There is little regard for the rights of pedestrians in urban planning in cities and towns around the country. Pedestrian walkways are often obstructed with all sorts of obstacles – motorbikes, restaurant tables and chairs, food stalls, shop display stands.
Blog visitor Papa Sensible sent in these photos of five-foot-ways taken in Penang on 15 January 2014.
Enforcement is often non-existent. Any comment, MPPP, JPJ or whoever is responsible?
Pavements next to the road are no better. Phone booths, lamp posts, TNB and Telekom switchboxes and sign post pillars are the usual obstacles.
Road-widening further narrows the space for pedestrians.
What quality of life is this for pedestrians? What about people with disabilities – how are they supposed to move about?
Contrast this with the situation in more progressive cities which widen pavements to make them more accessible to pedestrians while discouraging people from using cars.
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People leaving their things in on the five foot way has being go on since time immemorial. This not only goes on in Penang (Georgetown) but also in Kuala Lumpur. Just the other day I had to drag my wheel luggage along the pavement trying to avoid motorcycles parked all over the front of a motorcycle repair shop. Commentators should keep to the topic. What has the LGE have to do with all this? Just because you have an axe to grind with LGE, do it in a relevant forum. Do not spew your rubbish everywhere. I do agree that… Read more »
Uncle Anil
Pardon my ignorance. Who actually owns the “kaki lima” ?
Is there a ruling by MPPP that decribes the dos & don’ts ??
if not, the owners and public must have moral conscience to do what’s deem sensible ???
Uncle, gulp … I must be getting old!
But good question. Actually, this is something the MPPP should clarify.
Papa Sensible made good points with photo evidence, unlike those syiok sendiri readers who talked rubbish in twisted English that I cannot understand.
this provides alternative to those not willing to spend for the entrance fee at Escape The Theme Park.
those who after enjoy sumptuous heavenly penang street food can try navigate at many obstacles along kaki lima legacy from gerakan era yet preserved by CAT.
Good photo contribution by Papa Sensible.
Anil should be proud of such reader, better than those who talk with self indulgence in language that only he could understand..
We have brainless people so do we also have brainless CM
How can the people set a good example when the state govt under DAP LGE set a bad example such as the theme park that drive and deprive the people of beach space
The beach front belongs to the people, CM’s office has made that clear.
I think it is like this, once bodoh, whole life bodoh…
In most developed cities, like Vancouver, people with motorized wheel chairs can drive around cemented paths beside the main roads without hindrance. People do not block such paths with their bicycles, motor bikes, etc.,as they know that the paths must be kept clear for those with wheel chairs using them. At least they recognize their civic duty to the handicapped. No so in our country!
It will take another century for malaysians to be civil… very sad !
You can see rubbish everywhere…
Your neighbours walk their dogs and make business in front of your gate and walk away as if nothing happens…
You will also have your neighbours keeping 30 cats and make a nuisance in the neighbourhood and they think they are doing the right thing ???
I hope with the salary increment, MPPP will buck up !
The MPPP is just a phone call away. Call them up and if they still do nothing, then by all means, complain.
MP Jeff Ooi have taken MPPP to task. Now we should see more YBs dare to speak up on rakyat’s matter.
Even LGE has said it’s time to buck up and we need to see concrete action rather than “yang Menurut Perintah” only.