Category: Transit-Oriented Development

Why is the MPK using the North Klang bus terminal for a night market, instead of a bus terminal? And why hasn’t the Selangor Government stepped in?

TRANSIT took note of this interesting and disturbing article about the introduction of a night market at the site of the old North Klang bus terminal, which was closed in late 2007 when Klang Sentral was opened. The irony, of course, is that the bus area remains closed to buses – despite the fact that […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), Expressway Rapid Transit, Klang, Klang Sentral, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MPK, North Klang Bus Terminal, RapidBET, RapidBRT, Selangor Government, SPAD / LPTC, Stage Bus, transit oriented development, urban decay, urban renewal, urban sprawl

Bicycle Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Comments on Planning Community Shuttle Bus Feedback Information Local Councils News & Events Pedestrian Planning SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Tram Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit-Oriented Development

Bus-Rapid Transit plan and water taxis for Petaling Jaya?

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 9, 2012
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TRANSIT took note of this interesting piece of information from the Selangor Times – a plan for “Rapid Transit Bus” routes, minibus services and limited-stop bus routes in Petaling Jaya. Click here for a larger version of the image above. The February 3, 2012 issue of Selangor Times can be seen here in the scribd […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), Local Government, Local Public Transport, MBPJ, minibus service, Petaling Jaya, Planning, Shuttle, SPAD / LPTC, Taxi, tram, Urban planning, Urban Public Transport

Community Shuttle Bus Feedback Information Mass Transit Proposals News & Events RapidKL SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

3-day LRT extension programme open day at Sunway Pyramid this weekend

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 9, 2012
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TRANSIT took note of this interesting article which discusses the Open Day that Prasarana is holding to share information about the LRT Extension Programme Open Day which will inform the public about the Ampang & Kelana Jaya LRT extension plans. 300 lucky visitors to get free MyRapid cards at three-day LEP Open Day (The Star) […]

Tags Extension of LRT lines, Feedback, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MPSJ, Prasarana, Prasarana Shahril Mokhtar, SPAD / LPTC

Comments on Government Comments on Planning Feedback Information Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals Planning SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

MRT Update: Another Star Biz feature on the Klang Valley MRT

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 4, 2012
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TRANSIT took note of this detailed feature on the Klang Valley MRT, from Star Biz, on 4 February 2012 You can click on the links below, or view the scanned articles here and here. More than 90 projects worth billions to be farmed out by April (Star Biz, 4 February 2012); MRT Co speeding up […]

Tags Klang Valley, masterplan, MRT Co., MRT Line 2, MRT Line 3, MRT Update, Planning, Prasarana, Sg. Buloh - Kajang MRT, SPAD / LPTC

Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Comments on Planning Feedback Information Local Councils Planning RapidKL Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 4, 2012
3 Comments on What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?

TRANSIT took note of this interesting photo of a sign in one of our LRT trains – advertising improvements to RapidKL bus services. To the top of the photo, we see an advertisement for RapidBET Route #3, which connects Subang Mewah to Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur. And down in the right hand corner, the message […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), bus lanes, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Klang Valley, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Malaysian Government, masterplan, Planning, RapidBET, RapidBRT, rapidKL, SPAD / LPTC

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Malacca government steps forward on public transport with RM7.7mil compensation and takeover plan. Will they learn from RapidKL? (Update #1)

Update #1: Updated with more letters & articles TRANSIT took note of the following interesting news – the Malacca state government is stepping forward with plans to compensate 10 existing public transport operators in the state with RM7.7 million, with a plan to for state-owned operator Panorama to take over the operations from the private […]

Tags bus operators, Malacca, Malacca Government, Malacca Omnibus Operators Association, PAD Act, Pan-Malaysian Bus Operators Association (PMBOA), Panorama Melaka City Transport, Prasarana, rapidKL, service disruption, SPAD, Stage Bus

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Kuching Sentral to open in March, 2012

Post author By transitmy
Post date January 17, 2012
7 Comments on Kuching Sentral to open in March, 2012

TRANSIT took note of interesting information about the opening of Kuching Sentral, a bus terminal located at 6th mile, Jalan Penrissen, a short distance from Kuching Airport and the old Sarawak Government Railway Corridor. The terminal was supposed to open in December 2010 but the projected open date is now March 2012. Kuching Sentral a […]

Tags construction, Kuching, Kuching BRT, Kuching Sentral, network, Rapid Kuching, Sarawak Government, SPAD / LPTC, Stage Bus

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TRANSIT at the Iskandar Malaysia Sustainable Metropolis Conference 12-13 December 2011

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 12, 2011
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TRANSIT was invited to speak at the Iskandar Malaysia Sustainable Metropolis Conference on 12-13 December 2011 Brochure: PnC Conference Brochure (Final version) Presentation: Iskandar Malaysia Sustainable Metropolis Conference 2011 TRANSIT Says: We wonder what else can be done to encourage active transportation. How about intermodal transport encouraged by bus-mounted bicycle racks such as the Sport […]

Tags forums on public transit, Iskandar Development Region, transit oriented development, Urban planning, Urban Public Transport

Comments on Planning Feedback Information Local Councils Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals Money Better Spent Elsewhere Monorail Planning RapidKL SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

Monorail extension to Jalan Klang Lama – will it help or hurt existing monorail service?

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 12, 2011
8 Comments on Monorail extension to Jalan Klang Lama – will it help or hurt existing monorail service?

TRANSIT has taken note of the Malaysian government’s plans to expand KL Monorail service by introducing 4-carriage trains with greater capacity, as well as extending the KL Monorail service to Taman Gembira along Jalan Klang Lama. Malaysian monorail builder Scomi Rail has been given the contract to provide the 12 new 4-carriage trains, which will […]

Tags Circle Line, extension of KL Monorail, Greater KL, Greater Klang Valley, KL Monorail, KL Sentral, masterplan, MRT Line 3, Sg. Buloh - Kajang MRT, SPAD / LPTC, Urban Rail Development Plan

Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Information Local Councils Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Monorail News & Events Pedestrian Pedestrianisation Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Facilities Transit-Oriented Development

Brickfields on ‘collision course’ because of the new bus & taxi lane?

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 11, 2011
1 Comment on Brickfields on ‘collision course’ because of the new bus & taxi lane?

On December 3rd, 2001, buses & taxis leaving KL on the southbound route through Brickfields began using the contra-flow bus & taxi lane on Jalan Tun Sambanthan. The bus & taxi lane was actually supposed to begin operations on 20th August 2011 but the start was delayed because of objections from business owners in the […]

Tags Brickfields, bus lanes, congestion, crash/collision, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Pedestrian, Stage Bus, Taxi, urban decay, urban design, Urban Public Transport, urban renewal, urban sprawl