TRANSIT took note of this letter by Ipoh resident and City Watch member Victor Chew, a regular contributor to the newspapers. IPOH: Compelling reasons to revamp city’s public transport system 2009/06/19 by Victor Chew MANY letters and reports have appeared in the newspapers about the problems of public transport in Ipoh city but very little […]
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The International Associaton of Public Transport recently held their 2009 Congress in Vienna. A huge amount of information about the Congress can be found here. TRANSIT will also be updating our Information page with more information about public transport – some of our resources will be taken from the UITP themselves. To get started, follow […]
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FT Minister ‘reaches out’
TRANSIT took note of this feel-good article today. Friday May 29, 2009 Nong Chik reaches out via Facebook By BAVANI M FEDERAL Territories Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin is on Facebook. His move in joining the international social network popularised all over the world is simple. “I want my actions to be […]
Moaz from TRANSIT attended a press conference held by Putra Heights residents regarding the plan to extend the Kelana Jaya LRT line to Putra Heights. The residents are objecting to the possibility that the extension would run past a Tenaga Nasional powerline and past their houses within Putra Heights. In the image below, the path […]
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.
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 […]
TRANSIT received this email from a resident of Putra Heights who has been expressing her concern about the unannounced change in the routing of the LRT. Dear All, Please come for the press conference regarding the LRT line which is supposed to run along the powerline. This is the only way we can make our […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in community paper SJ Echo which quotes the Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat saying clearly that LRT construction is not about to begin. ALL RUMOURS, SAYS MINISTER OF TRANSPORT by SJECHO DON’T believe all the rumours you have been hearing about the impending commencement of the LRT construction […]
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New Trams for Toronto
Occasionally the Datuk Bandar of KL resurrects a proposal to build trams in the city to reduce traffic congestion. Predictably, the proposal is shot down – often with comments suggesting that the trams would cause congestion, or that trams are old and nostalgic and not “real public transport” which usually means costly LRT or MRT […]
According to this article in the newspaper, the Selangor government will be visiting the 12 local councils to discuss local issues. The schedule is as follows: • Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) – April 26 • Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) – May 3 • Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) – May 10 • Klang […]
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