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- a very grate"ul to #ave t#is c#ance to e.$ress y sincere t#an%s to t#e any Penangites and grou$s w#o #el$ed e in t#is $ro'ect since t#e $lanning e""ort got underway in /une* T#ere are "ar too any to na e #ere& so - s#all #ave to be satis"ied wit# t#ese "ew words o" a$$reciation* +#at - can #o$e "or is t#at so et#ing use"ul will co e out o" all t#is #ard wor% t#at will a%e a contribution to t#eir beauti"ul city and state* +#at better way to say t#an% you* T#e $erson ost directly res$onsible "or t#is ission was 0ato1 Pro"essor Anwar 2a!al in #is role as 3#air o" T#in% 3ity& 4aureate o" t#e 5ig#t 4iveli#ood Award& and leading "igure in t#e 3ivil Society ove ent in Asia* 6e guided e "ro t#e beginning in any ways& a%ing sure t#at - understood t#e long o" $ast e""orts to deal wit# t#ese c#allenges in Penang over two "ull decades* 7$on re"lection - believe t#at #is ost creative advice was to caution e to avoid being unnecessarily critical& but at t#e sa e ti e #onest in y a$$reciation o" t#e wea%er $oints o" t#e $resent situation* -t is i $ortant& #e said& (but 8ric don1t want you to lose trac% o" t#e "act t#at it is t#e positive recommendations t#at are going to ensure t#ere will be "ollow-u$ and continuity to all t#e wor% t#at is being done w#ile you are #ere*) - a trying #ard to "ollow #is wise counsel* - was cordially received on a nu ber o" occasions by o""icials and t#eir sta""s bot# at t#e level o" t#e State o" Penang and t#e two Munici$al councils w#ic# are leading t#e way w#en it co es to i $le entation o" any o" t#e ideas t#at are outlined #ere* An i $ortant $art o" y education was su$$lied by eetings wit# e bers o" t#e Penang Trans$ort 3ouncil& and in $articular t#eir director Mr* T#ean-#eng 4i w#o was es$ecially generous wit# #is ti e and %nowledge "ro t#e initial stages o" t#e $lanning e""orts* T#e sta"" o" T#in% 3ity were also e.tre ely generous wit# t#eir ti e and su$$ort& es$ecially 0aniel 4i & 0uncan 3ave and 9artina Mo#a ed* T#ey $ut a lot o" wor% and brains into t#e $ro'ect day a"ter day& and were to a good e.tent t#e turntable o" t#e entire ission& wit#out w#ose su$$ort it would never #ave ta%en $lace* :" $articular i $ortance was t#e active $artici$ation o" all t#ose w#o agree to get involved in t#e 2ocus ;rou$ sessions t#at continued on an al ost daily basis t#roug# t#e entire t#ree wee%s in Penang* T#ese resources o" education "or t#e aut#or and great o$$ortunities to gat#er "ro t#e t#eir views on $roble s& $riorities and t#eir $ro$osals "or actions and re edial easures any o" w#ic# a$$ear in 3#a$ter 3 o" t#is re$ort* +ell ore t#an #al" o" t#e $eo$le ta%ing t#eir ti e to su$$ort t#e $ro'ect were wo en& wit# considerable e.$ertise in a wide variety o" critical areas &
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strong views and de onstrated leaders#i$ s%ills* T#eir continued involve ent and leaders#i$ is going to be critical to t#e c#allenges o" a Sustainable Penang and t#e a'or trans$ortation re"or $rogra t#at now needs to be engaged* 2inally& let e in e.$ress y war est t#an%s to Mr* 6* T* 9#or w#o was y guide and instructor "ro start to "inis#* - could not #ave as%ed "or a better and ore generous wor%ing $artner* T#an% you 9#or& t#an% you all* 8ric <ritton& 4yon& 23 Nove ber 2013
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T#is re$ort and t#e ont#s o" $lanning and $re$aration be#ind it is intended as a collaborative brainstor ing e.ercise* At a ti e w#en $ublic $olicy in t#e trans$ort sector needs new ideas and new a$$roac#es& we #ave atte $ted to scan interesting $ractices worldwide in order to draw t#e to attention to all o" t#ose concerned wit# t#ese issues in Penang* T#e re$ort is t#us not a #ow to-do anual but an encourage ent and sti ulus "or no less t#an Rethinking Penang* And t#at is uc# needed* T#e underlying reality on t#e streets and $ublic s$aces in 2013 is t#is: Penang@s trans$ort& obility and $ublic s$ace arrange ents in 2015 leave a great deal to be desired* +it# so e but "ew e.ce$tions& t#ey are ediocre at best and "or t#e ost $art entirely unsatis"actory& un"airly and under$er"or ing* And t#ere is no good reason t#at it #as to be li%e t#at** T#e grinding situation is one o" every day: ore cars& ore tra""ic& ore congestion& ore $ollution& ore lost ti e& ore anger& ore noise& ore isolation& ore accidents& and "ewer good a""ordable o$tions "or getting around "or t#e vast a'ority o" t#e $o$ulation* T#e syste is ine""icient& and worse it is un'ust* <ut t#ere is worse yet: year a"ter year t#ey are continuing to deteriorate steadily& al ost visibly* T#e citi!ens and ta.$ayers o" Penang deserve better* :ne bit o" good news is t#at t#ere is virtually not#ing t#at is $articularly original about t#e circu stances o" inattention& inconsistency and decayA t#ese are t#e sa e be#aviors& $atterns and conditions encountered in t#e vast a'ority o" all larger cities across t#e develo$ing world* Per#a$s sur$risingly t#is can be seen as good news* <ecause we t#us %now w#at t#e $roble s are and we %now #ow to resolve t#e * T#ere are very "ew un%nowns* Many ot#er cities and regions #ave "aced t#ese c#allenges in t#e $ast and #ave "igured out #ow to a%e t#is transition* So t#ere is no reason w#y t#e sa e cannot be done in Penang* And one day it will* T#e only Buestion is w#enC T#ere are long list o" reasons w#y Penang needs to turn t#e situation around and wit#out undue delay* -n t#e 21 st century cities compete and any city w#ic# does not o""er a $leasant and e""icient $lace to live and wor% is going to lose out in t#e international co $etitions* T#e best and brig#test young $eo$le will leave suc# a $lace and it cannot e.$ect to co $ete "or new invest ents& 'obs and t#e creativity o" t#e brig#test and best in t#e international arena* Duality o" li"e countsE So "or all t#ese reasons it is ti e "or t#ose driving trans$ort $olicy and $ractice in Penang to start to loo% #ard at w#at can be done to a%e it not only
