SYNOPSIS

Under the Government Transformation Programme – Improving Urban Public Transport, the Greater KL Plan has been identified and formulated to become one of the critical components of the National Key Results Area (NKRA).   It is apparent from the various action plans formulated and under implementation that the government recognizes the need to have an all round and comprehensive approach on the upgrading of public transport in order to achieve the desired target of modal shift to fulfill the NKRA criteria on Public Transport.  
Throughout the world, high usage of urban public transport is symbolic of a status of an advanced city.  With the environmental consciousness and the go green concept, public transport has become a critical factor in achieving urban sustainability.  
Public transport; especially transit lines, is a costly and yet irreversible investment.  Without appropriate long term planning to compliment the physical infrastructure provision, and effort to integrate the various public transport systems for efficient connectivity, it would be difficult to achieve the set target to increase patronage of public transport to overcome urban traffic congestion woe.  This talk focuses on  the  long term planning  requirement to meet and  realize the objectives
of public transportation initiatives.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Lee Choy Hin began his career with the Public Works Department (PWD) of Malaysia as an Executive Engineer upon graduation in 1981. He was posted to various positions during his terms of employment with PWD involving in research, design, and construction supervision, formulation of departmental policy, technical standards and design guidelines.
Ir Lee left JKR in 1991 and has since been very active in engineering consulting, technical advisory as well as project management fields. He specialises in urban transport planning and traffic management, intersections and highway capacity studies, as well as road design.  He has been involved in various traffic and transport studies projects both locally and in overseas countries.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), and a registered Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He served as Chairman of the Highway and Transport Engineering Technical Division of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM); and Honorary Secretary of the Institution of Highway and Transportation Malaysia Branch.