Najib: Govt wants 40% of Klang Valley residents to use public transport ??? YAU MOU GAU...CHOR!!
The government wants 40% of the people in the Klang Valley to use public transport by 2020 from the 16% now, in a move to ease traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government was looking at ways to "make public transportation attractive and convenient", as travelling by public transport in the city was "still far from convenient".
"In our plans to develop the public transportation, we emphasise on several important criteria. The system must be integrated, reliable in terms of punctuality, and provides comfort to the passengers.
"We will move in stages to achieve the 40% target by 2020. If we can achieve it earlier, it is even better," he said.
Najib was speaking to reporters after witnessing the signing of agreement between Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd and Bombardier-Hartasuma Consortium in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 13.
In his speech, Najib said most cities worldwide recorded much higher usage of public transport. For instance, it was 60% in Seoul, Singapore 56%, Manila 54%, Tokyo 49% and Bangkok 30%.
He said a special Cabinet committee was set up to ensure all approvals for projects relating to the planning, implementation and monitoring of transportation matters in the Klang Valley were handled centrally by one governing body.
"Recently, we approved a RM10 billion allocation for immediate to medium-term measures to improve our urban public transportation system," he said.
Najib added that a new 30km LRT line linking Kota Damansara and Cheras would be running in four years' time, under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
He said the existing Kelana Jaya line would also be extended to Subang Jaya and USJ, while the Seri Petaling line would cover up to the Puchong area.
He said the integrated transport terminals in Gombak and Bandar Tasik Selatan were in the pipelines, and there would be increased numbers of buses on new and extended bus routes.
"We are confident that with all these measures in place, public attitudes will change and more and more city dwellers will opt for public transport as their primary means of intra-city travel," he said.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the government was looking at ways to "make public transportation attractive and convenient", as travelling by public transport in the city was "still far from convenient".
"In our plans to develop the public transportation, we emphasise on several important criteria. The system must be integrated, reliable in terms of punctuality, and provides comfort to the passengers.
"We will move in stages to achieve the 40% target by 2020. If we can achieve it earlier, it is even better," he said.
Najib was speaking to reporters after witnessing the signing of agreement between Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd and Bombardier-Hartasuma Consortium in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 13.
In his speech, Najib said most cities worldwide recorded much higher usage of public transport. For instance, it was 60% in Seoul, Singapore 56%, Manila 54%, Tokyo 49% and Bangkok 30%.
He said a special Cabinet committee was set up to ensure all approvals for projects relating to the planning, implementation and monitoring of transportation matters in the Klang Valley were handled centrally by one governing body.
"Recently, we approved a RM10 billion allocation for immediate to medium-term measures to improve our urban public transportation system," he said.
Najib added that a new 30km LRT line linking Kota Damansara and Cheras would be running in four years' time, under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
He said the existing Kelana Jaya line would also be extended to Subang Jaya and USJ, while the Seri Petaling line would cover up to the Puchong area.
He said the integrated transport terminals in Gombak and Bandar Tasik Selatan were in the pipelines, and there would be increased numbers of buses on new and extended bus routes.
"We are confident that with all these measures in place, public attitudes will change and more and more city dwellers will opt for public transport as their primary means of intra-city travel," he said.
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