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TRANSIT says, “thanks for the love!” (3,830 views on 14 February 2011)

TRANSIT wishes to thank the public for their feedback and attention to public transport issues over the past few years. We have developed a wonderful community of people who are interested in improving transport in general (and public transport in particular) in the Klang Valley & Malaysia. On 14 February 2011, the day after the […]

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MRT Update: Our feedback on MRT Open Day is here! (Update #1)

Updated with articles on the Open Day! TRANSIT is compiling materials related with yesterday’s SPAD Open Day on Sungai Buloh – Kajang MRT line at MidValley. As you can imagine, this will take some time so please check back to this post and the post on the MRT public display regularly. More information & comments […]

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MRT Update: Sg. Buloh – Kajang Line – Public Display, Planning & Construction (Update #33)

The 3 months public display period for the Sg. Buloh – Kajang line began on Monday, 14 February and continued until 15 May 2011. The public display period is now closed. With the completion of the Public Display for MRT Line 1 (Sg. Buloh to Klang), TRANSIT will be revising this post to focus on […]

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Riders moan on RapidKL again – this time, caught with their pants down!

TRANSIT is very stumped to fathom on one of the many complaints from Kota Damansara bus riders on the RapidKL bus service that were uncovered by the Free Malaysia Today internet portal. This is indeed the first time complaint we ever heard about … peeing bus drivers! Full article after the jump.

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SPAD CEO: Rise in public transport usage on the way

TRANSIT took note of this letter written by Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal, the CEO of SPAD, Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission. Mohd Nur was kind enough to send an advance copy of his letter to us, and you can find the original here. Below is the edited letter as published in The Star. Rise in […]

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Updates #71

Updates #71 1. Article: Lucky escape for 40 passengers (The Star) – Forty passengers of an express bus had a close shave after the bus they were in had the front tire burst, skidded, crashed through the road divider and came to a stop in the opposite lane at the 245th kilometre of the North-South […]

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MRT Update: Do we need an MRT to Shah Alam & Klang? (Update #1)

Updated with poll! Read through our post and join our poll – conveniently placed at the bottom of this post! TRANSIT has taken note of the updated plans for the MRT network, which (as you know by now) are actually quite different from the original MMC-Gamuda proposal. If you have been following the plan (or […]

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Penang LRT project to be revived?

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Business Times which suggests that the Penang LRT project will be revived soon. The proposal for a Penang Monorail or LRT has been mentioned again and again, with different ideas about how a monorail / LRT network could be designed. TRANSIT of course have our own ideas […]

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MRT Update: Is this our new MRT network?

TRANSIT took note of this recent article in Star Biz, which highlights the planning for the 2nd MRT line, an “orbital” line running around the city centre that has been named the  “Circle Line” The article also mentions an “Orange Line” which will run from Ampang to Klang through Seputeh & what looks like Petaling […]

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Update: Finally, SPAD is in charge (Update #1)

Updated with SPAD’s Organizational Structure and comments & feedback from TRANSIT! TRANSIT noted this very interesting article which indicates that the Land Public Transport Commission is now the only authority for land public transport in Peninsular Malaysia. Ok, technically it will assume the duties on Monday, Enforcement officers will be in place starting on Sunday, […]