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a great $lace to live and wor% but also a vigorous co $etitor "or t#e best* 2ortunately Penang #as a nu ber o" real advantages& $otential and eventual tools and easures t#at can now be $ut to wor% "or t#is reconversion e""ort* T#e good news is t#at t#e State #as in #and virtually everyt#ing needed in order to $re$are& initiate and advance a a'or sustainable trans$ortation re"or * T#e oney& t#e tec#nical ca$acities& t#e institutional "ra ewor%& t#e autono y& and t#e ideas and e.a $les needed to a%e a'or i $rove ents& any at very low cost and well wit#in t#e 2015 ti e #ori!on o" t#e Trans$ort Master Plan* T#e Master Plan already sets out a nu ber o" institutional and tec#nical re"or s needed to i $rove t#e $er"or ance o" all as$ects o" trans$ort in t#e state e""iciency& environ ent& econo y& resources& energy& and Buality o" li"e "or all* -t $rovides a solid $oint o" de$arture* ?ou #ave in $lace a solid institutional structure& led by t#e State& su$$orted by t#e Penang Trans$ort 3ouncil& wit# at t#e core t#e dyna ic Munici$al 3ouncils on t#e island FMPPPG and t#e ainland FMPSPG* All o" w#ic# su$$orted by one o" t#e ost well develo$ed networ%s o" civil society and $ublic interest grou$s in all o" Asia* T#ese are #uge assets "or your trans"or ational $rogra * -t@s not a atter o" oney* ?ou #ave su""icient "unds under your control to a%e a virtually all o" t#e i $rove ents w#ic# are necessary over t#e course o" t#e ne.t two years& i" you concentrate above all on t#e management of the transportation assets you already #ave -- as o$$osed to as in t#e $ast s$ending #eavily on new construction $ro'ects to solve your $roble s* T#e $riority is not to "urt#er e.$and su$$ly o" ine""iciently used in"rastructure& but rat#er to anage and use it better* T#e Trans$ort Master Plan $rovides a nu ber o" use"ul guidelines "or #ow to do t#is* +it# t#e collaboration o" y colleagues at T#in% 3ity and all t#ose w#o #ave so generously given o" t#eir ti e and ideas over t#ese last wee%s& and $articularly all t#ose $artici$ating in t#e 2ocus ;rou$s& we #ave co e u$ wit# an initial brainstor ing list o" so e "orty s$eci"ic $ro'ect initiatives w#ic# can be done Buic%ly& and w#ic# are entirely under t#e control o" state and local govern ents* As aut#or - very uc# #o$e you will loo% at t#e & and in ti e t#roug# your suggestions and reco endations #el$ us to e.$and and i $rove t#is o$en resource inventory* -" we t#in% o" t#e world cities as being roug#ly divided into (leading) and (lagging)& t#e trut# is t#at Penang today solidly i $lanted in t#e latter category* <ut so too& and not all t#at any years ago& were any o" t#e leading cities t#at today are s#owing t#e way* Most o" t#e not all t#at any years ago were also victi s o" inconsistent& unt#oug#t-out& uni aginative& sel"is#& unde ocratic and ine""icient trans$ortation $olicies t#e selves* T#e lesson is t#at you do not wa%e u$ in t#e orning and "ind yoursel" suddenly #aving beco e a (leading city (in
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t#is res$ect* ?ou #ave to roll u$ your sleeves and get to wor% wit# an entirely di""erent set o" values and goals* <ut "or t#at to occur t#ere needed to be a vision& a strategy& $lans and actions o" w#ic# individually and collectively started to c#ange t#e s#a$e o" t#e city and t#e Buality o" everyday li"e "or t#e $eo$le w#o live and wor% t#ere but also "or visitors w#o co e because t#ey are eager to see and be in a situation in w#ic# an agreeable and sustainable city environ ent #as been ac#ieved T#e %ey to t#e success o" t#is $ro'ect will be in t#e "ollow-u$ in t#e year a#ead* +#at you see #ere is but a "irst cut o" ideas and $ro'ects* <ut it will be in t#e "ollow-u$& t#e ado$tion o" t#ese ideas by local grou$s and agencies w#o can turn t#e into reality t#at will a%e t#e di""erence* -n closing - can tell you one t#ing "or sure* And t#at is t#at Penang will one day a%e all t#e necessary re"or s t#at today are so badly needed* ?ou will get to it& sooner or later& because t#at is w#at t#e world trend is* T#at@s w#at success"ul cities do* So it is really a Buestion o" ti e* -" you #ave t#e vision& t#e strategy& t#e energy and t#e leaders#i$ you can advance t#e agenda by a decade in 'ust t#e ne.t year or two o" care"ul a$$lied wor%* T#at will be your c#oice -- no one can do it but you* 8ric <ritton& 4yon* 23 Nove ber 2013
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T#e $#otogra$#s t#a a$$ear in t#ese $ages #ave been ta%en "ro any sources& ostly t#e local edia& are intended to give t#e reader w#o is not directly "a iliar wit# t#e streets o" Penang a "irst "eeling "or t#e day to day reality o" t#e scene* A s all window on t#e streets and $eo$le o" Penang* As you will see w#en you go t#ere t#e reality #as any "acets and t#e #and"ul o" i ages t#at a$$ear #ere are only "rag entary evidence*
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since 1HII wit# continuous interactive $resence on t#e internet as one o" t#e $illars o" t#e collaborative %nowledge-building $rocess t#at is be#ind it* And t#is is w#at we #ave concluded:
