Public transport – another chance to get it right

IT is no surprise that discussions concerning public transport evoke a lot of passion and emotion among just about everyone, as this writer has come to realise over the last week researching for this piece.

There are a multitude of stakeholders, ranging from the average man in the street, to existing operators, to Government officials overseeing transport, specialist firms with their attractive proposals and to politicians who realise that the state of public transport weighs heavily on the minds of the rakyat.