Public Transport Study done too late.

July 23rd, 2007 by poobalan | View blog reactions Leave a reply »
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Why there's no study before these projects are done? Now we find that LRT stations don't have enough parking areas, no covered walkway to and from public transport station etc. This is common sense and we can always see existing situations in other countries to learn from, not learn from our own mistakes and shortsightness all the time. This is a costly mistake. Due to misplanning, we are stuck in gridlock and loose precious manhours.
 
Now there are plans to extend the LRT lines. Would the authorities repeat their mistake again? Well, anything can in Bolehland 🙂
 
"In a study by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia last year, city folk had said they wanted a seamless public transportation system.

The study was carried out by public transport expert Prof Dr Abdul Rahim Mat Noor, who found that motorists wanted proper parking areas that were less than a minute's walk from public transportation hubs.

They also wanted a sheltered walkway between parking areas and stations.

According to the study, half of KTMB stations did not have parking facilities, while 80 per cent of STAR-LRT and more than 65 per cent of Putra-LRT stations did not have such facilities.

Hakim said the local authority was looking for vacant spots which could be turned into parking areas for those using public transport.

"We are looking at all possibilities to make it easier for motorists to take public transport," he added.

At present, about two million cars enter the city daily during peak hours. "

 
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