Two articles about public transport in Penang have caught the attention of TRANSIT. Buses for the disabled RAPID Penang began deploying disabled-friendly buses with six put on the streets yesterday. The buses operate on the 101 Batu Feringghi – Weld Quay – Batu Ferringhi route with the first bus leaving the Batu Ferringhi terminal behind […]
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Updates #12
Updates 1. Rapid Development (The Star) – A new plan for a RapidPenang bus “sub-depot” at Weld Quay is announced. 2. E-ticketing system to curb touting activities (The Star) – an electronic ticketing system will be introduced at Puduraya to curb touting activities. [TRANSIT: Think of the self-service kiosks at airports or the Ticket Vending […]
1. Public upset over closure of parking space – LRT users who normally park at Taman Jaya LRT station were surprised to see that some of the car parks under the electricity pylons had been cordoned off. Tenaga Nasional is building a power substation there. 2. Cabbies at war – In London England, the battle […]
“Much better than the rest.” That is how members of TRANSIT describe RapidPenang, the Government-Linked company operating bus services in the State of Penang. This is high praise. By all accounts, RapidPenang is a success story, even if one is only comparing RapidPenang to the extremely poor services that existed in Penang in recent decades. […]
As the Penang Ferry takeover has recently entered the news, TRANSIT has been following the issue closely. For this reason, we are creating a special post to discuss the Penang Ferry takeover. We hope to update this post regularly with information and commentary. Article: Ex PPC Chief to rescue Penang’s iconic tourist attraction Commentary: Penang gov’t […]
TRANSIT was invited to visit the Scania plant in Shah Alam to take a look at one of the two prototype buses of Rapid Penang’s new fleet. For some background information, Prasarana and RapidPenang have ordered 200 of these fully accessible buses, which are based on a Scania K-Series chassis which has a longitudinal engine […]
Updates 1. A new Traffic Dispersal Plan was launched in KL on Friday, 15 May will focus on Brickfieds, Pudu areas. For more information please see: New plan to tackle Brickfields traffic woes LAUNCHED: RM194 million traffic plan to beat KL traffic jams Comments from TRANSIT can be found here. 2. KTM Launches “Hybrid” Trains […]
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WiFi on the bus?
TRANSIT has been following the implementation of WiFi service on Penang buses and took note of the article below: Thursday May 14, 2009 Now surf and ride with Rapid Penang By ANDREA FILMER GEORGE TOWN: Rapid Penang is believed to be the first bus company in the country to roll out a high-speed WiFi service […]
In the last post, we talked about accessible buses – sure they may have ramps but are they universally accessible? Because of the Americans With Disabilities Act, all public transport systems in the United States have to have both auditory and visual information. In Canada, the CNIB has introduced a “Bus Hailing Kit” which can […]
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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