Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects

Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects

Prioritizing public tramjport in large cities requires huge amount of money. In Kuala Lumpur for example, public transport services are relatively poor and inefficient due in part to the inability by the major operators to mobilize ample investment capital. Besides, the new funding systems such as t...

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Main Author: Amin Tamale Kiggundu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Gadjah Mada 2013-07-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Geography
Subjects:
large cities, public transit, Kuala Lumpur, funding
Online Access:https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijg/article/view/2247
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spelling doaj-68287c98edc64620b4bf53df9cb3d2152020-11-25T01:17:50ZengUniversitas Gadjah MadaIndonesian Journal of Geography0024-95212354-91142013-07-0140110.22146/indo.j.geog,22472060Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And ProspectsAmin Tamale KiggunduPrioritizing public tramjport in large cities requires huge amount of money. In Kuala Lumpur for example, public transport services are relatively poor and inefficient due in part to the inability by the major operators to mobilize ample investment capital. Besides, the new funding systems such as the Public Transportation Trust Fund (PTTF) may not be able to solve the problem because they are still unclear and incoherent. Other key challenges are: lack of a pro-transit policy. rapid motorization. urban decentralization as well as dependence on fare revenue and banks to fund new investments. CrucianF. due to the poor design of private rail concessions, government intervention has been inevitable.https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijg/article/view/2247large cities, public transit, Kuala Lumpur, funding
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Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects
Indonesian Journal of Geography
large cities, public transit, Kuala Lumpur, funding
author_facet Amin Tamale Kiggundu
author_sort Amin Tamale Kiggundu
title Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects
title_short Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects
title_full Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects
title_fullStr Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects
title_full_unstemmed Financing Public Transit Systems In Kuala Lumpur: Challenges And Prospects
title_sort financing public transit systems in kuala lumpur: challenges and prospects
publisher Universitas Gadjah Mada
series Indonesian Journal of Geography
issn 0024-9521
2354-9114
publishDate 2013-07-01
description Prioritizing public tramjport in large cities requires huge amount of money. In Kuala Lumpur for example, public transport services are relatively poor and inefficient due in part to the inability by the major operators to mobilize ample investment capital. Besides, the new funding systems such as the Public Transportation Trust Fund (PTTF) may not be able to solve the problem because they are still unclear and incoherent. Other key challenges are: lack of a pro-transit policy. rapid motorization. urban decentralization as well as dependence on fare revenue and banks to fund new investments. CrucianF. due to the poor design of private rail concessions, government intervention has been inevitable.
topic large cities, public transit, Kuala Lumpur, funding
url https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/ijg/article/view/2247
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