Tag: Urban planning

TRANSIT’s prediction comes to life. Sadly, Klang is becoming a “pass-through” town

Post author By transitmy
Post date June 19, 2011
5 Comments on TRANSIT’s prediction comes to life. Sadly, Klang is becoming a “pass-through” town

TRANSIT has always had a soft spot for Klang town, despite what people may think. Aside from the food (different options for different people) and the culture, Klang Town is the nearest thing we can find in the Klang Valley to an “urban” town with heritage and cultural traditions. Certainly there are areas of Kuala […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), Express Buses, Klang, Klang Sentral, Klang Valley, KTM Komuter (Klang Valley), MPK, RapidBET, Selangor Government, SPAD / LPTC, statements on public transit, Transit-Land Use Integration, urban design, Urban planning, Urban Public Transport, urban renewal, urban sprawl

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Abang Jo is not happy with public transport & development planning. TRANSIT: Well, neither are we.

Post author By transitmy
Post date June 5, 2011
9 Comments on Abang Jo is not happy with public transport & development planning. TRANSIT: Well, neither are we.

TRANSIT took note of this interesting set of articles detailing Amar Abang Johari Openg’s continued push to get a Bus Rapid Transit system built in Kuching. Abang Jo, Satok Assemblyman and Minister of Housing and Urban Development … and possible successor to the Chief Minister of Sarawak, has been calling for the Federal Government to […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), Economic Planning Unit, Kuching, Kuching CAT, Local Government, Local Public Transport, Rapid Kuching, Sarawak Government, SPAD / LPTC, tram, Urban planning

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Blame the developers for traffic congestion … but not the developers alone.

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 24, 2011
13 Comments on Blame the developers for traffic congestion … but not the developers alone.

TRANSIT’s Zul was interviewed in Free Malaysia Today discussing some of the reasons behind the overwhelming traffic congestion that we face on our roads today. Blame the developers for traffic congestion (Free Malaysia Today) Patrick Lee May 20, 2011 Local councils usually left traffic planning to developers who normally don’t have a clue about traffic […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, bus lanes, forums on public transit, Local Government, Local Public Transport, public consultation, SPAD / LPTC, Urban planning

Comments on Government Comments on Planning Express Bus (Intra-Urban) Information Local Councils News & Events Socioeconomic Equity SPAD / LTC Stage Bus Stakeholders' Participation Taxi Transit Demand Transit Facilities Transit Infrastructure Transit-Oriented Development

Klang Sentral tenants want better deal. So do public transport users!

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 22, 2011
1 Comment on Klang Sentral tenants want better deal. So do public transport users!

TRANSIT took note of this Hotline Story in the Malay Mail which brings back an old issue – Klang Sentral. Klang Sentral tenants want better deal (Malay Mail, 16 May 2011) Low passenger count, single entry/exit system irk bus operators CECILIA VICTOR Monday, May 16th, 2011 11:14:00 OUTSTATION bus operators at the Klang Sentral bus […]

Tags 4-Stakeholders Model, Economic Planning Unit, Klang Sentral, Klang Valley Transport Council, Local Government, Local Public Transport, MPK, Planning, Selangor Government, SPAD / LPTC, Urban planning, Urban Public Transport, urban renewal

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Housing Woes: Transit-Land Use Integration Is The Key

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 6, 2011
1 Comment on Housing Woes: Transit-Land Use Integration Is The Key

TRANSIT is interested in the discussion over pricey homes and Putrajaya’s and Selangor’s proposed ‘affordable housing’ schemes on the Malaysian Insider. Note that HDB flats in Singapore are built according to Transit-Oriented Development principles where high-rise residents have equal and equitable access to the nearest bus stop if not the MRT stop. Average house price […]

Tags MRT Update, TOD, Urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl

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500km of ‘MRT’ in Iskandar, Johor? Not in our lifetime (Update #1)

Post author By transitmy
Post date April 15, 2011
9 Comments on 500km of ‘MRT’ in Iskandar, Johor? Not in our lifetime (Update #1)

Update: SPAD CEO Mohd Nor Kamal has responded to the announcement by saying that SPAD has not seen any proposal yet! TRANSIT took note of a very interesting announcement from down south, where the Chief Executive of the Iskandar Regional Development Authority appeared to announce a 500km MRT project for the region. Now before any […]

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), Iskandar Development Region, Johor Baru, Malaysian Government, MRT, Planning, Singapore, Urban planning, Urban Public Transport

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Updates #80

Updates #80 1. Hotline Story: End of the road (Malay Mail, 1 April 2011) – S. Selvananathan will have to continue to live with the bus stop next to his house.

Tags BRT (Bus-Rapid Transit), complaints/aduan, construction, electric bicycles / motorcycles, Extension of LRT lines, Federal Territories Minister, Feedback, Local Government, Local Public Transport, LRT service disruption, Minister of Transport, Planning, Prasarana, project management & delivery, Puduraya, Road Transport Department, technology, Urban planning

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Is Greater KL ready to be a livable, world class city? (Update #1)

Post author By transitmy
Post date March 12, 2011
3 Comments on Is Greater KL ready to be a livable, world class city? (Update #1)

Update: The Star has an interesting piece on making Kuala Lumpur into a livable city on 2 April 2011 – see How liveable is Kuala Lumpur? and related articles! TRANSIT wants to highlight an excellent opinion piece that appears in today’s and last week’s The Sun on the importance of people-centric planning in creating livable […]

Tags Corridor City, Greater KL, Livable City, MRT Update, TOD, Transit-Land Use Integration, Urban planning