US Launch Smart Highway

US today launch a smart highway, Highway I-5, in Seattle, Washington which has high-tech traffic management systems to help drivers drive faster and safer to their destination (Read More ...). Will Malaysia one day have similar highways? How will that affect our mobility? Will citizens now prefer driving than using public transport?

Smart Highway (source: Traffic Technology Today)

Workshop on Urban Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), August 2010

Bus Rapit Transit (BRT) has been successfully implemented in many cities like Curitiba, Brazil; Bogota, Colombia; Guangzhou, China; Seoul, South Korea; and many others. A cheaper alternative than Light Rail Transit (LRT), but can be as effective as Mass Rapit Transit (MRT) to move large volume of passengers if planned properly. I attended the workshop which was conducted by GTZ (Technical Cooperation Agency, Republic of Germany) and led by Senior Transport Advisor, Mr. Manfred.

A BRT in Seoul, South Korea

Krowded KTM Komuter

A crowded KTM Komuter train at Setia Jaya Station. Taken on 13 Aug 2010

Looks familiar? Why do people pay ticket to subject oneself to such a horrible experience?

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KTM Komuter

Are you a regular user of KTM Komuter? Then, we share something in common. The endless frustration over its poor reliability and quality of services. Arriving on time is more an exception than something that you would expect. Sometimes I feel like ditching it. But, from where I live that's the only public transport mode available. No wonder people shun public transport.

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International Conference on Sustainable Urban Public Transport, Kuching, Sarawak, 4 - 6 August 2010

Myself with Mr. Penalosa in Kuching, Aug 4, 2010

I attended the conference in Kuching, Sarawak from 4 - 6 August 2010. Mr. Enrique Penalosa, the ex-Mayor of Bogota who introduced BRT in Bogota, was the keynote speaker. After the talk by Mr. Penalosa, I am convinced that a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a much cheaper, and may be a better, alternative to LRT systems. Already, Iskandar Malaysia has decided to choose BRT over LRT. So does Kuching. Miri might be on board the BRT platform soon.

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