With Cars as Public Transport, the Role of Roads Changes
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Joshua Woo Sze Zeng
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The Coming and Going of Penang’s Trams
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From Steam to HorseThe first tramway introduced in Penang was the steam tram operated by one Mr.Gardiner with concessions from the government. Commencing oper...
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New Means of Public Transport That We Do Not Have to Wait for
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In 2010 the modal share of public transport was 3% in George Town, and 8% state-wide. Eight years later, those figures are still the same.The ideal is 40%, wh...
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