Standing room only now as 300 people cram into the seminar room at Dewan Sri Pinang.
Please use headphones if the volume is too low.
Bus stop real-time display boards go on trial in Penang
Finally, electronic real-time display boards are on trial at a few places in Penang. If successfully implemented, it would encourage more people to use buses.
So they reached out to 17,000 people, eh?
I was amused to hear that the state government has reached out to nearly 17,000 people through “public engagement sessions” to explain details about the Penang transport masterplan.
Penang Forum 9 this weekend on the controversial RM46bn transport proposal
Only about two weeks remain for the 7 September deadline for public feedback on the detailed environmental impact assessment for phase one of the Pan-Island Link 1 (PIL1) highway, a major component of RM46bn transport proposal put forward by a contractor and two Penang-based developers.
Penang’s RM46bn transport controversy: Let us not confuse the issues
Today I feature a response by Penang Island city councillor Dr Chee Heng Leng to a letter that appeared in the press.
Why bulldoze a flawed transport proposal?
Our guest writer today is Dr SP Choong, who has been involved in sustainable transport initiatives in Penang for many years.
Unbelievable highway-building frenzy in Penang
At a time when visionary and progressive nations are turning towards more sustainable forms of mobility, Penang appears stuck in a 1950s to 1970s time warp as the state plans more and more highways for this small Penang Island.
Is the RM46bn SRS transport proposal a multidimensional fallacy?
Alert: From what I understand, the environmental impact assessment, marine traffic risk assessment, social impact assessment, traffic impact assessment and fisheries impact assessment for the southern Penang Island reclamation plan has still not been approved.
The following is another brilliant article by Roger Teoh, a PhD postgraduate studying at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London. Worth reading carefully to find out why so many people are opposing the SRS proposal, which was put forward by a contractor and two developers.
Lessons for Malaysia from devastating floods in southern India
The unprecedented floods in the state of Kerala in southern India have been described by a prominent ecologist as “manmade”.
Is the RM46bn Penang transport proposal headed for financial trouble?
In this piece Roger Teoh, a PhD postgraduate studying at the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, points out that the projected ridership for the RM8bn Penang LRTis highly unrealistic and will probably be missed by a significant margin.