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Move forwards, not backwards to solve our public transport crisis (Update #1)
Update: Azmi Sharom wants you to buzz your rep on the bus issue! TRANSIT has taken note of the following letters in the newspapers regarding the public transport crisis – suggesting that the crisis...
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‘Solutions’ to public transport problems focusing on the bus industry, not...
By now everyone should be aware that a major crisis is taking place in the bus industry. The shut down of CityLiner bus services throughout was the major ‘tipping pint’ in a series of crises [TRANSIT:...
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Malacca government steps forward on public transport with RM7.7mil...
Update #1: Updated with more letters & articles TRANSIT took note of the following interesting news – the Malacca state government is stepping forward with plans to compensate 10 existing public...
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What is RapidBRT, how will it work, and when is it coming to the Klang Valley?
TRANSIT took note of this interesting photo of a sign in one of our LRT trains – advertising improvements to RapidKL bus services. To the top of the photo, we see an advertisement for RapidBET Route...
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Why is the MPK using the North Klang bus terminal for a night market, instead...
TRANSIT took note of this interesting and disturbing article about the introduction of a night market at the site of the old North Klang bus terminal, which was closed in late 2007 when Klang Sentral...
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30% of Malaysian bus drivers suffer from sleep disorders, says survey
TRANSIT members were shocked and disappointed to read the news in The Star today, which shared the results of a survey by the Sleep Disorder Society of Malaysia and the JKJR which showed that a...
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Briton charged RM450 for 10km trip, sparking furore over cheating cabbies...
Update: The Minister of Tourism wants to make taxi drivers into tourism ambassadors with “basic communication skills”. TRANSIT could not let this article pass by without posting it and commenting. The...
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ADUNs in Petaling Jaya call for PJ LRT instead of proposed Kinrara Damansara...
Transit took note of the proposal from 4 ADUN in the Selangor State Assembly (representing Petaling Jaya) that the route of the proposed Kinrara Damansara Expressway (a.k.a. “KiDex” or “KIDEX Skyway“)...
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Interesting book talks about elevated walkways in Hong Kong
TRANSIT took note of this very interesting book Hong Kong: City Without Ground which looks closely at the (mostly private) elevated wallway network in Hong Kong. The article from The Atlantic Cities...
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Haphazard halts are a sign of haphazard planning and policy and organization...
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star Metro which reminded us how much more needs to be done to improve public transport organization and management in the Klang Valley. Haphazard halts (The...
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