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Community Shuttle Bus Feedback Information Nadi Putra (Putrajaya) News & Events RapidKL Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure

Is the DTS CyberJaya bus service a fair allocation of public transport resources?

Some time ago, TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star Metro that describes the Dedicated Transport Service (DTS) provided by RapidKL for companies in CyberJaya.  We are interested in the technology, the service, and the arrangement between RapidKL and the CyberJaya Corporation. And above all, we are happy to see more people using […]

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Comments on Planning Community Shuttle Bus Feedback Pedestrian Safety, Health and Environment Socioeconomic Equity Stage Bus Transit Support Systems Transit-Oriented Development

Public transport can repair urban sprawl, ‘deviant’ and ‘loopy’ bus routes

Human Transit blogger Jarrett Walker has a very interesting post on “transit’s role in sprawl repair” in which he discusses the way that suburban arterial roads could be redesigned to “humanize” streets and make them more public transport and pedestrian friendly in order to manage growth and curb the more negative effects of urban sprawl. […]

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Bus Rapid Transit Comments on Government Community Shuttle Bus Commuter Train (EMU) Feedback KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) Nadi Putra (Putrajaya) News & Events Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Facilities

TRANSIT comments on the Auditor General’s Report 2009

TRANSIT took note of the Auditor General’s Report, 2009 which made special mention of the problems at KTMB as well as the Dedicated Transport Service in Cyberjaya on pages 57-58 (55-56 of the .pdf).

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Information Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO) News & Events Planning Socioeconomic Equity

‘Makkah Metro’ opens in time for Hajj

The second rail system in the Gulf has commenced in the Holy City of Makkah, in time for Hajj!

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Feedback Information Stakeholders' Participation Transit Facilities

Oh, the humanity!

Blogger Jarrett Walker is a public transport and urban development consultant from Seattle, Washington, USA. The focus of his blog, Human Transit (which is listed on TRANSIT’s blogroll on the left side of our site), is to understand the social connection that make public transport effective and help communities become stronger and more cohesive. Walker’s blog looks […]

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Bus Rapid Transit Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Feedback JPJ / RTD Mass Transit Proposals SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Transit Infrastructure

If tearing down an expressway can reduce traffic congestion, what would a few bus lanes do?

The Infrastructurist Blog has a very interesting post on what can happen to traffic congestion when expressways are actually removed – in many cases it just goes away! Huh?! 4 Cases Of How Tearing Down A Highway Can Relieve Traffic Jams (And Save Your City) The post cites examples of the Cheonggycheon highway in Seoul […]

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Comments on Government Feedback High Speed Rail Information KTM Antarabandar Mass Transit Proposals Planning Socioeconomic Equity Stakeholders' Participation Transit Infrastructure

HSR Update: Who will be “competing” for the HSR Project?

TRANSIT noted this article in the Business Times which updates us on the companies that are looking to get involved in the proposed KL-Singapore high speed rail link. On the fast track (Business Times) Sharen Kaur, 2 November 2010 Several companies made presentations to the National Key Economic Area (NKEA) lab about three months ago […]

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Feedback Ferry/Water-based Transport Information JPJ / RTD KTM Antarabandar LPKP / CVLB News & Events SPAD / LTC Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit-Oriented Development

Updates #63

Updates #63 1. Article: NGOs: Expect more deadly bus accidents (Malay Mail) – NGOs called for long term solutions, not knee-jerk reactions to tackle bus accidents. This was in response to the CVLB’s suspension of licenses owned by the companies involved in the recent Genting Sampah (Syarikat Taipan Suria MM2H Sdn. Bhd.) and Sg. Ampat […]

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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Community Shuttle Bus Feedback Information Nadi Putra (Putrajaya) News & Events Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Transit Demand Transit Facilities

Will more buses in Putrajaya overcome the parking problem at precincts? (Update#1)

Update: Check out our letter in the NST summarizing our viewpoint! TRANSIT took note of this interesting article highlighting the plan by the Putrajaya Corporation to reduce parking congestion by encouraging more people to take the bus. More buses in Putrajaya to overcome parking problem at precincts (The Star) Monday November 1, 2010 By CHARLES […]

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Comments on Government Comments on Planning Commuter Train (EMU) Economic Planning Unit Information KTM Electric Train Service KTM Komuter (Klang Valley) News & Events Transit Infrastructure Universal Design

KTM Update: Can Sg. Gadut station be ready by Christmas 2010?

TRANSIT took note, (with some surprise) of comments by the Minister of Transport that the double tracking and electrification from Seremban to Sg. Gadut would be completed by Christmas (presumably Christmas Day 25 December 2010?) with KTM Komuter and ETS trains operational! There are two surprises here – first, that Sg. Gadut would be complete […]