Members of the public are invited to air their views, grievances, put in suggestions and engage with government officers on the proposed blueprint to overhaul the country's public transport system.

traffic jams Now is the time for "the man on the road" to talk on the transport problems faced on a day-to-day basis, Working Group on Public Transportation in Malaysia (KKPAM) spokesperson P Siva told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

They would have the opportunity to do so at the National Forum on Public Transport at the Petaling Jaya Community Library, which the group will hold from 8.40am to 4pm on Nov 3.

With the theme "Moving from private to public transport", the group aims to see engagement between government officers and the people on a new government blueprint to overhaul public transportation in Malaysia.

Another key aspect of the forum is on how to ensure that public transport is given more prominence than just building highways and promoting private vehicles.

Years of being victims of wrong policies

Siva said representatives from the Petaling Jaya City Council, the Town and Country Planning Department and the Land Public Transport Commission (Spad) have confirmed their attendance.

After years of being victims of "wrong policies" that have taken Malaysian public transport into "wrong directions", KKPAM said, it wants the people to speak out and advocate for better public transport.

NONE On the other side of the equation, the working group argued, Spad, which has been tasked with rebuilding Malaysia's public transport system, should engage and consult with the people as they were directly affected, instead of just displaying the blueprint on its website.

The forum will held in two sessions, with the morning session touching on government public transport policies while the afternoon will discuss the vision for Malaysia's future public transport system.

KKPAM hopes the forum will serve to re-ignite public interest and concern for the overhaul of the nation's ailing public transport system with Spad, which is in charge of the exercise, opening lines of communication and allowing feedback.