TRANSIT has been reviewing articles that have appeared for the past month regarding changes to the original MMC-Gamuda proposal for MRT lines. Apparently, the government has adapted some components of the MMC-Gamuda proposal as part of the 6 month study undertaken by MinConsult. The government will go ahead with the Sg. Buloh-Kajang MRT line because […]
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‘Best’ news for Penang commuters?
TRANSIT took note of this creatively headlined article in the Star referring to the approval of the “Bridge Express Shuttle Transit” or “BEST” service which will begin operations on 1 March 2011
Updated with additional photos include aerial, exterior and interior photos! TRANSIT notes that LRT station Sri Rampai (KJ4) on the Kelana Jaya line, was opened to the public on Friday, 24 December 2010. More information and photos after the jump!
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Sneak preview of the spanking new Bandar Tasik Selatan bus terminal (Update #1)
Update: Check out additional interior photos of Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (Bandar Tasik Selatan South Integrated Terminal) at this link! Some new sneak photos on the new Bandar Tasik Selatan’s Integrated Transport Terminal! Will it be like the rendition? What new technology does it offer? How does it tie with the neighbouring stations? More review after […]
TRANSIT took note of two very interesting posts on Jarrett Walker’s Human Transit blog which focus on the bus-oriented development of Almere, Netherlands. almere, netherlands as bus-oriented development (Human Transit) guest post: richard lenthall on the busways of almere, netherlands (Human Transit) Almere, Netherlands is a small community that was designed first and foremost around […]
Updates #63 1. Article: NGOs: Expect more deadly bus accidents (Malay Mail) – NGOs called for long term solutions, not knee-jerk reactions to tackle bus accidents. This was in response to the CVLB’s suspension of licenses owned by the companies involved in the recent Genting Sampah (Syarikat Taipan Suria MM2H Sdn. Bhd.) and Sg. Ampat […]
Update: Check out our letter in the NST summarizing our viewpoint! TRANSIT took note of this interesting article highlighting the plan by the Putrajaya Corporation to reduce parking congestion by encouraging more people to take the bus. More buses in Putrajaya to overcome parking problem at precincts (The Star) Monday November 1, 2010 By CHARLES […]
Updates #62 1. Article: Peak-hour wait time on Kelana Jaya Line LRT reduced by 28% (The Star) – Prasarana has increased the frequency of trains on the Kelana Jaya line during the morning peak hours to 2 minutes and 37 seconds (or 197 seconds). TRANSIT: Good for Prasarana- now let’s look into coupling the 2-carriage […]
TRANSIT together with Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia’s (Ikram) Masyarakat Madani Committee have issued a joint statement on the MRT Proposal. Concerns over MRT in Greater KL — Syed Ibrahim Syeh Noh AlHabshi October 10, 2010 OCT 10 — Pertubuhan IKRAM Malaysia’s (Ikram) Masyarakat Madani Committee together with the members of the Association for the Improvement of […]
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ETP Analysis: The High Speed Rail proposal
In this post, TRANSIT will strive to analyze, to the best of our ability, the High Speed Rail proposal under the Economic Transformation Programme. We also hope to provide information to and obtain feedback from the public on the nature of the MRT proposal, its scope and chance of success as well as suggestions to […]
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