The National Public Transport Policy Framework and the Greater KL-Klang Valley Public Transport Masterplan will be completed by September next year, said the chairman of Land Public Transport Commission (LPTC), Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.
“Currently, the commission is holding consultations with various stakeholders, users and experts,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the National Summit on Urban Public Transport 2010 here Monday.
The one-day summit, themed “Transforming Urban Mobility: Expanding Capacity, Improving Efficiency”, is organised by the Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute.
Syed Hamid said the National Public Transport Policy Framework would include sub-plans focusing on specific regions, with the Greater KL-Klang Valley Public Transport Masterplan being one of the priority areas.
He said currently, the share of public transportation in Greater KL was at 12 per cent and the government aimed to increase it to 25 per cent by 2012.
“The mass rapid transit will be the backbone for the public transport improvement in Greater KL,” he said.
Earlier, at the officiating of the summit, Syed Hamid said the LPTC would get into full swing to formulate policies, plan and regulate rails, buses and taxi services as well as freight transport via road and rail.
“It also has enforcement powers which it will carry out in close cooperation with other enforcement agencies such as the police and the Road Transport Department,” he said.
Meanwhile, commission chief executive officer, Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal, said LPTC was formed and granted its power through amendments made to four Acts.
“Three Acts had been amended, while amendment to the Road Transport Act 1987 is scheduled to be made by the end of the current parliamentary session (Dec 16),” he said.
