KL Metroscape

Thoughts about urban planning and public transport in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[KL Metroscape @KLMetroscape]

The first KL Metroscape video is out! It explores why KL’s traffic hasn’t improved despite the MRT and what it takes to get people on public transit.

Using 2 stations as examples, it shows how small infrastructure upgrades can drive big ridership gains.

https://t.co/NZd9UeBexr

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

Cities should not sacrifice their residents’ quality of life on the altar of suburban motorists’ convenience.

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

In Bordeaux, France, for the first time and have fallen utterly in love with their amazing tram system. Runs directly in front of train station, goes to airport, everything major in town. Way more comprehensive and used than toy-train systems I’ve seen in some Euro cities

[Ernest is: on transit! 🚌🚇🚅 @ErnestOnPT]

Lining up is good an all but the weird boarding setup away from the bus stop at Avenue K/Opp KLCC is caused by constant illegal parking in the bus bay, which forces buses to instead stop further ahead which blocks the rear doors and its ramp for wheelchair/pram access

[votebettersidewalks @bettersidewalk1]

Before every heartbreaking accident, there were countless warning signs ignored. Every small road offence we overlook pulls us closer to a loss we can never undo.

We pray for every lost life on Malaysian roads.

[ًِ @bckupacc99]

Tolong buat laporan kepada SPRM, Jabatan Alam Sekitar dan Jabatan Hidupan Laut sekali. Lekaih!

Marriot perhentian.

[KL Metroscape @KLMetroscape]

And Mariott should be avoided at all costs for this shameful behaviour!

[KL Metroscape @KLMetroscape]

Visited Perhentian again after 15 years. The marine life near the beaches has largely disappeared, and rubbish is everywhere.

Heartbreaking to see one of Malaysia's most beautiful islands heading down the same path as many islands in Thailand and Indonesia.

[ًِ @bckupacc99]

Tolong buat laporan kepada SPRM, Jabatan Alam Sekitar dan Jabatan Hidupan Laut sekali. Lekaih!

Marriot perhentian.

[khalid karim STEMKITA @khalidkarim]

The Kajang MRT Line is not overcrowded because the line has no capacity.

It has 58 four-car trains.
But only around 39–42 appear to be available for peak service.

That means longer gaps between trains.
3-min headway = 20 trains/hour
5-min headway = 12 trains/hour
That is a 40% cut in peak carrying capacity.

So passengers pile up at Bukit Bintang, Pasar Seni and TRX. Trains arrive already packed. Some cannot board. The next train gets worse.

This is not a “build MRT3” story.

It is a maintenance, fleet availability and operating funding story.

Before Malaysia talks about another RM50–60b rail project, we should ask:
Why can’t the busiest MRT line fully deploy the trains it already bought?

Thanks to @OldCentral

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

“We have to study the impacts of car free streets”

The impact:

[khalid karim STEMKITA @khalidkarim]

Have anybody "calculated" the reason for the congested trains?

It's quite simple actually

Maybe @OldCentral can help explain

[Transport Access Malaysia @TranspAccess]

JB’s public transport system should not be a business deal

“JB does not lack demand for public transport. It lacks political clarity, institutional discipline and the courage to prioritise mobility over highways and fuel subsidies.”

https://t.co/4OS8EDeqJe

[Annoyed Malaysians 🇲🇾 @annoyedmsian]

Bukan hanya kat Damascus je, semua pintu masuk MRT Bukit Bintang selalu pesat sampai menghalang pejalan kaki.

Macam kat Pintu C, motor semua parking sampai camni. Please do something. @DBKL2u

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

🥵 When we let driving and parked cars monopolize our streets we amplify urban heat stress and lower our quality of life.

Yet another hidden societal cost of private car ownership.

[Transport Access Malaysia @TranspAccess]

Almost...
SEVEN. YEARS.

📍Jalan Hang Jebat

Despite all the talk, pedestrian infra is still not being prioritised.

OPEN THIS BRIDGE *before* adding another flyover or widening roads. Do it *before* adding car parks, or 'upgrading' a roundabout for RM100m.

PLEASE.

[Ernest is: on transit! 🚌🚇🚅 @ErnestOnPT]

You reject the proposal because it’s “overdevelopment”

I reject the proposal because it encourages people to drive as it has too much car park spaces in the building rather than walking to Kerinchi LRT station 10 mins away

We are not the same

[Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife]

Every time we see hundreds of bicycles outside a high school, we no longer despair for the human race.

To Dutch people, it barely registers. But this scene represents something profound: freedom and autonomy for young people—without the stress, cost, or danger of needing a car.

[Urban Cycling Institute 🚲  @fietsprofessor]

Inspiration from the country that invented car dependency.

If Seattle🇺🇸 can change, why can't your city?

[Ernest is: on transit! 🚌🚇🚅 @ErnestOnPT]

Hilariously irrelevant stock photo of the LRT depot aside, nothing by the state gov has addressed the growing anger on long wait times or the tech inefficiencies associated with DRTs

Fixed-route scheduled buses provides more certainty over a van that requires an hour-long wait

[Annoyed Malaysians 🇲🇾 @annoyedmsian]

Wtf PJD Link is back on?! Developers just submitted a new application to state govt of a "revised proposed alignment". 🖕🤬