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Public Transportation at the State Level

Public Transportation at the State Level. Regulation and Coordination By Moaz Yusuf Ahmad. Challenges faced in Selangor. Emphasis on car travel (often single-occupancy) in Malaysia (status symbol) Limited investment in public transit/transport

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Public Transportation at the State Level

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  1. Public Transportation at the State Level Regulation and Coordination By Moaz Yusuf Ahmad

  2. Challenges faced in Selangor • Emphasis on car travel (often single-occupancy) in Malaysia (status symbol) • Limited investment in public transit/transport • Mainly suburban and exurban communities with large population • Communities usually surrounded by expressways and divided by wide “express-roads” • Trip generators are often separated from each other  discourages public transport  encourages car use

  3. Challenges faced in Selangor • High traffic volume and incomplete roads (creates gridlock within existing road system) • Older, high density urban areas not designed for large volumes of automobile traffic • Klang • Petaling Jaya • Failure of existing infrastructure or costly maintenance (MRRII flyover, Klang bridges) • Cannot keep pace with development

  4. What about a Public Transport solution? • Public Transport is often mentioned as a solution for existing challenges • However, it faces the following problems: • Lack of strategic development planning makes public transport tough to implement • A project may be supported initially but interest drops afterwards • “Impian LRT” encourages the introduction of costly elevated LRT/Monorail megaprojects over minor, community-centred projects

  5. Improving our Quality of Life • Reduce traffic volume and bottlenecks • Reduce congestion, delays, vehicle idling, and air pollution • Build safer communities focused on people • Shift from single-occupancy vehicle travel to multiple-occupancy (carpooling) • Develop faster, more reliable public transit • Encourage greater use of public transit

  6. The Role of the Government • Poor oversight and organization have created a crisis in public transportation (e.g. Komuter) • The government must take the responsibility to regulate, organize, and coordinate public transport services within Selangor: • Bipartisan Assembly Committee for the regulation and oversight of public transportation • Local Public Transport Authority (LPTA) for strategic planning, implementation, enforcement

  7. Public Transportation at the State Level

  8. “Quick Wins” Part 1Improve Community Transport • Investing in Community-Based Transport • Coordinate town shuttle services under LPTA • Routes should have 2-way service with minimum frequency of 15 minutes • ‘Clockface’ service demonstrates reliability • 2-way service means shorter trips • State government funding of capital costs • approx. RM250k-300k per 12m bus • Operating costs paid by/through local councils • Advertising + state subsidy will support operations

  9. “Quick Wins” Part 2Improve Minibus service • Minibus service can enhance communities by improving accessibility and mobility • Hong Kong has two types of Minibus services • Green Minibus • Government-controlled feeder bus service • Uses fixed routes, regulated fares • Red ‘Maxicab’ • Privately operated ‘point-to-point’ service • Uses flexible routes, market fares

  10. “Quick Wins” Part 3 Improve rapid transit • Direct express bus routes and feeder bus routes to link communities to KTM lines • Encourages passenger demand to develop • Greater cost recovery = lower subsidy • Build new station on Kelana Jaya LRT line at existing Lembah Subang Depot • Guideway, tracks and station already in place • Reduces pressure on Kelana Jaya station and existing bus routes, roads • Allows the use of bus routes to promote demand

  11. Restricted bus Right-of-Way Orange Line, Los Angeles, CA (USA) TransJakarta, Jakarta (Indonesia)

  12. Benefits of “Quick Wins” • Immediate need for public transportation improvements  oil, petrol, food prices and cost of living rapidly increasing • Faster planning and construction period means that the results can be seen quickly • Building public transportation at the local level will create demand for public transportation • Greater mobility for more people

  13. Conclusion • Traffic congestion is causing significant economic and social problems for communities in Selangor • Solutions must allow various options for residents • Planning must include transit options, mixed-uses, higher densities  Transit-Oriented Developments • Government must identify and implement several “Quick Win” solutions to showcase ideas • Localized, community-based solutions are a lower cost way to build demand for public transport • Future investment will have better cost recovery

  14. Sources • National Physical Plan (Transportation) • Selangor 2020 Structural Plan • KL City, MPSJ Local Plans • Government of Hong Kong (Transportation) • RapidKL, Prasarana, KTM, Transjakarta • Urban Rail, Railway Technology forums • Skyscrapercity.com, usj.com.my, residents • Archived photos including personal collection

  15. Moaz Yusuf Ahmad 012-248-3330 SS17, Subang Jaya Moaz.ahmad@gmail.com moaz.a@taylors.edu.my Thank you for your Time

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