The problem of rising site visitors congestion requires insurance policies which discourage using personal automobiles, alongside enhancements towards the general public transport ecosystem, mentioned consultants in response to The Star.
Most individuals, particularly these dwelling exterior town centre, favor driving as it’s extra handy in comparison with taking public transport the place switching transit traces is required, mentioned Malaysian Institute of Street Security Analysis (Miros) chairman Wong Shaw Voon.
An instance cited by The Star is a commuter in Selangor who travels from Kota Damansara to SS15 in Subang Jaya, who will first must journey to the Muzium Negara MRT station, and alter traces on the KL Sentral LRT station.
“This doubles the journey time in comparison with driving. Public transport nonetheless has restricted traces. Extra enchancment is required if we would like extra folks to make use of public transport,” Wong mentioned, noting that the scenario could enhance with the upcoming MRT 3 (Circle Line) and LRT 3 (Bandar Utama – Klang line) rail tasks.
Citing information from the street transport division (JPJ), new automobile registrations elevated from 530,057 items in 2021 to 832,347 items in 2023, in response to the report.
In the meantime, the shortage of first- and last-mile connectivity is the principle motive folks favor proudly owning automobiles, mentioned MDS Consultancy Group managing director Rosli Azad Khan, in response to The Star.
Transit alignments are sometimes situated distant from residential areas, and seamless interconnectivity throughout totally different modes of public transport is a should if personal automobile use is to be discouraged. Having extra interchange stations the place commuters can simply swap practice traces, together with a single fee platform and smaller feeder buses, in addition to permitting e-mobility automobiles on the trains can assist, he mentioned.
“Digital ticketing methods to allow a single fee platform throughout all modes of public transport resembling MyRapid and different cashless methods can contribute to seamless journey. To shorten switch occasions, smaller buses or minibuses can be utilized to ferry commuters from their housing areas to the transit stations,” Rosli mentioned.
“Automotive restriction measures, as an example greater toll charges for highways working within the cities resembling Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Subang, Shah Alam and Klang, have to be in place. Parking areas within the cities must be restricted. Vehicles must also not be allowed to park on the street,” Rosli added, calling for coverage adjustments to limit personal automobile utilization.
Based on Malaysia Street and Transportation Security Affiliation president Nik Mohd Salim, site visitors situations are anticipated to worsen as extra improvement arises, however there are fewer plans to extend street entry, The Star wrote.
“Housing areas ought to centre round public transport hubs,” Nik Mohd Salim mentioned, who urged the federal government to think about site visitors points of their metropolis planning, and that there must be higher entry to public transport from housing areas.
In the meantime, new transit traces expertise and higher funding in public transport have been confirmed to draw commuters, mentioned Malaysian Public Transport Customers Affiliation president Ajit Johl in response to the report.
“We are going to see a discount in site visitors jams offered the federal government performs an energetic position within the continued promotion of the general public transportation system,” mentioned Ajit, who recommended that town implements car-free days on weekdays.
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