QUOTE(SKY 1809 @ Mar 14 2010, 09:46 AM)
Yes I agree with you , the benefits could outweigh the small potential loss.
Ya, probably bargaining for a station than for a better compensation . Logically it has to one ( Station ) , otherwise there is no way for people to embark, just a bypass. Normally, a bypass line could be built just above the road ( on the divider ) . More cost effective. { Added : Planned > Subang Parade could be a Connecting Station as per website attached below }
It is quite proven that LRT does have some great impact on the businesses .
One area I could think of is Kenanga in KL.
Many smaller retailers are taking LRT to buy goods from the wholesalers. parking is a big problem there, not counting the time wasted.
The rentals there could be as high as rm 20,000 a month, and rental deposits could exceed 6 months to a year.
There could be other factors that I may not be aware of.
The other point is about Publicity . If Harta could put up some forms of info in its building to create some awareness of their REITS, it might help.
If TM could spend a couple of few hundred millions to associate with MU, why can't Harta educate the public about its REIT ? The flow of human traffic is pretty high as I could foresee.
Likes the Chinese saying " if food can be eaten, do not waste."
Just my thought.
QUOTE(mok thye yee @ Mar 14 2010, 04:28 PM)
i remember reading from newspaper that subang parade is one of the stop. i may be wrong, anybody can confirm on this ?
i am not sure how u do ur comparative analysis between KTM komuter and LRT.
definately LRT (the putra line) will be far better than KTM in term of ridership, frequency, ease of commuting.
KTM komuter may reach a longer distance but in term of station stop, LRT is more strategic and it is far more easier for the mass.
If the station is build with direct assess to subang parade, than it can lure the people along the putra line in the vicinity to visit subang parade. bear in mind this line will be extended to puchong and further south.
So subang parade will hv another big group of people visiting on top of the current middle upper class from the subang area.
QUOTE(Jordy @ Mar 13 2010, 11:35 PM)
They are just using the land to build the track, but it is not confirmed that there will be a station where Subang Parade is. Besides, there is already a KTM station nearby, so even if the LRT were to stopover at that vicinity, it would not boost the visitor count a lot as KTM has wider reach than LRT.
mok thye yee,
"definately LRT (the putra line) will be far better than KTM in term of ridership, frequency, ease of commuting."
"Based on our analysis, from the 360,000 ridership, 58 percent or 207,000 will come from rail and 42 percent or 153,000 will come from buses. The biggest contributors will come from rail, with KTM Komuter contributing around 95,000 passengers, Kelana Jaya LRT line 62,000 and Ampang LRT line 33,000," he said. [Source:
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/32912]
"it can lure the people along the putra line in the vicinity to visit subang parade"
Based on what you are saying, only people commuting around the Putra line will be able to benefit from this, but people all across Klang Valley has been utilising the services of KTM to Subang for years. So even with the addition of LRT in the vicinity, the visitor count will not increase by much in my opinion (example, I have been commuting in KTM to Subang, now with the availability of LRT, all I have to do is to "switch" my preference). There WILL be people switching to LRT from the current KTM ridership, but mathematically does that increase the number of visitors?
Example scenario:
100 people use KTM to Subang before LRT is available. Once the LRT is operational, 30 people use KTM and 70 people use LRT.