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>irtually all o" t#e necessary $reconditions are now in $lace in Penang "or ac#ieving "ar-reac#ing& ra$id& low-cost i $rove ents in t#e ways t#at $eo$le get around not only in t#e cities but in t#e State as a w#ole* T#e needs are t#ere& t#ey are increasingly understood J and we now %now w#at to do and #ow to get t#e 'ob done* T#e c#allenge is to "ind t#e vision& $olitical will& and leaders#i$ to get t#e 'ob done& ste$ by deliberate ste$* <ut to get t#ere we #ave to #ave an e.$licit& co#erent& et#ical& c#ec%able& overarc#ing strategy to get t#e 'ob done* +it#out it we are destined to continue $lay at t#e edges o" t#e $roble s& and w#ile we ay be able to announce a success or i $rove ent #ere or t#ere& t#e overall i $act t#at our cities need to brea% t#e old $atterns will not be t#ere* +e really ust #ave t#at clear& consistent& cross-cutting& syste ic strategy* T#e Agenda $rovides a "ree $ublic $lat"or "or new t#in%ing and o$en collaborative grou$ $roble solving& bringing toget#er ore t#an a t#ousand leading t#in%ers and actors in t#e "ield "ro ore t#an seventy counties worldwide& s#aring in"or ation and considering toget#er t#e "ull range o" $roble s and eventual solution $at#s t#at constitute t#e global c#allenge o" sustainable trans$ort in cities*
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(:ld Mobility) K wit# its dru beat stress on steadily increasing su$$ly& ore ve#icles& #ig#er s$eeds& longer distances and ore in"rastructure as t#e auto-$ilot& une.a ined answer to our city obility $roble s J #as been t#e "avored $at# "or decision- a%ing and invest ent in t#e sector over t#e last L0 years* -t is well-%nown and easy to see w#ere it is leading* Aggressing t#e $lanet& costing us a bundle& draining t#e world@s $etroleu reserves& and delivering $oor service "or t#e trans$ort a'ority* -t@s ti e to learn "ro t#e best o" t#e rest& t#e several #undred cities& any o" t#e in 8uro$e& t#at are s#owing t#e way "or t#e rest*
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T#at is t#e underlying strategy o" t#e New Mobility Agenda& now let us go on to loo% at t#e broader strategic "ra e*
And it ust be understood t#at t#e s#i"t "ro old to new obility is not one t#at turns its bac% on t#e i $ortance o" #ig# Buality obility "or t#e econo y and "or Buality o" li"e* To t#e contraryE -t@s 'ust t#at wit# t#e $roven organi!ational odels and tec#nologies t#at we now #ave at our "ingerti$s& and in t#e labs& it is $ossible "or us to redraw our trans$ortation syste s so t#at t#ere is less ine""icient ove ent Ft#e idea o" one $erson sitting in tra""ic in a big car wit# t#e engine idling is one e.a $le& an e $ty bus anot#erG and ore #ig#-e""iciency& #ig#-Buality& low-carbon trans$ortation t#at o""ers any ore obility c#oices t#an in t#e $ast& including t#e one t#at environ entalists and any ot#ers "ind ost a$$ealing: na ely& getting w#at you want wit#out #aving to venture out into tra""ic at all* Now t#at@s an interesting new obility strategy& too*
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6ere you #ave t#e #ig# $oints o" t#e basic strategic $olicy "ra e as we see it: $rinci$les t#at we and our colleagues around t#e world #ave diligently $ieced toget#er over t#e years o" wor%& observation and close contact wit# $ro'ects and $rogra s in leading cities on all continents under t#e New Mobility Agenda* F-" you clic% here you can see in a s#ort video F"our- inute dra"tG a syno$sis o" t#e basic "ive-$oint core strategy t#at t#e city o" Paris #as announced and ad#ered to over t#e last seven years* +it# signi"icant results*G
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8.tend t#e range& Buality and degree o" integration o" non-car obility services available to all* A w#ole range o" e.citing and $ractical new service odes is needed i" we are to %ee$ our cities viable* T#e list o" t#ese alternative service ty$es is Buite long& and in addition wit#in eac# o" t#ese are a considerable variety o" di""erent ways o" delivering t#ese services* A ong t#e ost widely %nown are s all co unity buses& elderly and #andica$$ed services& cars#aring and car clubs& rides#aring and car$ools& non otori!ed trans$ort including cycling and wal%ing& ta.is Fbot# legal and illegal since t#e latter e.istsG& 05T or de and res$onsive transit& various "or s o" #itc##i%ing and slogging& and t#e long list goes on* And t#ey need to 3:M<-N8 to o""er better& "aster and c#ea$er obility t#an t#e old car-intensive arrange ents or de"icit-"inanced& #eavy& oldtec#nology& traditional $ublic transit* +e need to o$en u$ our inds on t#is last score and understand t#at rat#er t#an being stuc% in t#e $ast wit# a 1Ht# century version o" #ow (co on $eo$le) best get about& it is i $ortant to ove over to a new $aradig o" a great variety o" ways o" $roviding s#ared trans$ort ediated in good $art by 21st-century in"or ation co unications tec#nologies*
1 +e as%ed t#e reader to be $atient wit# t#ese very s#ort descri$tions& eac# o" w#ic# needs to be introduced and develo$ed in considerable detail* <ut t#at is not t#e ob'ective o" t#e $resent e.ercise* -n eac# case& and let us ta%e t#is one "or e.a $le& it is easy enoug# to say t#at an i $ortant strategy is Nto reduce tra""ic radically as Buote* <ut t#en t#ere is a atter o" #ow t#is is ac#ieved* <ut t#e i $ortant t#ing is t#at once t#at t#is is e.$ected as a underlying general $rinci$le "or $olicy& t#en it is ti e to $ut t#e tec#nical e.$erts on t#e c#allenge o" #ow to ac#ieve it* T#is is a sort o" t#ings t#at will #a$$en in subseBuent stages o" t#is $ro'ect it is to continue in t#e "uture*
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wit# t#e su$$liers& and integrated into t#e ultilevel range o" trans$ortation o$tions t#at are really w#at is best suited "or cities in all $arts o" t#e world*
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As distinguis#ed "ro t#e old ways o" $lanning and a%ing invest ents w#at is reBuired in ost $laces today are care"ully interlin%ed ($ac%ages) o" nu erous s all as well as larger $ro'ects and initiatives* -nvolving any ore actors and $artici$ants* :ne o" t#e c#allenges o" an e""ective new obility $olicy will be to "ind ways to see t#ese various easures as interactive synergistic and utually su$$orting $ro'ects wit#in a uni"ied greater w#ole* A signi"icant c#allenge to our $lanners at all levels
