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Key Result Areas for Public Transport

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced his “Key Result Areas” – areas that need to see significant improvement in a short time – today and public transport barely made the list. According to the report from the Star The Kelana Jaya LRT line is to get 35 new four-car train sets by 2012 as part […]

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Puduraya Facelift

Information about the Puduraya facelift planned by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri and Federal Territories Minister Thamby Nong Chik have come to our attention. Because of the importance of this topic we at TRANSIT have decided to give it a separate posting. For regular updates about information about the Puduraya facelift, follow the […]

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Article: Puduraya will be for city buses only

TRANSIT took note of this article in the news today which states that Puduraya will be refurbished and used as a holding area and central terminal for city buses. The article also notes that traders are expressing their concerns. Puduraya will be for city buses only Friday June 26, 2009 By PRIYA MENON KUALA LUMPUR’S […]

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Nazri: ITT for South-bound buses only

In a surpising about-turn, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz has stated that the Integrated Transport Terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan will be used for southbound buses only. This contrasts with his earlier statements made a little more than 2 weeks ago, in which he stated that Bandar Tasik Selatan would be […]

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CrossTalk: In KL, the car is king

Moaz from TRANSIT was invited to speak at NST’s CrossTalk along with Traffic Consultant Goh Bok Yen. The discussion was published in the New Straits Times on Saturday, 23 May 2009. The discussion can be found at this link: CrossTalk: In KL, the car is king As always, your feedback and observations are welcome.

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Commentary: Public transport measures fail to reflect reality

Zul from TRANSIT wrote this exceptional letter in response to the recent announcements from Nazri Abdul Aziz. Public transport measures fail to reflect reality IT WAS reported that the proposal under the Ninth Malaysia Plan to have three transport hubs to cater for buses bound for southern, northern and eastern states has been cancelled due […]

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Article: Steps to improve KL transport service

This article, Steps to improve KL transport service, appeared in the Star newspaper today. It discusses in detail the plans that the government has for changes to public transport in the Klang Valley. Key features include: Expansion of Bandar Tasik Selatan to serve as a single, intermodal hub for express buses (as well as connecting […]

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Nazri: Only 1 Integrated Transport Terminal will be built

According to this article in the NST today, New transport hub to replace Puduraya, the government has decided that the Integrated Transport Terminal at Bandar Tasik Selatan will be expanded to cover all express bus services for the entire country. For your information, Bandar Tasik Selatan was originally planned to be 1 of 3 Integrated […]