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Out of the box solution for reducing road congestion

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Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment @ A rendering of the “straddling bus,” which requires neither elevated tracks nor extensive tunneling.

A Chinese inventor with primary education background only is creative and bold enough to come out a futuristic giant bus with a tunnel at the body for small vehicles to pass through.

The estimated cost is 1/10 of underground mass transit train.

‘Straddling Bus’ Offered as a Traffic Fix in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/business/global/18bus.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=business

HONG KONG — What do you do if your roads are congested and polluted? Try designing a vehicle that takes up no road space. And make it partly solar powered.

A company in the southern Chinese town of Shenzhen has done just that. To address the country’s problems with traffic and air quality, Shenzhen Huashi Future Parking Equipment has developed a decidedly odd-looking, extra-wide and extra-tall vehicle that can carry up to 1,200 passengers. Continue reading >> Out of the box solution for reducing road congestion

Category: Transportation | Tags: | 21/08/2010
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KL MRT: Another giant cash cow for UMNO cronies

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Good news is KL folks are going to have a new MRT, be ready in the next decade or so.

Bad news is we Malaysians have to foot astronomical bill due to rent-seeking and black box tender process.

Be prepared to add 30% mark-up price on MRT project cost, and the actual mark-up price can be as high as RM10 billion.

I hope you understand mark-up price which is equivalent to money stolen from the taxpayers and go privately into pocket of UMNO goons.

Besides billions cost overrun, KL MRT is another legal vehicle to grab land bank from the owners for UMNO cronies.

Below is a sketchy plan on MRT project I found in the internet.

Under the RM43bil MRT project, there will be two major routes from “Kepong to Cheras”, “Damansara to Serdang” and another important route that will connecting up all the networks and circling around the Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Here are the estimated total project values for the future public transport plan in Malaysia:

RM7 billion – For Light Rail Transit (LRT) extension works
RM36 billion – For Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system construction and design
RM2 billion – For MRT station and MRT line land acquisition
RM3 billion – For all the vehicles that move on a railway (rolling stock)
RM2 billion – For MRT underground commercial space development

Continue reading >> KL MRT: Another giant cash cow for UMNO cronies

Category: Government Policy, Transportation | Tags: , , , | 18/07/2010
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Bolehland snail train vs China bullet train

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Let’s take a look at comparison with the China bullet train. China bullet train speed is 2.8 times fastest than KTM new electric train, but the cost variance is about 1.5.

Bolehland new train max speed: 140 KM/h and average speed (?)

Ref: Rawang-Ipoh: RM6 billion for 179 Km

Railway cost:  RM33.52 million per Km.  Note: The cost is for modification of old railway.

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China new train max speed: 394 KM/h and average speed 350 KM/h

Ref: USD 17 billion for 1,100 Km

Railway cost:  RM51 million per Km.  Note: New railway is built.

Further reading about bullet train in China >>> http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/international/china_high_speed_bullet_train.fortune/

Bolehland has spent over RM 30 billion to build an obsolete railway system while China is smart enough to build 390 KM per hour bullet train.

Ong Tee Keat said we are a third country, we cannot afford to have advanced train system like China. A typical political rhetoric from a MCA politician. The fact is China is not a first world country, but they build a train system for the future, not for world world 2.

There is high speed train powered by turbine engine on the traditional railway with speed exceeding 300 Km/h and no electric grid is needed. The construction cost can be drastically reduced if Malaysia choosing gas turbine system instead of WW2 electric train system.

Bolehland snail train is another screw-up project by BN government.

It’s still not too late to call off snail train project and have a bullet train system from KL to JB/Singapore.

Category: Transportation | Tags: , , | 10/01/2010
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Replace KL Datuk Bandar with Beijing Mayor IF we want to solve traffic jam

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Many cities in China have much better public transportation system than any cities in our Bolehland.

UMNO could sent a Malay astronaut to outer space for Malay self-image boasting, but they cannot solve or reduce traffic congestion problem here.

How screw-up BN government!

Well-planned public transport system

TALE OF TWO CITIES – BEIJING
By CHOW HOW BAN

YOU don’t need a car to drive around Beijing. The public transport in the Chinese capital takes you anywhere without any hassle.

There are almost 21,000 public buses plying 285.5km of bus lanes and eight subway and light rail lines, giving Beijing residents more reasons to opt for mass transportation.

Today, the number of public buses has increased by eight-fold compared with those in 1978. The buses run with additional carriages for larger capacity and the waiting time between buses has shortened to 10 minutes.

Continue reading >> Replace KL Datuk Bandar with Beijing Mayor IF we want to solve traffic jam

Category: Transportation | Tags: | 09/10/2009
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Green transport in South Jakarta

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PR governments in Selangor and Perak shall emulate them to buy bicyles instead of Toyota Camry.

Putrajaya and Cyberjaya, new modern cities without bicycle lanes is reflecting our government and city planners’  having “un-green” mindset. The government is providing lip service to protect environment.

Indonesian officials ride bicycles to fight global warming: official

People riding their bikes in Jakarta in 2005. City officials in South Jakarta must now cycle when performing their duties, in a move to help combat pollution and global warming, an official said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)

Posted Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:41am PST

JAKARTA (AFP) – City officials in South Jakarta must now cycle when performing their duties, in a move to help combat pollution and global warming, an official said Wednesday.

They can own a car and drive to work, but they must cycle when travelling to do their work, South Jakarta city spokesman Ahmad Sotar said.

“This is compulsory. Cycling will not only reduce pollution and global warming, but also promote good health,” he added.

“The officials can also get to know their residents better since now they can cycle through the narrow alleyways to reach their homes. They can’t do so if they drive,” Sotar said.

Read more at http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090114/sc_afp/indonesiaenvironmentoffbeat.html

Category: Transportation | Tags: , | 17/01/2009
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