REGENERATION The State Government of Selangor will hold an “International Conference on Urban Regeneration Towards Selangor’s Sustainable Future”. Details are as follows: Date:  30th Nov & 1st Dec (Monday & Tuesday) Time:  8 AM – 5 PM    Venue:  Sunway Resort & Spa, Bandar Sunway, Selangor. Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid […]
TRANSIT has been following the public display for the LRT. Today, we noted an article that mentioned that the LRT public display would end on December 14 and encouraged the public to give feedback through the “proper channels” and using the “official form”. TRANSIT wishes to clarify that there are no “proper channels” beyond submissions […]
TRANSIT’s submission for the proposed LRT extensions will be posted here at this link over the next two weeks. Please check back regularly as we update the submission with additional information. Also, please use the feedback forms or any format you like to send your comments / objections to: The Director General Department of Railways […]
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