ISKANDAR MALAYSIA SUSTAINABLE METROPOLIS

CONFERENCE 2011

Active Transportation Towards Healthy

Lifestyle

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TRANSIT - Who are we?

The Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit (TRANSIT)

A united voice for diverse public transport users

Our Goal To ensure the voice of the passenger is heard in

public transport planning, regulation, and operations

To increase awareness about what public transport can bring to our communities

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What is Active Transport?

Active transportation refers to any form of

human-powered transportation

walking cycling

in-line skating skateboarding

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Benefits of Active Transport

Health – Active transportation provides an

opportunity to be physically active on a regular

basis.

Social – Active transportation is accessible to

all and increases social interactions.

Transportation – Active transportation

reduces road congestion.Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT

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Benefits of Active Transport

Environmental – Active transportation is

environmentally-friendly and can

contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas

emissions.

Economic – Active transportation saves

money on petrol and parking.Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT

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Can We Rely on Active Transportation

No & YesRajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT

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Active Transportation

1. Complements and makes possible

Public Transport

2. Short Distance Travel

3. Township Design

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Complements Public Transport

Key Factor in Public Transport Success:

Reliability

Safety

Affordability

Information

Connectivity Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT

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Transport Connectivity

Need to empower people to move from

door to door without the use of private

vehicles

Limitation to what trains, trams &

buses can accomplish in moving people

Last mile connectivityRajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT

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Last Mile Connectivity

(Similar factors apply for short distance travels)

Pedestrian Walkways

Separated from traffic

Sufficient width (4ft upwards)

Connected

Safe

Disable FriendlyRajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT

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Pedestrian Walkways

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Pedestrian Walkways

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Pedestrian Walkways

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Last Mile Connectivity

Cycling lanes

Should be separated from pedestrian

walkways and motorized traffic

Need to provide a safe environment for cycling

Facilitate bicycle storage / locking facilities

Facilitate carrying bicycles on public transport

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Bicycle Lanes

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Bicycle Lanes

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Bicycle Lanes

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Bicycle Lanes

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Township Design

Pedestrian friendly commercial

centers

Encourages walking

Reduces commercial center congestion

Improves storefront visibility / value

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Township Design

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Township Design

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Incentives

Consider shades

trees or roofing

Consider travelators

Certain steep / uphill streches

Financial Incentives

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Hong Kong Travelators

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Iskandar Malaysia

Size – 2,217 sqkm

Population target – 1.35mil

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Iskandar Malaysia

Benchmark Cities (Transport)

Perth, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

Jacksonville, Florida

Memphis, Tennessee

Munich, Germany

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What we can learn?

Metropolitan public transport authority

Planning

Information

Benchmark – Routes, quantities,

passengers, etc

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Getting it right from the start is

many

times easier than fixing poorly

designed

infrastructure laterRajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

Thank you

Q&APresented by

TRANSIT Malaysiawww.transitmy.org

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