Tag: Federal Territories Ministry

How do we resolve parking and congestion problems in the city centre? By building better alternatives to driving (Update #1)

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 25, 2012
9 Comments on How do we resolve parking and congestion problems in the city centre? By building better alternatives to driving (Update #1)

Update: Check out Donald Shoup’s report, The High Cost of Free Parking (University of California Transportation Centre) Update: Check out the worst cities in the world for parking according to the IBM Commuter Pain Index Our original post: For 5 years and in fact, many more, the members of TRANSIT have been talking about improving […]

Tags Access, Accessibility, Brickfields, congestion, DBKL, Federal Territories Minister, Federal Territories Ministry, forums on public transit, parking, Pedestrian, Prasarana, public consultation, SPAD / LPTC, technology, Universal Design, urban design, Urban planning

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Brickfields bus & taxi lane shut down after two months because of Government flip-flopping or just bad planning? (Update #2)

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 5, 2012
2 Comments on Brickfields bus & taxi lane shut down after two months because of Government flip-flopping or just bad planning? (Update #2)

Updated with additional articles! TRANSIT took note of this interesting and disappointing news about the Brickfields – Jalan Tun Sambanthan bus lane, shut down by the government beginning February 6th, after only 2 months in operation. The big question from TRANSIT is WHY? What are the reasons why the government chose to back down on […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, Brickfields, bus lanes, communication, congestion, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Information, Local Government, Local Public Transport, parking, Planning, public consultation, SPAD / LPTC, Taxi

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What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?

Post author By transitmy
Post date February 4, 2012
3 Comments on What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?

TRANSIT took note of this interesting photo of a sign in one of our LRT trains – advertising improvements to RapidKL bus services. To the top of the photo, we see an advertisement for RapidBET Route #3, which connects Subang Mewah to Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur. And down in the right hand corner, the message […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), bus lanes, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Klang Valley, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Malaysian Government, masterplan, Planning, RapidBET, RapidBRT, rapidKL, SPAD / LPTC

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‘Solutions’ to public transport problems focusing on the bus industry, not public transport users

Post author By transitmy
Post date January 5, 2012
2 Comments on ‘Solutions’ to public transport problems focusing on the bus industry, not public transport users

By now everyone should be aware that a major crisis is taking place in the bus industry. The shut down of CityLiner bus services throughout was the major ‘tipping pint’ in a series of crises [TRANSIT: refer to our “No Bus for You” series of posts] that showed the precarious state of public transport and […]

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TRANSIT says goodbye to 2011 and wishes everyone a happy 2012

Post author By transitmy
Post date January 1, 2012
1 Comment on TRANSIT says goodbye to 2011 and wishes everyone a happy 2012

The year 2011 has been quite tumultuous for public transport and indeed, for many people in many places throughout the world. Specifically to public transport, we in Malaysia have seen a number of major changes.

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Brickfields on ‘collision course’ because of the new bus & taxi lane?

Post author By transitmy
Post date December 11, 2011
1 Comment on Brickfields on ‘collision course’ because of the new bus & taxi lane?

On December 3rd, 2001, buses & taxis leaving KL on the southbound route through Brickfields began using the contra-flow bus & taxi lane on Jalan Tun Sambanthan. The bus & taxi lane was actually supposed to begin operations on 20th August 2011 but the start was delayed because of objections from business owners in the […]

Tags Brickfields, bus lanes, congestion, crash/collision, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Pedestrian, Stage Bus, Taxi, urban decay, urban design, Urban Public Transport, urban renewal, urban sprawl

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On 31 October we said goodbye to the Klang Bus Stand. When can we say hello to improved public transport services there?

Post author By transitmy
Post date November 2, 2011
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TRANSIT took note of this article about the closing of the Klang Bus Stand (Pasarama Kota) which last saw service on 31 October 2011. While TRANSIT is happy to hear about infrastructure improvements, and we acknowledge that the Klang Bus Stand needed improvement, we also want to see improvements to public transport service for the […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, bus terminal, construction, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Klang Bus Stand, MRT Co., MRT Update, public consultation, SPAD / LPTC, Stage Bus, urban decay, Urban planning, urban renewal

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Brickfields bus & taxi lane delayed until after Deepavali. Will the new initiatives make a difference?

Post author By transitmy
Post date August 23, 2011
4 Comments on Brickfields bus & taxi lane delayed until after Deepavali. Will the new initiatives make a difference?

TRANSIT has taken note of recent plans to build bus & taxi lanes on Jalan Tun Sambanthan in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur. Originally we were told that the bus & taxi lanes would be in place by August 20th. However, we have recently learned that the Federal Territories & Urban Wellbeing Ministry will be delaying the […]

Tags construction, Federal Territories Ministry, Local Government, Local Public Transport, SPAD / LPTC, Urban planning, urban renewal

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Why must public transport users make a ‘leap of faith’ all the time?

Post author By transitmy
Post date July 19, 2011
3 Comments on Why must public transport users make a ‘leap of faith’ all the time?

TRANSIT took note of this article in the NST which discusses the challenges that bus users often face in Malaysia – congestion and unsafe travel. In this specific case, the article is referring to passengers who have to disembark from buses into “live” lanes, avoiding other traffic, motorcycles, etc. The usual reasons are congestion, including […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, bus lanes, bus stop, bus terminal, communication, commuters, DBKL, Enforcement, Federal Territories Ministry, Health & Safety, Information, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Metrobus Nationwide, rapidKL, service, SPAD / LPTC

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Not another ‘terminal’ fail(ure)

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 31, 2011
3 Comments on Not another ‘terminal’ fail(ure)

TRANSIT took note of three interesting articles in the past week that have detailed more of the disappointing failures of bus terminals in Malaysia. We also note that the phrase “epic fail” has become commonly used by people throughout the world (well, at least the online, social-networking world) to described major failures that occur. Instead […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, bus terminal, CVLB / LPKP, DBKL, Express Buses, Federal Territories Ministry, Klang Sentral, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MPK, Negri Sembilan, Pekeliling bus terminal, public consultation, Selangor Government, Seremban, SPAD / LPTC, Terminal 2