We need to bring together a coalition of individuals and groups who are committed to sustainable public transport and put it on the national agenda, asserts Jeyakumar Devaraj. Continue reading »
Jan 062013
Apr 192011
Expensive transport solutions may not be suitable for Penang. Only with decent information in place, reduced road congestion by proper planning and a bit of driving etiquette can the bus system become a valid alternative to private cars, says Florian Ladage. Continue reading »
Feb 012011
Yap Soo Huey urges us to hop on a bus to reduce congestion. Decongesting traffic, she says, is just a state of mind. Continue reading »
Jan 222011
Trepidation overwhelms Mustafa K Anuar as he comes to terms with the New Year – an anxiety borne out of various episodes over the last year. Continue reading »
Apr 092008
Aliran
welcomes and appreciates the Penang state government’s extension of
support to the Citizens for Public Transport (Cepat) in their
campaign for an efficient and affordable public transport system in
the state.
Mar 072008
The lack of a efficient public transport system in Penang has become a major election issue. Instead of improving the efficiency of the bus system and providing more buses, the government seems intent on blowing RM3.4 billion on an expensive monorail system. Choong Sim Poey responds to this development on behalf of Cepat, a coalition calling for improved public transport.
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Mar 142007
Angeline Loh describes a long overdue meeting between the Citizens for Public Transport (Cepat) and the chief of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) – a meeting which provided little hope and came 15 years too late for Penang’s bus system (or rather, bus chaos).
Feb 282007
Aliran views the Federal government’s latest attempt to resolve Penang’s public transport woes by introducing RapidPenang (an arm of RapidKL) as a plaster job on a lesion that requires surgery.