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State-o"-t#e-art tec#nology can be $ut to wor% #and in #and wit# t#e c#anging role o" t#e $rivate car in t#e city in order to create situations in w#ic# even car use can be integrated wit# a "ar so"ter edge into t#e overall obility strategy* T#ese advantages need to be widely broadcast so as to increase acce$tance o" t#e new $attern o" urban obility* T#e new obility environ ent ust also be able to acco odate $eo$le in cars& since t#at is an incontrovertible reality w#ic# will not go away si $ly because it would see li%e an ideal solution* +e are going to #ave $lenty o" s all and ediu -si!ed "ourw#eel& rubber-tired& driver-o$erated ve#icles running around on t#e streets o" our cities and t#e surrounding regions& so t#e c#allenge o" $lanners and $olicy a%ers is to ensure t#at t#is occurs in a way w#ic# is increasingly #ar onious to t#e broader social& econo ic and environ ental ob'ectives set out #ere*
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strengt#s o" t#e in"or ed and educated $o$ulations o" our cities* PublicM$rivateMciti!en $artners#i$s*
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8veryone involved& and certainly including t#e general $ublic& need to be ade continuously aware o" t#e "act t#at so et#ing di""erent& so et#ing serious is going on* -" $eo$le selling cars and gasoline #a er t#roug# t#e edia every day to $ass t#eir essage& we need to ta%e a $age out o" t#eir boo% to do t#e sa e* And not 'ust "eeble one-ti e wellintentioned s#ots& but an aggressive continuing strategic ca $aign wit# t#e resources be#ind it to a%e it stic%*
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Now let us #ave a loo% at #ow we can a$$ly t#ese strategies to t#e "irst ste$s o" t#e trans$ortation re"or $rogra Penang& starting in 201,*
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+e strongly reco end t#at t#e co ing year o" 201, be given over to t#e creation and anage ent o" a "irst set o" w#at we call (New Mobility Transition Pro'ects)& w#ic# are intended to de onstrate in concrete ter s t#at t#ere are indeed viable o$tions to old obility@s de onstrably destructive (<uild and 2ill) $olicy t#at was so $o$ular during t#e last century and w#ic# $ersists in any $ublic institutions and inds in Penang to today* To get t#is new $olicy o"" t#e $age and on t#e street we #ave selected easures wit# very s$eci"ic c#aracteristics: t#at are relatively odest in sco$e& "or t#e ost $art low cost initiatives w#ic# can be i $le ented and $roduce visible results to advance t#e sustainability agenda "or Penang notably and in a very s#ort $eriod o" ti e Fi*e*& over t#e year a#eadG* -t is i $ortant to bear in ind t#at one o" t#e outstanding strategic Bualities o" t#e $ro$osed easures introduced #ere is t#at t#ey are all uni"or ly consistent wit# t#e New Mobility $#iloso$#y w#ic# in our view is t#e rig#t one "or Penang Fand indeed cities around t#e worldG* "onsistency o" $olicy is so et#ing t#at c#aracteri!es t#e cities t#at are leading e.a $les o" t#ese new a$$roac#es* -n addition to being relatively low cost and able to be reali!ed Buic%ly& all t#e initiatives introduced #ere #ave one t#ing in co on w#ic# is e.tre ely i $ortant and t#e lac% o" w#ic# #as in t#e $ast led to big and costly errors -- and t#at is t#at virtually all o" t#e are easily reversible* +#en your answer to a $erceived $roble o" congestion is to build yet anot#er series o" lanes "or #ig#s$eed tra""ic& w#ic# is a $olicy w#ic# is di""icult& costly and ti e-consu ing to reverse* <ut i" on t#e ot#er #and your basic strategy o$ens u$ ways to a%e better use o" t#e e.isting builds in"rastructure& t#e cost o" undoing or reversing suc# $ro'ects is low and in general Buic%ly done* +#en in t#e old days trans$ortation $olicy centered on #ig# cost invest ent $ro'ects "or roads& bridges and ot#er trans$ort in"rastructure& t#e e""ort o" analysis and tec#nical $lanning #ad to ta%e $lace be"ore t#e bulldo!ers started to roll and t#e concrete started to be $oured* T#e easures introduced in t#ese $ages are w#at are called (learning $ro'ects)* -n a learning ode you initiate a $ro'ect and "ro t#e beginning care"ully onitor its uses and i $acts& relying on good "eedbac% in order to start to a%e t#e any s all ad'ust ents t#at are inevitably needed to ensure success* T#is is a di""erent way o" organi!ing our wor% in our inds& but it is one t#at a%es $er"ect sense in a century in w#ic# logistics and "eedbac% are a ong t#e a'or tools at our dis$osal* 4i%ewise t#e $articular easures introduced brie"ly #ere #ave been selected on t#e grounds t#at t#ey constitute (easy wins)& by w#ic# we ean t#ese $ro'ects are care"ully selected because t#ey are not li%ely to encounter #eavy resistance in various $arts o" t#e co unity& suc# as would be t#e case i" we were to $ro$ose at t#is early $oint any divisive Fi" ulti ately necessaryG
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T#ese $ro'ects are individually and collectively as w#at we call ($attern brea%ers)& de onstrating not only new ways o" doing t#ings but also new ways o" t#in%ing about t#e * T#at is i $ortant because at t#e end o" t#e day t#e core o" t#e c#allenge is a atter o" culture and co unications* And a nu ber o" t#e old $atterns si $ly #ave to go* T#ere is anot#er c#aracteristic o" t#ese $ro'ects w#ic# also needs to be noted& and t#at is t#at t#ey are $art o" t#e $lanning a$$roac# w#ic# does not try to ac#ieve one s$eci"ic ob'ective at a ti e but rat#er t#in% o" a coordinated strategy bringing toget#er $ac%ages o" easures w#ic# rein"orce and sti ulate eac# ot#er* FSee section on Pac%ages o" Measures in 3#* 2*G 2inally it #as to be entioned t#at ore t#an #al" o" t#ese ideas #ave already been $ro$osed in $revious $lanning docu ents and e.$ert issions* -ndeed one o" t#e ain contributions o" t#e $resent $ro'ect is t#at it $rovides an o$$ortunity to re ind all concerned about interesting ideas and $ro$osals t#at #ave been ade in t#e $ast in w#ic#& "or various reasons& not yet seen t#e lig#t o" day* T#e aut#ors #o$e is t#at t#e $resent docu ent and $ro'ect ay serve as a "riendly %nowledge o" t#ese great ideas in t#e rig#t direction*
