Kuala Lumpur - Klang BRT (Budget 2016)

During Budget 2016 tabled by Malaysian corrupted leader, RM1 billion to be allocated for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Kota Kinabalu and the RM1.5 Billion for the Kuala Lumpur - Klang BRT.

This is shocking announcement to include BRT system as part of transportation system in Kota Kinabalu when tram service or feeder bus will work in a sloppy city. Rationale of the project is behind some mysterious trade off between leaders of the affected party.

Artist illustration of KL - Klang BRT

From early information, the line will be about 34km long, with about 25 stations along it. About 80% of the KL - Klang BRT line will be connected to the LRT (Light Rail Transit) and KTM Komuter rail lines, with all stops linked to other bus services.

Uber, Grabcar in KL

It is expected to see Uber and Grabcar, both private hire vehicle to transform and provide stiff competition to unreliable taxis in Klang Valley.

Uber has hit Malaysia since past 2 years starting out in Klang Valley, then Johor Bahru and Penang. With the ease of usage of app, reliable service and even cheaper than metered taxi fare have given the passengers a better choice.

Grabcar is a brainchild from long standing MyTeksi app which connects most of taxi drivers in Klang Valley. The mode of operation is almost similiar with Uber but with better cars and higher fares.

Experience read

1. Seasonal Uber driver: Walauwei.com
2. Falling share of passengers: More switch to ridesharing

Legality 
They have managed to find great/glaring loopholes in the existing regulations and take advantage of technology, enforcement challenges and a horrible taxi service.

Effectively Uber just connects you to a driver but has no way of knowing if that driver is legally permitted to drive you.

Supply vs demand
Reportedly there are whooping 37,000 taxis alone in Klang Valley, yet Uber and Grabcar service are well received. It added a significant supply to serve a stagnant market (so there's a fiery competition).

We will be glad to see a significant change of paradigm of public transportation in near future. The real question behind is not whether Uber is illegal or not but more on the service & practicality of dual mode (taxis & ride share) in market.

UMNO cybertrooper in work

Recently a number of cybertrooper with malicious identity and profile are going all out to defend Mr. Najib and the UMNO party as whole.

Below are the excerpts of tweets that showed the party:

1) Member of UMNO Bukit Bintang branch (Actual name: unknown)

Kami #umnobukitbintang menyokong penuh dan berkembang ke setiap negeri2 @SoloRideJer #janjipruBNmenang @NajibRazak https://t.co/BFsJy4gMdr

— Brozam (@brozam) August 13, 2015

X recist bkn ajaran DAP lah.. sbb tu jgn carik pasal dan #fitnahmediasoialPR #janjipruBNmenang @NajibRazak https://t.co/OZN7XtMN4l

— Brozam (@brozam) August 13, 2015

The above tweets with hashtag #janjipruBNmenang has raised concern on possibility of dirty tactics used in General Election and allegation of DAP as racist party.

Duit jatuh ko PR yg cipta.sbb #fitnahmediasoialPR misi jatuhkan negara utk peralihan kuasa. Jgn bodoh taubatlah https://t.co/Iu316IGsF6

— Brozam (@brozam) August 13, 2015

@AbuzarDollah @siowhou memang pun puak2 apek ni ajar orang jadi biaDAP.

— K. Praba ~ SPK5447 ~ (@spk5447) August 12, 2015

KL City Grand Prix 2015

The upcoming first Kuala Lumpur City Grand Prix has caught public a surprise following road closures that will take place on Friday (7 August to 9 August).

Below is the traffic management plan by organiser.

Road closures during the race

Among major roads that will be closed are part of Jalan Ampang, part of Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jalan Perak and Jalan P. Ramlee.

Pedestrian walkway during the race (before 6pm)

Klang Valley MRT underground station concept

Quartz formation inspired the architectural design concept of the ground level entrance structures for the seven underground stations of Klang Valley MRT: Muzium Negara, Pasar Seni, Merdeka, Bukit Bintang, Tun Razak Exchange, Cochrane and Maluri.

The Aecom-Veritas team is in charge of Muzium Negara, Pasar Seni, Merdeka and Bukit Bintang stations, all of which are located in heavily built-up urban sites, while the Mott MacDonald-NEUformation team took care of Tun Razak Exchange, Cochrane and Maluri, all located in sites that are currently being transformed by large, mixed development projects.

Sg Buloh - Putrajaya Line public display

MRT Corp has put up the public display for the upcoming Sg Buloh - Putrajaya Line over the period of months before obtaining approval from SPAD.

The underground cross section. 

p/s: All images used in above belongs to MRT Corp. We held no responsibility for any copyright infringement and misused by any means.

Seremban-Port Dickson highway go fully electronic

Toll concessionaire PLUS will be introducing toll free highway system for all earliest by 2018.

Only TnG and SmartTAG to be accepted at all toll plazas.

This coming June 1, all toll transactions at both toll plazas on the Seremban-Port Dickson Highway (SPDH) will be conducted electronically via PLUSMiles cards, Touch ‘n Go cards or SmartTAGs.

Frequent users are advised to purchase preloaded RM5 PLUSMiles Touch ‘n Go cards at a promotional rate of RM5 (card is free) at both toll plazas beginning 1 May until 31 August 2015

In addition, the public can also purchase SmartTAGs at a promotional rate of RM104.95 (inclusive of 6% GST) at Mambau and Lukut Toll Plazas beginning 1 May until 30 June 2015 (while stock lasts).

Example of savings by using PlusMiles card.

Other toll plazas that are fully electronic:

1. Perling Toll Plaza on the Linkedua Highway
2. Kempas Toll Plaza on the North-South Expressway in Johor in January 2014
3. Batu Tiga and Sungai Rasau Toll Plazas on the Federal Highway Route 2 (FHR2) in November 2014.