Enhancing Public Transport in the Klang Valley National

Enhancing Public Transport… …in the Klang Valley National Summit on Urban Public Transport 18 September, 2008

Significant Problems l Poor planning of public transportation services and development l l Lack of timely investment in public transportation services l l Uncoordinated, incomplete planning Overcrowding, network breakdown (“KTM Krisis”) Existing networks have significant missing links and are not properly integrated Many options but services are unreliable Inaccessible and inconvenient for many passengers

Organization and Regulation l l l Too many government agencies Not enough power/ability/willingness to enforce regulations Incomplete understanding of what public transport can offer to a community l l l Focus on the “Lower-income group” low expectations Competition does not help the public transportation industry Operators may sacrifice quality, service, mobility, safety, rights of workers, etc.

Transport Ministry (RTD - Roads, Licensing, Safety Enforcement) Traffic Police Cabinet Committe e EPU (Planning) Finance Ministry Public Feedback (Insignificant) State, Local Governments (Insignificant) CVLB (Licensing, Fares) Prasarana Private Bus Operators Government Operators (Metrobus, SJ, KGNHIN, Milan, Red, etc. ) (Rapid. KL, Rapid Penang)

Regional / local planning l l Local governments focus on traffic management and cater to cars Development planning does not include public transportation early enough Planning is not coordinated with other governments within the region Private model – improvements/proposals often focus on increasing operator profits rather than mobility

DBKL Plan for LRT Expansion DAMANSARA LINE SENTUL EXTENSION CHERAS LINE KL MONORAIL EXTENSION SRI PETALING EXTENSION

KLCity 2020 Draft Plan for LRT l 11 Lines proposed l l 7 monorail 3 LRT 1 MRT Cost vs. Benefits l l l Initial Cost: RM 200 -250 million per km RM 40 -50 billion Low carrying capacity (11 lines with less than 12, 000 ppdph)

Federal Government Proposal l 3 Proposed lines costing RM 30 billion l l l Kota Damansara – Cheras Line Kelana Jaya LRT extension from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights Ampang LRT extension from Seri Petaling to Putra Heights A high cost, low mobility solution What about other corridors? Other options? l PJ north-south? Puchong-KL direct? Circle line?

Real Investments in Public Transportation l l l Change of Attitude – We are investing in infrastructure which is an asset for this nation Rail infrastructure is the most efficient way to move people and goods Complete, accessible rapid-transit networks increase people’s mobility Better planning + mobility = better quality of life Remove thousands of cars from our roads daily Fewer jams = greater economic productivity & economic growth

Solutions Parliamentary Committee National Public Transportation Authority 1. 2. l l Local/Regional Public Transport Authorities 3. l l l 4. Introduce and maintain National Standards Integrated Planning across Malaysia Regional and Local Planning Controls routes, fares, assets Operators under contract to provide services Encourage and use public feedback

Recommended Structure Parliamentary Committee Public Feedback EPU Finance Ministry NPTA (Planning) (Vision & Standards) (Funding) LPTA NCER LPTA KV LPTA KL-Sel LPTA ECER LPTA IDR-S (Oversight) (Oversight) Bus and Rail Operators are under contract (time limited) to each LPTA. The Ministry of Finance would buy buses and provide capital funding where needed. LPTAs would own the buses and routes and maintain local oversight and provide direct operations subsidy where needed.

A more complete Rail Network SENTULDAMANSARA EXTENSION PUCHONG – GOMBAK LINE KOTA DAMANSARA CITY LINE CHERAS (PLAZA PHOENIX) SUBANG USJ EXTENSION ? SRI PETALINGDAMANSARA EXTENSION PUCHONG – GOMBAK LINE Possible Future Klang Valley Rapid Transit System (courtesy of Fikir Runding Sdn. Bhd. )

Think past the “LRT Dream” l l l People want connectivity and convenience but LRT takes time to build and serves limited areas Other forms of rapid transit do exist These may be the costeffective, quick, comprehensive solutions we need

A Plan for Action l Short-Term (up to Dec 2009) l Enforce existing regulations and improve accessibility l Revamp existing public transport services to follow SMURT-KL l Fill in “missing links” in infrastructure (hubs, bus lanes) and network (more “rapid-transit” lines)

A Plan for Action l l Mid-Term (up to 2012) l Further investment in “rapid-transit” networks l Invest in expansion of KTM Komuter (fleet, frequency, services) l Expand rail and bus networks in major cities Long Term (2015 -2020) l Complete urban rapid transit network (KL, JB, Penang, Ipoh) l National Public Transport Network

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME Moaz Yusuf Ahmad SS 17, Subang Jaya transitmy. org 012 -248 -3330 Moaz. ahmad@gmail. com klangvalley. transit@gmail. com