TRANSIT learned the sad news that 7 young Malaysians have died and 39 were injured in a bus crash Friday night at km38, Jalan Genting Sampah. Police are investigating to see if the driver may driving recklessly. A recent update has said that the driver had no (bus?) driver’s license and the bus provided was […]
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TRANSIT has taken note of the highlights of Budget 2011. We are still in shock. But do keep coming back to our website as we will be updating this posting with comments on the MRT proposal and other solutions to improve public transport throughout Malaysia. Because Malaysia is more than just KL … isn’t it? […]
TRANSIT noted a very interesting article in the newspaper, also cross posted by RapidPenang on their own website. Click here for a larger version of the image above. More information can be found in the articles below
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Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) to include 2 public transport projects – TRANSIT needs your feedback!
TRANSIT has taken note of the recent public open houses in which the government introduced its proposed Economic Transformation Programme, a wholly-Keynesian spending package that is a combination of economic stimulus plan and economic growth plan. TRANSIT will post our comments about the ETP projects which are related to public transport, namely: the proposed MRT […]
TRANSIT took note of the following article in the Business Times, which details the changes in Prasarana since Idrose Mohamed took over the government-owned company. We will tell you what we think about Idrose’s nearly 2 years in charge of Prasarana – but read the article first. Prasarana improves under Idrose (Business Times) 15 Sept […]
TRANSIT notes the recent publication of a report entitled “Public Transport Tendering in the Netherlands,” which looks back on 10 years of public transport reform (including integration, devolution and competition measures) implemented in the Netherlands. The interesting thing about this document is that is shows us how the Netherlands government decentralized authority for local public […]
TRANSIT was debating for some time about how and when to make this posting. You see, it is not easy to always express our real feelings about public transport. Many people in government and the public transport industry are quite sensitive to criticism, and that sensitivity can increase unpredictably…… But frankly, we are disappointed and […]
Update: We have updated website information for SPAD based on the comment provided below! All links have now been updated and additional information has been posted where it has become available. TRANSIT takes note of the newly launched website for SPAD (Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat) – Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Commission. TRANSIT: Interestingly enough, they […]
TRANSIT has noted that the MRT proposal is receiving more and more attention. Today, we take note of 3 articles which focus on the changes that the MRT would bring to KL – with “experts” commenting on different aspects of these changes. TRANSIT will provide links to these articles as well as some highlights of […]
One of the topics that is dear to the heart of the people at TRANSIT is the bus system and how to make it efficient, well-managed and most of all, effective. That means, how do we create a bus system that is stable (functionally and financially) and reliable, with frequent service that is appropriate to […]
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