The government is projecting that by 2030, about 80% of residents in the Klang Valley will be expected to live within 400 metres of public transport services, the New Straits Times reports. With that in mind, the government is rolling out a host of public transport initiatives to improve transportation in the country, deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.
“As we gear up to realise an aggressive target of 40% public transport modal share for Greater Kuala Lumpur and an average of 15% for other capital cities by the year 2030, we also expect 80% of the Klang Valley population to live within 400 metres of the public transport service,” he said in a speech delivered at the 16th International Association of Public Transport (UITP) Asia-Pacific assembly being held in Kuala Lumpur.
He added that the government has begun implementing a host of public transport initiatives. These, he said, included improving the main rail line within the Klang Valley, down south and to the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia as well as the extension of monorail and LRT services’ capacity.
He said Rapid KL’s LRT Line Extension Project, which was expected to provide an additional 300,000 daily commuters, would be fully operational within the next few days. Earlier, he said that the government will ensure that all projects, including those in the public transportation sector, will be implemented as planned with minimal or no delays.
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Uber/Grabcar considered public transport?
U ingat tinggal tepi sungai boleh relak ke? kat MRT, LRT, jalan besar x bleh tidur tau?
2030??? By time Rakyat can’t even afford to buy cars due to easy public transport.
If that scenario is to happen, than owning homes is more important than owning cars.
Gov bodo. MY pipu all hi keras, dun wanna walk more than 100m to take public transport. 400m is too far away. Nobody wanna walk that distance. Better drive car.
Still where’s the MCA menteri?
2030. I won’t be around anymore.
Good luck realizing that dream with TTDI residents.
By 2030. P1 n p2 will die as all ppl taking public transport n not buying cars.
Btw, i wonder what will we be on 2020? Anyone here still remember our vision 2020(wawasan 2020) thingy?
2030 is the new wawasan 2020
Will Proton still be around?
sometimes feel that public transport fare is expensive…
Having first world infrastructure but third world mentality won’t change anything. Lots of bus drivers are rude, drive dangerously and ignore everything. How much do bus drivers here earn a month? In Perth, Australia, public bus drivers earn close to A$70k to A$90k a year. Yet their public transport system is deemed cheaper than MaLaysia (without converting) and some tourist city routes are free! Will this happen in Malaysia? Doubt it. Especially when everyone waiting for generous royals to donate $$
Malaysia will have some autonomous states by 2030
400m is still quite a distance to walk but doable.
Why don’t they address the other side of the coin? Easy access is pointless when the trip still take too much time.
I did an experiment some time ago. I took public transportation from my place in USJ to my office in Bukit Bintang. The whole trip took more than 2hrs one way.
is it acceptable to spend more than 4 hrs a day just to get to and from work?
Its also pointless to have easy access when the trains are so packed you can’t get in. Its not rare to have to wait 4-5 trains on the monorail/LRT at peak hours.
aiks…by 2030? no more target 2020? XD