Modern Trams: Are They Suitable for George Town and Penang? by Ric Francis Date: 30th September 2016 (Friday) Time: 5.30pm Venue: Penang Heritage Trust, 26 Church Street, George Town Admission: Free Ric Francis, author and expert on trams, returns to Penang and will be delivering a talk on the suitability on implementing modern day trams […]
Date: 23rd September 2016 (Friday) Time: 5.30pm Venue: Penang Heritage Trust, 26 Church Street, George Town Admission: Free Speaker: Dr Dorina Pojani Megacities have frequently received a disproportionate amount of attention over other sizes of cities in recent discourse on urban sustainability. In this lecture, Dorina will present why a focus on smaller and medium-sized […]
Kepada Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng Kami menyokong idea rancangan induk pengangkutan untuk Pulau Pinang yang benar-benar mesra alam dan berhemat. Kami menolak cadangan SRS dan kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang untuk mengutamakan pembinaan jalan raya berbanding pengangkutan awam. Kami mahu kerajaan negeri menerima Rancangan Induk Pengangkutan Pulau Pinang yang Lebih Baik, Lebih Murah, Lebih Cepat, […]
The Prangin Canal area, also known as Sia Boey or Kalla Kadai (in Tamil), was a prominent and memorable area feature in the public space of George Town. Flanked by Prangin Road and Maxwell Road (now Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong and Jalan Magazine), it formed the southern boundary of George Town and now the […]
We support the Penang State Government’s initiative for a transport masterplan which promises public transport delivery. However, we have serious concerns about the Penang Transport Masterplan proposed by the Project Delivery Partner SRS consortium. 1. The TMP calculates future ridership based on a projected 2.45 million population by 2030 even though the Malaysian Statistics Department projects only […]