METRO BRIEFS:
Published on Oct 4, 2005
MORE SHUTTLE ROUTES
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
(BMA) will survey city residents to assess the demand for shuttle
buses between their communities and Skytrain stations or Bus Rapid
Transit stops.
“We believe the convenience
provided by shuttle buses will encourage more people to opt for
public transportation,” Jumpol Sampaopol, the deputy director
of the BMA’s Traffic and Transportation Department, said yesterday.
He said the BMA would have a survey
conducted to determine which shuttle-bus routes should be introduced.
The BMA might grant concessions
to private companies or allow the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority
to operate the shuttle buses, he said.
ACCESS FOR DISABLED
The BMA yesterday
announced its commitment to honouring disabled people’s right
to equal access to public places.
Deputy Bangkok Governor
Pensri Pichaisanit said the BMA would provide facilities that would
allow the disabled more access to public places including ramps,
special toilets and parking spaces.
Pensri also said
the BMA has already initiated the installation of audible signal
boxes at crossings in the capital to enable blind people to cross
the roads more safely. Three sets of audible signal boxes are already
installed and a further 34 crossings will have the boxes installed
in the near future.
FIVE NEW LIBRARIES
The city administration will spend
nearly Bt120 million to build five small libraries as “discovery
learning centres” to boost Bangkok’s bid to be named
the Unesco World Book Capital in 2008.
In addition, existing public libraries
and book homes across the city will be updated, said Governor Apirak
Kosayodhin.
The five new libraries are expected
to be complete in mid-2006 and a name and logo for them are be decided,
the governor said.
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