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2ortunately as suc# initiatives are not altoget#er un"a iliar in Penang* :ver t#e last several years various agencies and grou$s #ave started to t#in% about trans$ortation and environ ent in di""erent ways& and not only in t#e abstract* 6ere is an inco $lete s#ortlist o" t#e so e o" t#e ore innovative new obility $attern-brea%ing $ro'ects already going on and starting to a%e a visible di""erence on t#e streets o" Penang* 1 2 3 , 5 P 7N8S3: +orld 6eritage Site 3ar 2ree 0ays 5a$id Penang Penang <ridge 8.$ress S#uttle Transit F<8STG 2irst Par%-And-5ide $rogra s Penang <icycle 5oute Master Plan& enabling streets "or bicycle users to ove sa"ely
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10 :ne-way streets in Pulau Ti%us2 11 Sy $osiu on State and Sustainability o" t#e 8nviron ent in Penang
12 Penang Strategic Trans$ort Master Plan3 T#ese are very di""erent initiatives& di""erence in si!e& visibility and cost& but w#at t#ey #ave in co on is t#at t#ey are s#owing t#at t#ere are alternatives to bringing New Mobility to Penang* T#e $ro$osed 201, $rogra would atte $t to build on and e.$and t#ese leaders#i$ e.a $les t#at you #ave already begun to advance and get e.$erience wit#* -" we consider t#is in t#e conte.t o" t#e (5eco ended Trans$ort Master Plan Strategy) w#ic# loo%s out "or t#e year 2030& we see t#ese $ro'ects as a co $li ent to t#e s#ort-ter concern o" t#e strategy w#ic# goes out to 2015* , -n t#e "irst $lace t#ey build on initiatives w#ic# #ave already gotten underway andMor $roviding visible results in t#e rig#t direction over t#e last two years or so& and #ave #is or #er goal to de onstrate bot# individually and as a grou$ t#at new obility initiatives are $ossible and t#at t#e old bad $atterns can be bro%en once and "or all* So w#at is our strategy in a%ing u$ t#is list o" actions in t#is annerC +e #ave several ob'ectives& o" w#ic# t#e "irst is to start wit# winners* :r as Anwar 2a!al #as so elegantly $ut it& we want to start wit# t#e (low #anging "ruit)* T#e "ollowing s#ort descri$tions are intended to invite $rovide "irst introductions and bac%ground "or consideration and discussion about ideas and
2 A #otly contested $ro'ect w#ic# needs brea% $atterns ore wor% but already s#ows a willingness to
3 +e #ave c#osen to list #ere 'ust o" so e o" t#e ost visible recent $ro'ects& but t#ere are ore* 6owever t#is "irst grou$ city and out to de onstrate t#e $rinci$le t#at new t#in%ing about t#ese issues is going on in Penang* , <y way o" co $le entary aterials we strongly reco end t#at t#e reader give attention to t#e section o" re$ort entitled N5*3 T#e 0etailed -n"or ation Progra K Now to 2015N& $ages P, to PL* T#e strategic a$$roac# o" re$orts toget#er wit# reco endations s$eci"ically involving near-ter i $rove ents in $ublic trans$ort& uc# tig#ter lin%ages wit# land use $lanning& t#ere is $ro'ects to i $rove $ublic in"or ation "or travelers& and overall to recti"y t#e current unacce$table i balance o" $ublic cars in t#e overall odal s#are are closely related to t#e goals and strategy o" t#e Sustainable Penang New Mobility $rogra introduced #ere*
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$ractical a$$roac#es w#ic# are wor%ing in ot#er cities* T#in% o" t#e in t#eir $resent "or as initial brainstor ing e.a $les in w#ic# t#e aut#or tries to draw your attention a certain nu ber o" s$eci"ic actions t#at toget#er can lead to a ore sustainable city* T#e ideas you will "ind #ere are by no eans original and untested* -n all cases t#ere are a large nu ber o" e.a $les t#at can be called "ro t#e e.$erience o" leading cities around t#e world* And a "air nu ber o" t#e #ave already been suggested by $ast studies in Penang& ost o" w#ic# un"ortunately #ave not been $ursued and i $le ented until t#e $resent ti e* <ut it also needs to be said t#at t#e listing t#at "ollows #ere is by no eans co $lete* <ut t#e ost $art it does not o""er (solutions) but rat#er o""ers "ood "or t#oug#t and a nu ber o" Buestions w#ic# need to be ta%en into consideration in order to create an overall "ra ewor% "or a sustainable city and a sustainable cities trans$ortation arrange ents* T#ere is no reason t#at t#ese $olicies and easures cannot wor% well in Penang& and diligent $ro"essionals will "ind online all t#e su$$ort t#ey need "or at least a "irst s%etc# $lanning e.ercise*
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t#e site is seen as $art o" a leading city and an e.a $le "or ot#er $arts o" Penang and not 'ust a Buaint useu $iece close in itsel"*
5 Penang continues to #onor t#eir annual State-wide 3ar 2ree 0ay celebration in t#e conte.t o" +orld 3ar 2ree 0ays w#ic# are traditionally #eld t#e last days o" Se$te ber* T#is could $rovide a very good "oru "or so e "or o" coo$eration and creative interaction wit# t#e $ro$osed annual Sy $osiu :n State and Sustainability o" t#e 8nviron ent in Penang
