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Another foreigner got upset with RapidPenang’s bus map (Update #1)

Once again, we hear of a foreigner lamenting on Rapid Penang’s lack of concern over making their bus routes, stops and timetables legible to users. The comment, which appears on today’s Aliran, also touches on transit-oriented city planning and Malaysia’s negative build-rail-to-solve-congestion mentality. Behind the surface issues are, of course, the problems with policy-making & […]

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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Economic Planning Unit Feedback Information Information Relay Local Councils Mass Transit Proposals Money Better Spent Elsewhere Monorail Nadi Putra (Putrajaya) News & Events Pedestrian SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit-Oriented Development

PPj says Putrajaya monorail project needs to be revived soon. TRANSIT: This is getting tiresome.

It has come again – the call from Perbadanan Putrajaya to revive to Putrajaya Monorail has become an annual event for those who follow public transport in Malaysia. And, like every year the call is the same – without the monorail Putrajaya will have traffic gridlock. Without the monorail the roads & highways leading to […]

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LRT-Monorail integration to be completed soon

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star which describes a walkabout by Minister of Transport Kong Cho Ha, inspecting the LRT-Monorail “integration” projects which started last year as part of the Urban Public Transport NKRA (although technically the projects were planned by Prasarana before the Government Transformation Programme was introduced). Kong is the […]

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Comments on Government Feedback Information Information Relay Local Councils News & Events RapidPenang SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

Rapid Penang rides? There’s an app for that! (now available)

Update: The Rapid Penang app is now available at this link: http://itunes.apple.com/my/app/rapid-penang-mobile-icis/id430816867?mt=8 TRANSIT noted some very interesting articles from up in Penang that we thought would interest you. First, for the benefit of customers, RapidPenang has launched their iPlanner application for Apple iPhone and iPad products. The item will be available for free download from […]

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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Economic Planning Unit Feedback Information Letters and Articles Local Councils LPKP / CVLB News & Events On TRANSIT Pedestrianisation Planning RapidKL Setara Jaya (SJ) Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

GTP Update: Minister of Transport comments on GTP report

TRANSIT notes the recent comments from the Minister of Transport regarding the recent Government Transformation Programme report, which said that the Urban Public Transport NKRA did not meet all expectations. TRANSIT has long said that more attention needs to be given to the urban public transport by creating an authority that would manage & organize […]

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Feedback First Review Information Information Relay News & Events RapidKL SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities Transit-Oriented Development Universal Design

Technology Update: RapidKL to provide real-time info on services

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Malay Mail back in February, which describes technology and service improvements by RapidKL which will see realtime service info brought to screens & online. This form of service tracking, using GPS-based technology, is a welcome improvement because it allows public transport users to understand services in real-time […]

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Complaints - Bus Services Express Bus (Intercity) Feedback Information Information Relay JPJ / RTD Local Councils Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals News & Events RapidPenang Safety, Health and Environment SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Infrastructure

Updates #79

Updates #79 – This is our real post for 1 April 2011! 1. Article: Three-tiered parking complex to be built at Serdang KTM station (The Star, 29 March 2011) 2. Article: RapidKL bus division receives ISO Certification – two articles, from NST & Malay Mail on 30 March 2011. 3. Letter: MRT: Learn and adopt […]

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Comments on Government Economic Planning Unit Feedback First Review Information Information Relay Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) Mass Transit Proposals News & Events RapidKL Setara Jaya (SJ) Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

Public transport user satisfaction is only 48% (Update #1)

Update: More information and comments on the Urban Public Transport NKRA! TRANSIT took note of the following article discussing public perceptions & satisfaction with public transport services in the Klang Valley. Public transport user satisfaction is only 48% (The Star, 28 March 2011) OVERALL public transport user satisfaction of Urban Public Transport (UPT) services in […]

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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Commuter Train (EMU) Economic Planning Unit Feedback First Review Information Information Relay KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) News & Events SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Infrastructure Universal Design

KTM Update: Progress on our new Komuter trains

TRANSIT took note of the following update at KTMB website http://www.ktmb.com.my which includes information on the progress of KTMB’s NKRA responsibilities. The main feature of the NKRA is the purchase, delivery & commissioning of 38 units of 6-carriage trains for the Komuter service. The first set of trains is under construction and the lead train […]

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Biggest fleet operator ruffled over ticketing at TBS

The Sun today reports on Malaysia’s biggest bus consortium’s shoulder rubbing with the operator of the nation’s first ever airport-like bus terminal. E-ticketing woes at Bandar Tasik Selatan (The Sun) Pauline Wong KUALA LUMPUR (March 22, 2011): Several bus operators are being driven up the wall by what they claim are double standards imposed on them […]