TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star on Sunday the 20th which surprised and upset us: Work starts on LRT station Sunday December 20, 2009 By ROZAID A. RAHMAN PETALING JAYA: Land clearing work for the main Putra Heights LRT station has started. A check at the proposed site of the station, which […]
Tag: Local Public Transport
The recent controversy about comments by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd. Nazri Aziz about taxi service in KL being ranked worse than Malaysia’s dirty toilets is an interesting controversy and deserves attention. But this post is not about that issue. TRANSIT noted an interesting picture in this article from the Star & Bernama […]
Update 1: Updated with our submission Dear Editor For Immediate Release – TRANSIT Submits feedback on proposed LRT Extensions to Director General, Department of Railways The members of the Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit (TRANSIT) will submit our feedback on the proposed LRT extensions to the Director General of the Department of Railways at […]
As you know, TRANSIT has been following the list of objections related to the proposed Railways Scheme for the extension of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines. A group of residents of Putra Heights and Subang Alam have expressed their concerns about the route of the proposed Kelana Jaya LRT extension between their communities. […]
TRANSIT took note of a recent article in the Star newspaper that discusses the effect of investments that investment in public transport infrastructure will have on public transport use. Building confidence in public transport (the Star) 28 November 2009 By SHARIDAN M.ALI FOR most of Klang Valley residents, the choice between driving in traffic jams […]
TRANSIT is happy to report that the newest KTM trainset has finally arrived in Malaysia. TRANSIT received the photos below, showing the train’s departure from Korea. We have now learned that the train has arrived at WestPort (Port Klang) and will soon be handed over to KTMB. Update 2 – TRANSIT has been invited to […]
Updates #33 1. Article: Sunway shuttle a big success (The Star) – the Sunway Community Shuttle bus described in our earlier post has been a great success with many more users. 2. Article: KLIA Ekspres train tickets now available on the Net (The Star) – information for KLIA Ekspres users.
If you attended the International Conference on Urban Regeneration and would like to have more information about the role of public transport in urban regeneration, please see the following links: Proposed corridors for “rapid transit”in the Klang Valley https://transitmalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/2009-02-04-transit-corridors-map-for-klang-valley.pdf Greater Ipoh “rapid transit” system proposal – http://transitmy.files.`wordpress.com/2009/06/greater-ipohs-potential-mass-transit-map.pdf Greater Klang “rapid transit” system proposal – https://transitmalaysia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/klang-rapid-transit-routes-summary.pdf […]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN REGENERATION The State Government of Selangor will hold an “International Conference on Urban Regeneration Towards Selangor’s Sustainable Future”. Details are as follows: Date:  30th Nov & 1st Dec (Monday & Tuesday) Time:  8 AM – 5 PM    Venue:  Sunway Resort & Spa, Bandar Sunway, Selangor. Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid […]
TRANSIT has been following the public display for the LRT. Today, we noted an article that mentioned that the LRT public display would end on December 14 and encouraged the public to give feedback through the “proper channels” and using the “official form”. TRANSIT wishes to clarify that there are no “proper channels” beyond submissions […]
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