Category: Transit Demand

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MRT Update: Chinatown businesses question MRT land acquisition (Update #14)

Post author By transitmy
Post date August 12, 2011
6 Comments on MRT Update: Chinatown businesses question MRT land acquisition (Update #14)

TRANSIT has taken note of another burgeoning controversy, highting complaints & protests over land acquisition along Jalan Sultan in “Chinatown”, KL, as part of the Sg. Buloh – Kajang MRT project. We have redesigned our post on this topic to present the most recent articles we have seen so far on this issue. The original […]

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KTM Update: Consider our heritage as we move into the modern age

Post author By transitmy
Post date August 10, 2011
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TRANSIT took note of some very interesting articles about KTMB and Malaysia’s railway heritage, which is changing before our eyes with the Ipoh-Padang Besar & Seremban-Gemas Electrification & Double Tracking (EDT) Projects. Heritage stations along the west coast of Malaysia are being replaced with modern structures. In some cases, aspects of the stations are being […]

Tags construction, Federated Malay States Railway, Heritage, Ipoh-Padang Besar EDT, Iskandar Development Region, Komuter Selatan, Komuter Utara, KTM ETS, KTMB, NCER, public transport history, Seremban-Gemas EDT, tourism

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HSR Update: Pre-feasibility study findings on KL-S’pore high-speed rail to be known in a few weeks

Post author By transitmy
Post date August 6, 2011
3 Comments on HSR Update: Pre-feasibility study findings on KL-S’pore high-speed rail to be known in a few weeks

TRANSIT took note of this “sort-of-an-update” on the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail Project: Study on KL-S’pore high-speed rail (Star Biz) 5 August 2011 By JOHN LOH Findings of pre-feasibility study to be known in a few weeks KUALA LUMPUR: A pre-feasibility study for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) system will be concluded in a […]

Tags Economic Transformation Programme, ETP, GTP, KL-Singapore High Speed Rail, Malaysian Government, MRT, NKRA, Pemandu, service, Urban Public Transport

Bicycle Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Comments on Planning Economic Planning Unit Feedback Information Mass Transit Proposals News & Events Pedestrian Pedestrianisation Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Tram Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development Universal Design

Melaka tram project to “go legit”?

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 28, 2011
2 Comments on Melaka tram project to “go legit”?

Some of our readers may have heard of the phrase “to go legit’” (legitimate). One might think that the phrase “to go legit” refers to when criminal concerns (you know, mafia, gangsters, politicians) attempt to exit their life of “crime” and find legitimate ways to earn money. In some cases, to “go legit” actually refers […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, Access, Aerorail/Aerobus, bicycle(s), construction, melaka tram, Monorail, Mrails, PAD Act, Pedestrian, Planning, SPAD / LPTC, Stage Bus, tram, Universal Design, Urban planning, urban renewal

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LRT Update: Kelana Jaya LRT extension ’80 per cent approved’ – nearly 2 years later

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 21, 2011
5 Comments on LRT Update: Kelana Jaya LRT extension ’80 per cent approved’ – nearly 2 years later

TRANSIT took note of some recent articles on the LRT extension projects which state that the local governments have more or less agreed to the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT extensions. However, TRANSIT notes that some of the issues regarding the LRT extension routes continue to crop up – either they were not properly resolved, […]

Tags Ampang Line, construction, Extension of LRT lines, Feedback, forums on public transit, Kelana Jaya Line, Local Government, LRT, MPSJ, Prasarana, public consultation, Public Display

Bicycle Chartered/Tour Bus Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Feedback High Speed Rail Information JPJ / RTD Letters and Articles Local Councils LPKP / CVLB Mass Transit Proposals Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Demand Transit Facilities

Updates #94

Updates #94 1. Hotline Story: Factory bus jam: They are parked outside apartments all day, says resident (The Malay Mail, 13 July 2011) 2. Article: 1 massive jam: Residents frustrated by chaotic traffic at 1 Utama (The Malay Mail, 13 July 2011) 3. Article: No Booking! (Streets-NST, 13 July 2011) 4. Article: Origami-inspired folding bikes […]

Tags bicycle(s), congestion, CVLB / LPKP, Enforcement, factory bus, Feedback, High Speed Rail, letters, limousine, Local Public Transport, SPAD / LPTC, Taxi

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BET Update: Two new routes to be introduced 18 July for 3 months testing period

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 13, 2011
5 Comments on BET Update: Two new routes to be introduced 18 July for 3 months testing period

TRANSIT took note of the following information from RapidKL’s twitter feed @MyRapidKL, announcing the start of two additional RapidBET routes, BET-7 and BET-8. Service on these routes, during working weekdays, will start on 18 July, for a 3 month test period. BET-7 (Sri Nilam – Lebuh Ampang) has departures from Sri Nilam at 0645, 0700, […]

Tags BET, Expressway Rapid Transit, GTP, NKRA, RapidBET, rapidKL, Urban Public Transport

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MRT Update: MyRapidTransit launching & public viewing on 8 July 2011 at KL Convention Centre (Update#1)

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 7, 2011
6 Comments on MRT Update: MyRapidTransit launching & public viewing on 8 July 2011 at KL Convention Centre (Update#1)

TRANSIT took note of the fact that the Klang Valley MRT (now referred to as MyRapidTransit) was launched by the Prime Minister at KL Convention Centre on 8 July 2011. The launching, which took place in the morning and included a ground-breaking ceremony at the Rubber Research Institute and Jalan Cochrane sites, as well as the […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, construction, Feedback, feeder buses, financing public transport, forums on public transit, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MRT Open Day, MRT Update, PAD Act, Planning, Prasarana, public consultation, Sg. Buloh - Kajang MRT, SPAD / LPTC, statements on public transit, Urban planning

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SPAD: Public transport’s 2020 goal achievable; TRANSIT: Sure, if you implement our suggestions.

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 6, 2011
3 Comments on SPAD: Public transport’s 2020 goal achievable; TRANSIT: Sure, if you implement our suggestions.

TRANSIT took note of this article in which SPAD COO Azhar Ahmad comments that the 2020 goals for Urban Public Transport are achievable. We at TRANSIT applaud their enthusiasm but right now we are thinking otherwise. Unless, of course SPAD is willing to support TRANSIT’s 4-stakeholders model and implement it in major Malaysian cities (Starting […]

Tags 10th Malaysia Plan, 4-Stakeholders Model, Malaysian Government, NKRA, policy, SPAD / LPTC, Urban planning, Urban Public Transport

Bicycle Comments on Government Comments on Planning Complaints - Bus Services Complaints - Other Complaints - Taxi Feedback High Speed Rail Information JPJ / RTD KTM Antarabandar Local Councils News & Events Pedestrian Planning Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

Updates #93

Updates #93 1. Article: Malacca to be bicycle friendly (6 July 2011) – Melaka CM Mohd Ali Rustam announced an initiative to introduce bus lanes into Melaka. He also promised to ride to work every Friday. [TRANSIT: We couldn’t resist posting the picture above.]