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Taxi: ‘New’ CVLB rules to clean up taxi service

TRANSIT takes note of two articles in the Star newspaper highlighting the new CVLB rules & expectations for taxi drivers. CVLB introduces new rules to clean-up KL taxis (The Star) Thursday March 25, 2010 Stories by PRIYA MENON and VISHALENE SIVARAMAN metro@thestar.com.my TAXIS in Kuala Lumpur have begun sporting big ‘No Haggling’ stickers on the […]

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Penang: Pedestrians completely neglected?

TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star newspaper discussing the impact of automobile-centred planning in Penang and the effect on pedestrians. The irony is that much of Georgetown was planned to a pedestrian scale, with narrow streets and low-rise houses. Pedestrians in Penang are ‘completely neglected’, says urban planning expert (The Star) Monday […]

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Do bus lanes worsen congestion?

TRANSIT has taken note of a number of letters complaining about traffic congestion on Jalan Syed Putra. Bus lanes worsen congestion at Syed Putra – (10 March 2010) Improve system or abolish bus lanes – (16 March 2010) Both writers claim that peak hour congestion on Jalan Syed Putra is worsened by the presence of […]

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‘Investigation’ of KL Bus Services

TRANSIT noted the following newspaper article IN March 2010, a group of intrepid reporters from the NST decided to compare the different bus services offered in the Klang Valley. They were never seen again. (cue creepy music) Below is the article that was constructed from notes found in their notebooks. TRANSIT likes to call it […]

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Malacca government takes public transport to a new level

The recent announcement about a tram system in Malacca, which would supposedly be complete by Merdeka Day, 2011 (August 31, for those not familiar with Malaysia), inspired the following piece from Moaz Yusuf Ahmad Malacca government takes public transport to a new level I believe that Malacca Chief Minister Mohd. Ali Rustam, or someone in […]

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Disabled group outraged over alleged abuse by KTMB driver

TRANSIT took note of an article in The Star which painted a very bad picture of KTMB customer service and staff attitude. We want to say that the incident as described should not be considered a reflection of KTMBs attitude towards the OKU community in particular and customer service in general. We expect that KTMB […]

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Updates #41

Updates #41 1. Letter: Second North-South link: We don’t need it (NST) – Faiz Ishak comments on the proposed Taiping-Banting highway and expresses his preference for better public transport. 2. Letter: KTMB pledges to reward its retirees (The Star) – Dr. Aminuddin Adnan, Managing Director of KTMB writes this letter in response to a letter entitled Offer […]

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Making a Subang Airport-KTM link work (Update #1)

Updated with response from Subang Skypark Sdn. Bhd! Scroll to the bottom of this posting to see the response. TRANSIT took note of articles this weekend discussing improved public transport links between the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS) Airport at Subang and the existing public transport system of the Klang Valley. Now, TRANSIT is […]

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TRAM for Malacca in 2011? Not likely says TRANSIT (Update #3)

Updated with articles & images of the supposed tram! Updated with reports on the signing of ‘MoU’ on 3 March 2010! TRANSIT has taken note of a number of articles commenting on a proposed tram service linking Ayer Keroh to Malacca. RM272m tram project for historical state (Star Metro South & East) Melaka bina sistem pengangkutan trem […]

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More misery and mystery at Puduraya (update#4)

Updated with new information! Updated with a letter from TRANSIT! Updated with new articles! Important NOTE 1: UDA Holdings has postponed the March 19 closure of Puduraya Bus Terminal to an unknown date in the future. See this post. Important NOTE 2: According to the Managing Director of UDA Holdings, Jaafar Abu Hassan, there will […]