For those who are interested, public transport operator RapidPenang is planning a special behind the scenes event for “friends” and invited guests on December 4. For further information, please visit this facebook link, email clarisse@rapidpg.com.my or call 604 – 238-1212 ext. 210. Friday, 26th November is the last day and there are only 50 places […]
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TRANSIT notes some very interesting images that have finally been posted on the hoardings for the construction project at Masjid Jamek LRT station. Click here for a larger version of the image above. More images after the jump!
TRANSIT took note of the Auditor General’s Report, 2009 which made special mention of the problems at KTMB as well as the Dedicated Transport Service in Cyberjaya on pages 57-58 (55-56 of the .pdf).
Blogger Jarrett Walker is a public transport and urban development consultant from Seattle, Washington, USA. The focus of his blog, Human Transit (which is listed on TRANSIT’s blogroll on the left side of our site), is to understand the social connection that make public transport effective and help communities become stronger and more cohesive. Walker’s blog looks […]
TRANSIT takes note of the following articles that show that the Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal is almost totally complete and should be ready to handle passengers by the end of 2010 or early in 2011. We think we can safely say that passengers taking trips southbound during the Chinese New Year holiday in […]
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Updates #60
Updates #60 TRANSIT celebrates 60 separate updates of news stories, comments and blog postings related to public transport in Malaysia
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ETP Analysis: The MRT Proposal
In this post, TRANSIT will strive to analyze, to the best of our ability, the MRT 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 make the […]
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Updates #58
Updates #58 1. Article: Spotlight on Trams: Penang (Edinburgh Guardian) – Malaysian blogger Anil Netto writes about the history of tram service in Penang and the effort by some campaigners to bring the tram back to Penang. TRANSIT: As nice as the tram campaign is, one really has to ask what has been accomplished beyond […]
TRANSIT took note of two very interesting blog postings detailing West Ashfield “station” on the District Line of the London Underground. Apparently, London Underground staff invited a number of these bloggers and other media representatives to visit West Ashfield, and their postings inspired a lot of interest. What makes West Ashfield “station” so interesting is […]
Update: TRANSIT received a message from Eddie Jabbour, designer of the Kickmap, recently, which is as follows: On Dec 7th there is going to be a NYC Subway Map “Form vs. Function” forum which the KickMap will be a part of. See: http://www.mcny.org/public-programs/all/The-New-York-City-Subway-Map%20.html Are there any transitmy.org readers in the New York City area interested […]
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