PASSENGERS' TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * WORLDWIDE
* Singapore - Transport Minister observes bus frequency situation
Singapore -FTP/Fit To Post, by Ion Danker -September 14, 2010: -- Transport Minister, Raymond Lim, made an unannounced trip on bus service 960 on Monday morning to get a better feel of the current rush hour bus frequency situation... Mr Lim was on hand to observe the loading situation in Bukit Panjang since the operator increased the number of bus trips during the morning peak period since July... He also visited the bus stop in front of Block 270 at Bukit Panjang, which was recently extended to accommodate more buses and an arrival information panel installed to provide real-time bus arrival information for commuters... According to a Channel NewsAsia report, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said the situation in the area has improved since the changes were implemented... MOT added that the unannounced visit will help officials see first-hand the impact of measures implemented to improve the public transport system. Mr Lim last visited the same area in June... Some commuters spoke to were impressed by Mr Lim’s surprise visit...Dubai - RTA Survey: 77% Of Public Bus Users Favour More Dedicated Lanes
Dubai -Dubai City Guide -13 September 2010: -- A recent survey carried out by the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) revealed that 77 per cent of public transport users in Dubai favoured widening the scope of Dedicated Lanes for Buses and Taxis scheme to cover more streets, over and above Al Mankhool, Al Khaleej, Khalid bin Al Waleed and Al Ghubaiba streets; which saw the debut of the scheme in mid May last... Elaborating on the results of the survey, Maitha said: “The questionnaire covered 5 categories related to the scheme spanning 516 public transport users, 119 private vehicle motorists, 221 cab drivers, 151 public bus drivers, and 56 RTA inspectors... Among public transport users 77 per cent wished the scheme to cover other streets in Dubai, 75% stated that the scheme helped shorten the journey time, 76 per cent believed that the scheme would be an attractive element for using mass transport, and 74 per cent expressed their satisfaction with the awareness campaigns of the scheme" ... (Photo from tinypic: Dubai is now building a mass transit system)* Ghana’s Work on Bus Rapid Transit to start next month
Accra,Ghana -GBN -September 14, 2010: -- The first phase of construction works under the country’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system would take off next month... The BRT will serve a radial arterial route running from Kasoa in the Central Region through Malam and Kaneshie and terminate at the central business district in Accra... Mr Kwadwo Antwi, Head, Project Communication of the Urban Transportation Project said the physical design work would also include the building of new overhead pedestrian crossings fitted with elevator to help commuters, especially the physically challenged, access to the bus terminal in the inner lane... He said the whole project had been divided into phases and would last for about 18 months and the new system would be operational in 2012... Some transport operators, especially members of the GPRTU, initially resisted the introduction of BRT because of fears that once it became operational, its members would lose their jobs.,, (Photo from ghanabusinessnews)* UK - Find a Bus Top Shelter with Google Maps
London,UK -Google Maps Mania -September 13, 2010: -- Bus-Tops is a fascinating public art project in London. Bus-Tops will be installing screens on the roofs of bus shelters across London, creating a medium for artists to show their work... In order to enable the public to make bus stop suggestions Bus-Tops have created an excellent database of London bus stop shelters. If you click on any of the mapped bus stops you can click through to a dedicated page about that bus stop. As well as viewing the bus stop's position on a Google Map you can view it in Street View, you can get a unique URL for that stop and you can also view all nearby stops... This is a great resource to find London bus shelters. Very occasionally it is known to rain in London. So, if you are a regular user of London buses, this could be a handy resource to find a shelter whilst waiting for your bus... (Image: London's Bus-Tops)Labels: passengers' transport industry
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