Our recent posting about Ipoh public transport has garnered some attention. In addition, Victor Chew’s original letter (also posted in the original posting) has already received a reply. TRANSIT Says: TRANSIT believes that the issues in Ipoh are a reflection of the governance issues that are behind public transport in this country. We note that […]
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TRANSIT took note of this very interesting article in the Star Metro section on 23 June 2009 that outlines some of the challenges faced by the major bus operators thanks to poor planning, weak government agencies, and total disrespect for the law. 23 June 2009 Law-abiding bus operators hard hit by underhanded monopoly Story and […]
TRANSIT takes note of this small news update in Subang Jaya Community Newspaper SJEcho. LRT – State needs more details by SJEcho 22 June 2009 THE Selangor State Government wants Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad , the concessionaire for the LRT to provide more details. Selangor State Exco Ronnie Liu who is the Local Government, Research […]
This letter by Moaz from TRANSIT was published in the NST on Monday, 8 June 2009. Please note that the letter is edited. A full copy of the letter will be posted soon along with more detailed info and analysis of RapidKL’s original route system. 2009/06/08 PUBLIC TRANSPORT: CVLB should look to RapidKL for the […]
KTMB has quietly extended Komuter services to Tanjung Malim in Perak (right on the border with Selangor) beginning June 1, today. This image of a poster provided by KTMB shows the new stations along the extension which is of the KTM Komuter Shuttle Train service from Rawang Station. According to this report from the Star, […]
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.
As a result of the recent attention given by Prime Minister Najib, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Dept. Nazri, Federal Territories Minister Raja Nong Chik and 2nd Finance Minister Husni, the various agencies have gotten on their toes and have started a joint enforcement operation in KL. The operation is described in these two articles: […]
TRANSIT came across this article in the afternoon news regarding accessibility at KTM Komuter stations. We also noted an article in the NST – RM10m for KTMB plan More disabled-friendly Komuter stations by 2010 Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) managing director Datuk Abdul Radzak Abdul Malek said, the government had allocated RM10mil under the Ninth […]
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 […]
TRANSIT took note of this article which describes the prototypes of Rapid Penang’s accessible bus fleet. 200 of these buses, (most of which are Scania K-Series models – similar to buses operated by SBS Transit in Singapore) are expected to arrive in the next few months. TRANSIT has spoken to Scania, the provider of the […]
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