Towards a sustainable transport system

By Mr Goh Bok Yen, MAG Technical Managing Director

IN MARCH last year, after Petaling Jaya residents made their feelings clear in opposing an elevated tolled road through the centre of the city, Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali instructed his administration to prepare a State Public Transport Master Plan (SPTM) based on a sustainable, environmentally-friendly, modern public transport system.

In August 2015, the Selangor State Economic Planning Unit (Upen) initiated the Selangor Public Transport Master Plan Study (SPTMP) with the objective of curbing the out-of–control and growing traffic congestion in urban areas by adopting the target figure that 60% of personal travel should use public transport.   Read more .....

No acquisition of homes in Taman Tun Dr Ismail

KUALA LUMPUR: There is a glimmer of hope for residents in Taman Tun Dr Ismail who have had sleepless nights ever since notices appeared in their neighbourhood stating that their land may be acquired for the proposed mass rapid transit (MRT) project.
This is because their land may not be needed for the project after all.

The Land Public Transport Commission said, in a statement, that the final decision on the land acquisition would only be made after the public display ends in May.
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