Penang Goes Public - Making Space Open and Welcoming

By Regina Hoo

January 2020 COVER STORY
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Public spaces help build a community, diverse as individuals may be, by being areas that are welcoming, safe, relaxing, comforting, social; and encouraging of various activities.1 Investing in them is all the more necessary if the urban life that is expanding to cover all of society is to be taken full advantage of. In Penang public realm improvement and conservation projects have been prioritised in tandem with Penang2030, the state government’s vision to create a “family-focused, green and smart state...

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Regina Hoo

is the deputy editor of Penang Monthly.

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