Friday, October 26, 2012
Govt urged to re-evaluate national public transport policy
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25, 2012): Working Group on Public Transportation in Malaysia, coordinator, A. Sivarajan, urged the government to re-evaluate the national public transport policy in order to provide a more effective and efficient system to consumers.
Among the main problems identified by the Working Group were bus services being mostly concentrated within Kuala Lumpur, Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations located far from housing estates and bus stops at unsafe locations, he said.
"There are also places with bus stops but without buses passing through. Furthermore, the network connectivity is poor whereby passengers have to walk a distance to LRT stations after taking a bus from their homes," he said at a press conference to announce the Public Transport in Malaysia Forum, here today.
He also highlighted that there are still cases of taxi drivers taking advantage by charging exorbitant fares and not using meters.
Sivarajan urged the government to take over the country's entire public transport system as a Government Linked Company. The Forum will be held on Nov 3 and is expected to pass several resolutions on public transport issues. – Bernama
Source : http://www.thesundaily.my/news/525380
Friday, October 5, 2012
Transport master plan up for scrutiny
Patrick Lee |
October 5, 2012 | Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: The final draft of the National Land Transport Master Plan, aimed at solving Malaysia’s transport woes, is out and up for public scrutiny and feedback.
It covers six areas categorised under historical perspectives, opportunities and realities, objectives and policies, institutional framework, regional perspectives and land freight.
The 107-page document is available on the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) website: http://www.spad.gov.my/sites/default/files/national-land-public-transport-master-plan-final-draft.pdf.
SPAD had worked on the document over the past year, having consulted various stakeholders (including
government agencies) before coming up with a final version.
It is a first of its kind in Malaysia, as government ministries and agencies had to rely on ad hoc policies by traffic and transport planners since Independence.
Last year, a SPAD spokesperson told FMT that the master plan would have a 20-year lifeline.
Members of the publics can e-mail their feedback to SPAD at: nor.fanim@spad.gov.my, shafarizam@spad.gov.my,hazwani@spad.gov.my.
Drafts of the Greater Klang Valley/Kuala Lumpur Masterplan can already be viewed on the same website.
PETALING JAYA: The final draft of the National Land Transport Master Plan, aimed at solving Malaysia’s transport woes, is out and up for public scrutiny and feedback.
It covers six areas categorised under historical perspectives, opportunities and realities, objectives and policies, institutional framework, regional perspectives and land freight.
The 107-page document is available on the Land Public Transport Commission’s (SPAD) website: http://www.spad.gov.my/sites/default/files/national-land-public-transport-master-plan-final-draft.pdf.
SPAD had worked on the document over the past year, having consulted various stakeholders (including
government agencies) before coming up with a final version.
It is a first of its kind in Malaysia, as government ministries and agencies had to rely on ad hoc policies by traffic and transport planners since Independence.
Last year, a SPAD spokesperson told FMT that the master plan would have a 20-year lifeline.
Members of the publics can e-mail their feedback to SPAD at: nor.fanim@spad.gov.my, shafarizam@spad.gov.my,hazwani@spad.gov.my.
Drafts of the Greater Klang Valley/Kuala Lumpur Masterplan can already be viewed on the same website.
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