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MRT Update: Do we need an MRT to Shah Alam & Klang? (Update #1)

Updated with poll! Read through our post and join our poll – conveniently placed at the bottom of this post! TRANSIT has taken note of the updated plans for the MRT network, which (as you know by now) are actually quite different from the original MMC-Gamuda proposal. If you have been following the plan (or […]

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Penang LRT project to be revived?

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Business Times which suggests that the Penang LRT project will be revived soon. The proposal for a Penang Monorail or LRT has been mentioned again and again, with different ideas about how a monorail / LRT network could be designed. TRANSIT of course have our own ideas […]

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MRT Update: Is this our new MRT network?

TRANSIT took note of this recent article in Star Biz, which highlights the planning for the 2nd MRT line, an “orbital” line running around the city centre that has been named the  “Circle Line” The article also mentions an “Orange Line” which will run from Ampang to Klang through Seputeh & what looks like Petaling […]

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MRT Update: TTDI Residents want project ‘on the right track’ (Update #2)

Updated with additional articles & letters! Updated with additional articles following the objections in TTDI! TRANSIT took note of this open letter from S. Bahari, a resident of TTDI who is a member of a pro-tem committee formed on 20 January 2011 to discuss the MRT project and give feedback on the project. S. Bahari […]

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MRT Update: Will old habits die hard?

TRANSIT took note of this comment on the MRT project which was featured in The Edge Financial Daily. Rafizi Ramli, the Chief Executive of the Selangor Economic Advisory Office, writes a very interesting series of comments and raises many questions about the MRT project which are similar to questions and concerns that TRANSIT has. His […]

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MRT Update: Project to start before funding & alignment is complete?

TRANSIT noted this very strange set of comments from Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Pemandu CEO Idris Jala, in which he states that the MRT is absolutely necessary for the Klang Valley, so much so that civil works will begin for the project on July 16, even though the funding and the alignment […]

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MRT Update: Can the MRT network address our long-term transport problem?

TRANSIT took note of this column in Star Property, commenting on whether the MRT line (and network) will resolve the long-term transport problems in the Klang Valley. Our answer…well, you have to wait for it. In the meantime, enjoy the article! Can the MRT address the long-term transport problem? (Star Property) 22 January 2011 Thean […]

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Can we unlock our cities with transit malls?

TRANSIT took note of this very interesting post from Jarrett Walker of the Human Transit blog describing changes to the existing contra-flow bus lanes in downtown Minneapolis, USA. Walker’s proposal which was implemented in Minneapolis (as part of the Access Minneapolis 10 Year Transport Plan) was to consolidate north-south bus routes on two main streets, […]

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TBS Update: Only 9 operators at TBS-BTS

TRANSIT took note of this article, updating the shift of bus operators to Termina Bersepadu Selatan. At this point, it appears that the CVLB has relented on its demand that all bus operators move to the terminal by 15 January. Bus operators serving the KL-Malacca corridor must be in by the 16th, but the others […]

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MRT Update: Public Feedback on MRT looks interesting (Update #7)

Updated with more letters! See the latest letter from Sulaiman Hood of TTDI here! See the response from the Pro-Tem Committee set up by the TTDI Resident’s Association at this posting! Updated with more letters and articles! Updates with a good letter from Sulaiman Hood of TTDI! TRANSIT had been following the MRT project proposals […]