Towards a sustainable transport system

IN MARCH last year, after Petaling Jaya residents made their feelings clear in opposing an elevated tolled road through the centre of the city, Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali instructed his administration to prepare a State Public Transport Master Plan (SPTM) based on a sustainable, environmentally-friendly, modern public transport system.

In August 2015, the Selangor State Economic Planning Unit (Upen) initiated the Selangor Public Transport Master Plan Study (SPTMP) with the objective of curbing the out-of–control and growing traffic congestion in urban areas by adopting the target figure that 60% of personal travel should use public transport.