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‘Why the worst infrastructure gets built’

 Accountability, Development issues, Public transport, Sustainable development  29 Responses »
Mar 232012
 

When big ticket infrastructure projects such as highways, tunnels, bridges and airports are pushed through, the lack of proper business plans and robust cost-benefit analyses is often glaring.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 11.49pm  Tagged with: cost-benefit analysis, highways, infrastructure, tunnel

Speculators driving up George Town shophouse prices

 Development issues  13 Responses »
Mar 212012
 

The Unesco heritage listing has had a side-effect: people are snapping up shophouses, driving up the prices to ridiculous levels, in the process altering the economic, social and cultural landscape of the city.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 1.17pm  Tagged with: George Town, Penang, shophouses

Oh no, not monorail again – this time for Butterworth

 Development issues, Public transport  12 Responses »
Mar 212012
 

First, grand designs for a tunnel, and now plans for a monorail for the Butterworth-Bagan Ajam-Kepala Batas and the Butterworth-Sungai Dua-Tasek Gelugor routes.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 11.54am  Tagged with: Butterworth, local plan, MPSP

Few aware that Seberang Perai Local Plans on public display

 Development issues  6 Responses »
Mar 162012
 

The North and Central Seberang Perai Local Plans are now on public display – but most people remain in the dark.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 4.09pm  Tagged with: local plan, penang island, Seberang Perai

If you love the Penang Botanic Garden …

 Development issues, People's Park/PGCC, Sustainable development  32 Responses »
Mar 102012
 

… take some time to read environmentalist Dr Leong Yueh Kwong’s thoughtful response to the draft Special Area Plan for the Garden.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 7.08pm  Tagged with: Botanic Garden, Penang, Special Area Plan
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