TRANSIT took note of this article announcing the expansion of car-free Sundays in the central business district of George Town. This initiative of the Penang Government and MPPP will likely be well-received by most residents of the area as well as visitors. We hope to see more people using public transportation to get to the [...]
Filed under: Announcements, Bicycle, Community Shuttle Bus, Feedback, Information, JPJ / RTD, Local Councils, News & Events, Pedestrian, Pedestrianisation, RapidPenang, Safety, Health and Environment, Stakeholders' Participation | Tagged: bicycle racks, bicycle(s), George Town, JPJ/RTD, no-car zone, Pedestrian, Penang CAT, Penang Government, RapidPenang, Road Transport Department | Leave a Comment »


Brickfields on ‘collision course’ because of the new bus & taxi lane?
On December 3rd, 2001, buses & taxis leaving KL on the southbound route through Brickfields began using the contra-flow bus & taxi lane on Jalan Tun Sambanthan. The bus & taxi lane was actually supposed to begin operations on 20th August 2011 but the start was delayed because of objections from business owners in the [...]
Filed under: Bus Rapid Transit, Comments on Government, Complaints - Bus Services, Complaints - Other, Information, Local Councils, Mass Transit (LRT/MRT/METRO), Monorail, News & Events, Pedestrian, Pedestrianisation, Stage Bus, Stakeholders' Participation, Taxi, Transit Facilities, Transit-Oriented Development | Tagged: Brickfields, bus lanes, congestion, crash/collision, DBKL, Federal Territories Ministry, Pedestrian, Stage Bus, Taxi, urban decay, urban design, Urban Public Transport, urban renewal, urban sprawl | 1 Comment »