Move people, not cars: Go back to the more affordable Halcrow plan
The above are the voices of youth at the Penang Speakers’ Square.
And the following was written by Dr Chee Heng Leng, a councillor with the Penang Island City Council, in response to a letter in the press.
Penang transport logjam
Penang has major traffic issues. But there’s a problem. Does it go the mega infrastructure route or does it take the thinner, lighter and less expensive option? This is an Edge TV production.
RM46bn Penang transport proposal: Critical questions remain unanswered
The following piece is by Roger Teoh, a PhD postgraduate studying at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London. It raises pointed questions about the serious flaws in SRS’ mega shopping plan for transport infrastructure and massive land reclamation in southern Penang Island.
Why an independent review of the RM46bn SRS transport proposal is needed
This is the final article in a six-part series to explain why the Penang state government should get an independent review of the Penang transport masterplan. It was written by Dr Ahmad Hilmy, an associate professor at USM (Technology cluster — transport system) and Dr Lim Mah Hui, a former professor, international banker and Penang Island city councillor.
Why Penang’s expensive LRT plan must be reviewed
This is the fifth article in a series to explain why the Penang state government should get an independent review of the Penang transport masterplan. It was written by Dr Ahmad Hilmy, an associate professor at USM (Technology cluster — transport system) and Dr Lim Mah Hui, a former professor, international banker and Penang Island city councillor.
PORR 2.0: A bigger, bitter PIL to swallow
The above chart shows clearly how the aborted RM1.0bn 17km Penang Outer Ring Road (Porr) morphed into the RM8.0bn 19.5km Pan Island Link (PIL).
Protesters rally in Penang against exorbitant RM46bn transport proposal
About a hundred concerned Penangites gathered peacefully outside the Penang State Assembly this morning to call for an an independent review of SRS Consortium’s outlandish RM46bn transport proposal, which critics have derided as a ‘property play’.
Support Aliran’s 41st anniversary fundraising dinner
Aliran will be holding a fundraising dinner in Penang on 8 September 2018 with the theme “Moving forward with hope” to mark its 41st anniversary.
Only 10 turn up to support contractor-developers’ RM46bn transport proposal
A gathering in support of a proposal by a contractor and two Penang-based property developers to put up RM46bn of transport infrastructure fell flat when only about 10 people turned up.
Why bulldoze through the Penang tunnel project?
This is the fourth article in a series to explain why the Penang state government should get an independent review of the Penang transport Master Plan (PTMP). It was written by Dr Ahmad Hilmy, an associate professor in USM (Technology cluster – transport system) and Dr Lim Mah Hui, a former professor, international banker and Penang Island city councillor.
Concerned Penangites protest outside State Assembly against mega highway
The protests continue: A group of concerned Penangites gathered outside the Penang State Assembly this morning to protest in full view of Penang state assembly members and the press against an RM8bn six-lane highway that will burrow through Penang Hill with thousands of tons of explosives, cut above much-loved parks (Youth Park and Sungai Ara Linear Park) and affect a couple of hundred homes and business.
It’s Azmin vs Rafizi – Nominations for top PKR posts
Anwar Ibrahim will be president of the party while Wan Azizah won’t be contesting.
Sungai Kandis by-election: PKR’s vote share rises from 55.6% to 61.4%
PKR has won the by-election with a reduced majority of 5,872 votes on the back of a low turnout of 49.4%, but its share of the votes actually rose from 55.6% to 61.4%.
Groundswell grows against controversial RM8bn Penang highway plan
More and more people are speaking out against the much-criticised contractor-and-developers’ 19.5km highway plan in Penang, which will affect a few hundred homes and cross over much-loved parks in Penang.
Penang Forum applauds ministry’s initial effort to improve ferry service
This statement just out now: Penang Forum welcomes the news that Prasarana Malaysia Bhd which is owned by the Ministry of Transport is allocating RM90m to improve the cross-channel ferry service in Penang. Penang Forum applauds the minister of transport for taking this important step.
Ex-state assembly member’s plea to make SRS plan public
The former Penang state assembly member for Pulau Tikus, Yap Soo Huey, in an address at Speakers’ Square, has urged the Penang state government to make fully public the SRS’s exorbitant RM46bn plan for transport infrastructure – all 20 volumes of it – instead of the limited public display they had in the past.
Request for proposals is not open tender
This is the third article in a series to explain why Penang State Government should commission an independent review of the SRS proposed Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
Dr Ahmad Hilmy, Associate Professor, USM. Technology cluster — transport system and Dr Lim Mah Hui is a former professor, international banker and Penang Island city councillor.
How SRS’ proposal deviates from the original Penang transport masterplan
This is the second article in a series to explain why the Penang government should review the Penang transport masterplan. Written by Ahmad Hilmy and Lim Mah Hui.
Pan Island Link mega project visuals: Who is misleading whom?
The state government, in trying to defend the mega Pan Island Link highway project (proposed by a major contractor and two Penang-based property developers), has lambasted critics for posting “misleading visuals” which it described as “fake”.
Unrealistic air quality figures for controversial Penang highway, asserts scholar
Roger Teoh, a PhD postgraduate studying at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, has come up with an immediate rebuttal of the Penang state government’s latest attempt to defend the RM9bn mega highway project proposed by a major contractor and two Penang-based developers.