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T#e transition "ro old to new obility reBuires tec#nical virtuosity and it is y observation t#at w#ile t#ere are individuals and grou$s w#o $ossess i $ortant ele ents o" t#ese s%ill sets& - can only see t#e advantages o" #aving a $rogra w#ic# consistently tries wit# eac# $ro'ect to i $rove t#e %nowledge base o" grou$s wit#in t#e co unity* - would include it is not only $ublic agencies and t#e $rivate sector but also universities and civil society ore generally* T#us w#en a new $ro'ect is being considered and contracts being $re$ared& a strong e""ort s#ould be ade by t#ose in c#arge not only to bring in t#e ost co $etent international aut#orities in t#e various areas but also to $artner t#e wit# locals so t#at t#e e.$ertise& once $ain"ully gained& re ains wit#in t#e co unity* +ill notice t#is i" you travel to leading cities in t#e sector anyw#ere in t#e world& and t#at is t#at t#ere are tec#nical credentials wit#in t#e local co unity are at a very #ig# level* T#at s#ould be a serious $rogra target "or Penang*
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$roviding "acilities "or cyclists or using t#e to co e to wor%* T#ese ig#t include sa"e $ar%ing& s#owers& c#anging roo s& loc%ers "or clot#es& etc* :ne o" t#e reasons w#y a co $any ig#t wis# to coo$erate wit# suc# $rogra s K as t#ey do in any ot#er cities t#at are oving in t#e rig#t direction on all t#is K is t#at it is good "or t#eir e $loyees #ealt# and o"ten can #el$ t#e to save oney* 8.$erience also s#ows t#at t#e edia is eager to write u$ and $resent e.a $les o" suc# $rogra s*
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in t#e course o" t#e various Se$te ber eetings in Penang* T#ere is an abundant literature w#ic# is available over t#e -nternet to #el$ $lanners and $olicy a%ers a%e wise decisions about #ow to go about t#is* <y way o" Buic% "irst introduction& #ere are so e o" t#e aterials w#ic# a$$ears on t#is to$ic in t#e +i%i$edia Flig#tly edited "or readabilityG: 3ontra"low is a co on $art o" decent cycling in"rastructure and is o"ten seen on one-way streets* A standard e.a $le is t#at car and ot#er ve#icular tra""ic ig#t #ave only one lane w#ile on bot# sides t#ere are bi%e lanesA one going in t#e sa e direction as t#e ve#icular tra""ic& t#e ot#er Ft#e contra"low bi%e laneG allows cyclists to sa"ely go in t#e o$$osite direction to t#e cars* T#is is allowed as t#e road ay not be wide enoug# "or two lanes o" car tra""ic but t#ere is enoug# roo to allow "or t#e additional bicycle laneA and wit#out it cyclists ay be "orced to ta%e a long& and $er#a$s unsa"e& detour* Alternatively t#ere is only one bi%e lane& t#e contra"low lane& w#ereas bicycles travelling in t#e sa e direction as t#e cars s#are t#e cars1 lane* T#is solution would be ore suited to very narrow roads or ones wit# lig#t tra""ic* 3ontra"low cycling is o"ten assu ed to be associated wit# #ig#er accidents ris%s& but w#ere it #as been $ro$erly evaluated& contra"low actually see s to reduce t#e accidents ris%*
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c#annels in w#ic# $riority is obviously given to otori!ed tra""ic at t#e cost o" convenience and o"ten sa"ety and #ealt# o" t#ose were not in cars* T#ere #ave been enoug# atte $ts to a%e t#is wor%& and enoug# e.$erience wit# dealing wit# t#e i $acts o" t#ese decisions& t#at t#ere is now u$ t#ere consensus at t#e leading edge "or co "ort and convenience "or non otori!ed trans$ortation* T#ere are in Penang in addition to considerably too any o" t#ose old"as#ioned $edestrian bridges& a certain nu ber o" crossings w#ic# are s#owing t#e way to a new $attern o" integrating t#e various co $eting odes wit#in t#e sa e li ited $ublic s$ace* All o" t#e tec#nical tools are available in order to carry out t#ese i $ortant i $rove ents "or sustainable trans$ortation "or all& and t#ese can now be $ut to use Buic%ly and well on t#e streets o" Penang* +e $ro$ose t#at at least "ive& $ossibly ten intersections be c#osen "or study and analysis early in 201, so t#at "ull-scale $ro'ects can be launc#ed on t#e streets in ti e to see t#e results by t#e end o" t#e year*
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-n 2010 a well-res$ected 8nglis# e.$ert on $ublic trans$ortation and accessibility $re$ared an in-de$t# re$ort on (-nstitutional <arriers to Accessible Public Trans$ortN $resents a nu ber o" re edial $ro'ects w#ic# erit close attention and selection "or i $le entation* T#is re$ort is locally available*
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T#e i ediate reason "or doing t#is is to $rovide convenience service "or t#e blind and ot#ers su""ering "ro visual i $air ents w#o cannot or #ave di""iculty in recogni!ing sto$s& $articularly w#en t#ey use lines w#ic# t#ey@re not already "a iliar wit#* T#ese announce ents will not only be use"ul "or t#e visually #andica$$ed but also "or Buite a wide range o" ot#er traveling Penangites and visitors*
T#e great advantage o" t#is a$$roac# is t#at it is low cost and i ediately visible as assigned by t#e "act t#at new ideas are being tried and i $roved service "or all is being targeted by t#e govern ent and all t#ose res$onsible*
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#o$ed t#at over t#e course o" 201, so e attention will be given to develo$ing a basic "or at "or collecting in"or ation& analy!ing it and "inding ways in w#ic# t#ese $roble s can be discussed and #o$e"ully resolved*
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Anot#er o$tion is various "or s o" rides#aring in w#ic# $eo$le w#o are going so ew#ere are $re$ared to s#are t#eir ride wit# ot#ers* T#is is a very ric# area o" innovation and $ractice w#ic# needs to be loo%ed at closely in t#is conte.t* ?et anot#er o$tion w#ic# is very $ro ising is t#e new range o" $roven obility services t#at go under t#e na e 05T or 0e and 5es$onsive Transit* T#is is a ode w#ic# is well ada$ted to $rovide #ig#-Buality& a""ordable services to $eo$le living in lower density areas& and w#ic# s#ould be $art o" Penang@s $rogra to i $rove obility and Buality o" li"e outside o" t#e ore #eavily settled cities* T#ere are any success"ul 05T services on t#e road and $lenti"ul in"or ation on t#e & so t#ere is no good reason t#at t#ese new a$$roac#es to not be given a "air c#ance in Penang*
