Tuesday February 28, 2012
Parking sites for cyclists
By CAVINA LIM
cavina@thestar.com.my
Photos by WAN MOHIZAN WAN HUSSEIN
GOOD news for those who are cycling to Air Itam, Penang. A proper designated parking space for bicycles has been created in the area.
Air Itam assemblyman Wong Hon Wai said more parking spaces for bicycles are now available and this facility would be incorporated into 150 upgraded bus stands on the Penang island.
“So far, six new bus stands with such feature have been built in my area in Air Itam and Balik Pulau as there are many cyclists who love to cycle there.
“Some of the residents in the Air Itam area have complained to me that there are insufficient parking spaces for their bicycles. For instance, they do not have a proper designated place where they can leave their bicycles upon reaching their destinations,” he said.
New shelter: Wong (sixth from right) and Penang Municipal councillor L. Prem Anand (seventh from right) checking out the new bus stand at Jalan Thean Teik in Air Itam Wong said the parking space is among six user-friendly and safety components which will be incorporated into the 150 newly-built and restored bus stands.
The other components are sheltered seating area, solar-powered lighting system to conserve energy, notice board with bus schedules, a route map and community notice board, bus shelter location signage boards and a recycle bin.
“As the number of crimes in poorly-lit bus stands is increasing, the solar-powered lighting system could help reduce the rate as it would brighten up the bus stop during the night.
New shelter: A cyclist parking her bicycle at the designated space at the bus stand
“The lighting system feature will be incorporated by April.
“The new bus stand also has disable-friendly features like a wheel-chair accessible route and a blind guide,” said Wong.
Wong added that the construction and restoration of the bus stands is being handled by Viewplex Sdn Bhd after the council granted the company the project through the Request For Proposal (RFP) open tender process.
So far, 11 of the innovative bus stands have been constructed including on Jalan Mayang Pasir (1), Jalan Tengah (1), Jalan Sungai Dua (1), Jalan Thean Teik (5), Jalan Gottlieb (2) and Jalan Air Itam (1).
“The cost of the construction and restoration of each bus stand is between RM35,000 and RM50,000,” he said during a visit to the newly-completed bus stand on Jalan Thean Teik.
As reported in Sinchew
黃漢偉：讓民眾更舒適等巴士‧建議候車亭上色添“藝”彩
2012-02-26 10:05
黃漢偉（右五）和等候巴士的公眾談天，瞭解公眾對新候車亭的想法。（圖：星洲日報）
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（檳城）為了讓公眾可以在更舒適的候車亭等候巴士，檳島將逐步提昇候車亭，而亞依淡區州議員黃漢偉也建議當局可為候車亭漆上不同的顏色做標識，讓候車亭成為裝置藝術。
黃漢偉說，巴士服務在檳州的公共交通系統中扮演了重要角色，因此市政局有責任興建及整頓全檳466個候車亭。
他昨日（24日）為天德路玫瑰組屋主持新候車亭推展儀式時說，他接到不少民眾反映說很多候車亭陳舊、漏水及骯髒，而且晚上候車亭的陰暗也容易成為不法之徒犯罪的角落，威脅著婦女及孩童的安全。
Viewplex承包第二階段工程
需完成150個候車亭
黃漢偉說：“第二階段的提昇工程於去年公開招標，由Viewplex有限公司承包，以更換檳島150個殘舊的候車亭，而目前也已經完成10個，第三批提昇工程則會在3月份開始，因此在候車亭刊登廣告的收益也歸該公司所有。”
他說，第二階段需完成150個候車亭，而目前已經完成了其中10個，分別坐落瑪央巴西路（1個）、登雅路（1個）、雙溪賴路（1個）、天德路（5個）、哥德路（2個）。
候車亭加上6特色
“這些候車亭也加上6個特色，包括有蓋座位、晚上透過太陽能照明、設立巴士包含時間表、地圖和告示的資訊看板、候車亭告示牌及再循環垃圾桶、無障礙設施及腳車停放處。”
他也建議當局可參考香港地鐵站以不同顏色為主題的運作模式，而這也容易讓搭客以顏色認清是否已經到站了。
葉貴龍：方便騎士
盼巴士可載腳踏車
62歲的葉貴龍也在黃漢偉的見證下使用了候車亭腳車停放處，喜愛騎腳車的他希望未來巴士也可以載腳車，讓喜愛騎腳車的人士不必開車到某處騎腳車，反而可搭巴士。
他建議在浮羅山背、亞依淡等處多加腳車停放處，因該處有很多腳車騎士。
東北縣唯一入圍
亞依淡巴剎列模範巴剎
黃漢偉也為亞依淡巴剎被列入檳島市政局模範巴剎入圍行列，成為東北縣唯一入圍巴剎一事感到自豪。
他說，除了亞依淡巴剎，另2個巴剎分別是落在西南區的峇央峇魯巴剎及浮羅山背巴剎。
他說，亞依淡巴剎獲得販商的配合，不久前完成了8個月耗資90萬令吉的提昇工程，自此也令販商生意更加好，尤其是週末期間。
出席者包括檳島市議員柏蘭安南、市局工程師林守海。（星洲日報／大北馬）
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