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A peek at the Pulau Tikus town hall meeting

Development issues, Public transport 44 Responses »

Oct 122009

This is for those of us who couldn’t make it for the Pulau Tikus town hall meeting organised by the Penang Municipal Council as part of the Penang Transport Council’s pilot project to de-congest Pulau Tikus.

Dr Lim Mah Hui of the Penang Transport Council addressing the town hall meeting – Photos courtesy of Dr S P Choong

The participants, journalists and police at the town hall meeting

Maybe the following exchange will encourage public discussion and participation in the initiative towards more sustainable transport.

First the write-up by soohuey, who attended the town hall meeting:

Bus rapid transit vs subway

Development issues, Public transport 10 Responses »

Sep 202009

A bus rapid transit system can carry as many passengers as a subway system, as the city of Curitiba in Brazil has shown.

I like this quote in the above video clip: “The problem is not the people who use the buses but the people who use the cars.”

How to improve a city within three years

Development issues, Public transport 22 Responses »

Sep 192009

Jaime Lerner, the former mayor of Curitiba who transformed the Brazilian city, says budgetary constraints can force urban planners to think more creatively about sustainable development.

Porr to return, reclamation at Gurney Drive?

Development issues, Environment, Public transport 53 Responses »

Sep 172009

Now this is alarming: not only is the 18km tolled Penang Outer Ring Road back on the cards again, the concessionaire is reportedly seeking to reclaim 61ha of land off Gurney Drive and 142ha at Middle Bank, close to the Weld Quay jetties.

When it comes to taking a stand on Porr, is there much to separate the BN from the Pakatan state government?

Engage sustainable transport expert – in line with CAT

Accountability, People's Park/PGCC, Public transport 13 Responses »

Jun 252009

I was on the road today and, looking at the traffic, I couldn’t help wondering what the Penang government’s plans are to ease congestion in the state.

Surely, there is an urgent need to engage a planning expert come up with a blueprint for sustainable transport management, which would also include pedestrian-friendly streets, cycling lanes, buses, other forms of public transport, and ferries. A masterplan should be drawn up to plan the traffic corridors and ensure that future property development projects fit into this blueprint.

So here are some questions for the state government:

Is it thinking of engaging a sustainable transport planning expert?
Does it have a budget for this? And if so, how much?

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