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details on t#at& - can tell you "ro e.$erience t#at t#is e""icient a$$lication it is $ossible to create signi"icant reductions in car tra""ic on yours or any university ca $us* Anot#er i $ortant sustainable trans$ortation $ro'ect t#at we would li%e to see t#e university it serious attention to is t#at o" creating a barrier "ree ca $us* At t#e $resent ti e getting around by w#eelc#air is not ne.t to i $ossible& it is actually i $ossible* T#e "ew ad'ust ents t#at #ave been ade during t#eir only a%e it even ore clear t#at any student& "aculty e ber or visitor wit# $#ysical obility li itations is going to "ind being at t#e 7niversity and un$leasant e.$erience* - very uc# #o$e t#at your "ullest attention will be given to t#ese two in yet ot#er new obility $ro'ects "or t#e 7niversity*
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As aut#or o" t#is re$ort - #ave long su$$orted t#e conce$t o" "ull gender $arity in all $ublic decision- a%ing institutions involved wit# $lanning and $olicy w#ic# ta%es cities& $articularly in t#e "ield o" trans$ortation* 12 T#e cru. o" t#e argu ent is t#at trans$ortation $olicy decisions #ave been ade over t#e $ast decades al ost e.clusively by not only iddle-aged ales& but also $eo$le w#o #ave organi!ed t#eir own lives around cars* As a result it is di""icult "or t#e o"" into understand 'ust #ow i $ortant it is to #ave easy and sa"e access to ot#er obility odes* 2or so e years we #ave $ro$osed t#e conce$t o" "ull gender $arity in all trans$ortation 3ouncil& and w#ile t#at is certainly desirable is a goal t#at is not at all easy to eet in t#e near ter * Nonet#eless t#ere is an o$$ortunity in t#e co ing wee%s in Penang as you are na ing new e bers to t#e Penang Trans$ort 3ouncil& and we would very uc# #o$e t#at you will increase t#e nu ber o" wo en on t#at i $ortant $lanning and decision grou$ substantially* - can guarantee you t#at i" you get a good Buoru you are going to see signi"icant c#anges in bot# t#e atters in w#ic# you are $roviding your counsel and t#e %ind o" counsel you get* T#e* +onder"ul o$$ortunity "or PenangE
12 T#is is not t#e $lace "or e to develo$ t#ese ideas at lengt# #owever i" t#e reader is interested you will "ind abundant aterials on t#is to$ic at #tt$:MMworldstreets*word$ress*co MCsUwo anSM
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Today Pulau Ti%us is a $lace "or w#ic# any $eo$le drive to get so ew#ere else and in w#ic# t#e $eo$le w#o live t#ere #ave to ta%e a car to get to w#ere it is t#ey want to go* T#is is un"ortunately a "a iliar situation w#ic# can be "ound in any well-o"" suburbs o" older cities* -t is not necessarily t#e best way in t#e world in w#ic# to live* T#is re edial $rogra #as to be as uc# about land use as it is about trans$ortation& so a co bined a$$roac# is absolutely essential* T#ere are a nu ber o" $roble areas and $ro'ect o$$ortunities& one being to see i" t#e area can be considered as a $lace wit#in w#ic# $eo$le can sa"ely wal% and cycle "or any o" t#eir day-to-day reBuire ents& a situation w#ic# de"initely does not e.ist today* Success"ul oves in t#is direction would not only $rovide #ealt# and a enity bene"its "or t#e $eo$le living and wor%ing in t#at area& but would also o$en u$ business o$$ortunities w#ic# t#e one-way syste by itsel" is doing little to #el$* T#e "irst ste$ in t#is $rocess is indeed to #ave a $ower"ul vision "or Pulau Ti%us& and one $art o" t#at ig#t be to consider it as a city wit#in t#e city* A $lace w#ic# could #ave any a enities in a $rotected environ ent as well as serving as a #ub "or a variety o" trans$ortation odes* T#ere is a lot o" wor% to be done to a%e t#is #a$$en& but wit# strong leaders#i$ and a s#ared widely s#ared vision Pulau Ti%us could #ave a wonder"ul "uture a#ead o" it*
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trans$ortation ot#er t#an a $rivate car* T#is constraint will be eit#er so et#ing decided by a "arsig#ted $olitical leader& or ot#erwise t#e result o" strong electoral $ressure "ro a nu ber o" $ublic interest grou$s w#o get toget#er to ensure t#at t#is will be $art o" t#e electoral victory $ac%age* -t could wor% li%e t#is* :n one day eac# wee% t#ese $ublic servants will underta%e to travel to wor% by eac# o" t#e "ollowing easures: Public Trans$ortation <icycle Ta.i +al%ing 5ide-s#aringMcar$ooling 5ental car F2, #our contractG Tris#aw T#e idea is t#at eac# o" t#ese tri$s s#ould ta%e $lace under (nor al trans$ortation circu stances) e.actly as our en'oyed by t#e citi!ens o" t#e city in t#eir day-to-day lives* -n eac# case t#ere s#ould be a reBuire ent to vary t#e routes is so t#at t#e traveler is e.$osed to a wide range o" conditions* T#e $ro$osal a%es no $articular reco endations as to w#at is to be done wit# t#e results o" t#ese wee%ly tri$s& wit# t#e t#oug#t t#at w#at is learned in t#e $rocess o" (s#ared citi!en e.$erience) will be sel"-evident* 6ow is t#e $er"or ance on t#is easure to be onitored and t#ereby guaranteedC T#is could be t#e "or o" an o$en $ublic re$orting $rocess t#roug# t#e city@s co unication c#annels to its citi!ens* -t ig#t be e.$ected t#at t#ese results will also be re$orted by t#e $ress and ot#er co unications c#annels o" t#e $ublic interest grou$s o" be#ind t#is $ro$osal*
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it is all well and good to review t#e $resent realities and reBuire ents o" Penang on t#e one #and and searc# t#e "ield o" best $ractices in leading cities w#ic# are wort#y o" close attention at t#is ti e* <ut between a good idea and on street reality t#ere is a $rocess o" study decision& $re$aration and i $le entation w#ic# needs to be engaged +#o are going to be t#e individuals and institutions ready to ste$ u$ and a%e it a $riority to #el$ ove one or ore o" t#ese $ro'ects a#ead* T#e ost i ediate candidates w#o co e to ind are at t#e level o" t#e institutions o" Penang State& along wit# t#e two Munici$al 3ouncils* -" t#e various organi!ations and agencies wit#in t#e govern ent grou$s are willing to loo% ore closely into t#is or t#at $ro'ect w#ic# see s to be well atc#ed wit# t#eir needs and
