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.