1. Active Transportation Towards Healthy Lifestyle Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

2.  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 Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

3. Active transportation refers to any form of human-powered transportation  walking  cycling  in-line skating  skateboarding Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

4.  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 Malaysia

5.  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 Malaysia

6. No & Yes Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

7. 1. Complements and makes possible Public Transport 2. Short Distance Travel 3. Township Design Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

8. Key Factor in Public Transport Success:  Reliability  Safety  Affordability  Information  Connectivity Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

9.  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 connectivity Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

10. (Similar factors apply for short distance travels)  Pedestrian Walkways  Separated from traffic  Sufficient width (4ft upwards)  Connected  Safe  Disable Friendly Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

14.  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 Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

19.  Pedestrian friendly commercial centers  Encourages walking  Reduces commercial center congestion  Improves storefront visibility / value Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

22.  Consider shades  trees or roofing  Consider travelators  Certain steep / uphill streches  Financial Incentives Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

24.  Size – 2,217 sqkm  Population target – 1.35mil Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

25.  Benchmark Cities (Transport)  Perth, Australia  Brisbane, Australia  Jacksonville, Florida  Memphis, Tennessee  Munich, Germany Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

26.  What we can learn?  Metropolitan public transport authority  Planning  Information  Benchmark – Routes, quantities, passengers, etc Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

27. Getting it right from the start is many times easier than fixing poorly designed infrastructure later Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia

28. Q&A Presented by TRANSIT Malaysia www.transitmy.org Rajiv Rishyakaran, TRANSIT Malaysia