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S u s t a i n a b l e Pe n a n g : To w a r d a N e w M o b i l i t y A g e n d a
$ossibilities& t#is is certainly going to be an i $ortant ste$ in t#e $rocess o" actually ac#ieving so et#ing concrete* Most cities and state institutions around t#e world bring in consultants and e.$erts on a regular basis w#o atte $t to #el$ t#e identi"y re edial $olicies and ot#er initiatives w#ic# are needed* <ut w#at #a$$ens all too o"ten is w#en t#e e.$ert is no longer $resent or directly i $licated in t#e $rocess o" i $le entation& t#at any o" t#ese good ideas 'ust "all aside* More e $ty $ro isesE <ut t#ese levels o" govern ent are not t#e only actors are institutions w#o can get involved& w#o need to get involved directly in order to c#ange t#e overall trans$ortation con"iguration* :t#er i $ortant actors w#o need to be solicited and broug#t into t#is $rocess include: T#e "ull ga ut o" trans$ortation o$erators T#e business co unity in all its di ensions
7niversities& sc#ools and researc# grou$s 4ocal consultants and sources o" e.$ert ca$acities 3ivil society& w#ic# in Penang is e.tre ely ric# and w#ic# can indeed beco e an active $layer t#at can a%e a di""erence* <usinesses and organi!ations associated wit# tourist sector Tec#nology startu$ grou$s 2inancial institutions including t#e insurance industry 2oundations
T#e ove to a sustainable Penang will not be acco $lis#ed by govern ent alone* -t is a c#allenge "or t#e co unity and all its varieties and $ossibilities*
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-n ost $arts o" t#e world t#e trans$ortation $lanning and $olicy "unction re$resents an ano alous vestige o" $ast ways o" t#in%ing about t#e sector w#ic# are not well ada$ted to $resent circu stances& and certainly not to cities*
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2or t#is reason it is i $ortant to give t#oug#t to t#e reorgani!ation o" t#e trans$ortation and related "unctions t#at re"lect t#e realities and $ossibilities o" odern society* T#ere are several o" t#e i ediately to ind in lig#t o" w#at observed and learned about during y ti e in Penang*
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T#ere was a ti e and t#ere are still today $laces in w#ic# t#e trans$ortation and ot#er related "unctions are o"ten in a large $art& ta%en over by national govern ent* +#atever t#e advantages o" strong central govern ent at all levels ay #ave been at earlier ti es& t#is is no longer t#e case today* T#e %ey word is subsidiarity& an ad ittedly not very $retty e.$ression w#ic# is used $articularly in 8uro$e w#ere it is now agreed t#at t#e levels o" govern ent w#ic# are closest to t#e $eo$le are t#ose best Buali"ied to understand and eet any o" t#eir needs* -n !urope t#e Maastric#t Treaty asserts t#e rig#ts o" e ber nation states t#roug# t#e subsidiarity $rinci$le T#e O/ford !nglish Dictionary de"ines subsidiarity as t#e idea t#at a central aut#ority s#ould #ave a subsidiary "unction& $er"or ing only t#ose tas%s w#ic# cannot be $er"or ed e""ectively at a ore i ediate or local level* T#e conce$t is a$$licable in t#e "ields o" govern ent& $olitical science& anage ent and ot#er %inds and sectors o" decision- a%ing* -n $olitical t#eory& subsidiarity is so eti es viewed as a $rinci$le entailed by t#e idea o" "ederalis & a%ing it a very i $ortant to$ic "or discussion in Malaysia* T#is is not t#e $lace t#oug# - #ave t#e con"idence to dig into t#is to t#e e.tent to w#ic# t#e to$ic deserves* <ut in y observations and conversations w#ile in Penang& - continually ran across i $ortant issue areas w#ere decisions are being ade by central govern ent t#at could better be ade by state and local govern ents* - can only very uc# #o$e t#at t#ese ideas will be broug#t into t#e do ain o" $ublic discussions and t#e edia& since getting on t#e rig#t side o" t#e could a%e a big di""erence in t#e Buality o" service and t#e Buality o" cities across t#e country*
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S u s t a i n a b l e Pe n a n g : To w a r d a N e w M o b i l i t y A g e n d a
T#e "irst ste$ reBuires t#e care"ul integration o" trans$ortation and city $lanning since t#ere is no doubt t#at t#ese two go #and-in-#and* -n "act any analysis o" w#at a$$eared to be trans$ortation $roble s and s#ortco ings in any given city will& u$on study and re"lection& #ave "ully #al" o" t#e (solutions) t#at are needed co ing in "ro outside t#e traditional trans$ortation sector* T#us land-use regulations& !oning and related $ractices need to be closely integrated wit# new obility ad'ust ents to create an e""icient& sa"e and beauti"ul city "or $eo$le to live& wor%& study and $lay in*
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T#e trans$ortation $lanning and $olicy "unction is today in ost $arts o" t#e world and in Penang entirely out o" balance* +e %now t#at obility i $rove ents are going to co e "ro outside o" t#e traditional organi!ation& and t#us it is reco ended t#at t#e co $etence and e.$ertise o" t#e institutions res$onsible "or a%ing $olicy decisions and invest ent in t#e sector be a$$ro$riately balanced to integrated ta%e advantage o" t#e "ull range o" obility odes* T#ese include Fo" courseG: 5oad streets and ot#er trans$ortation in"rastructure Fconstruction& aintenance& and above all e""icient useG Par%ing Public Trans$ortation Pedestrian -n"rastructure and Su$$ort 3ycling -n"rastructure and Su$$ort 3o $etence in new ways o" using cars& including 5ides#aring& 3ars#aring& 8tc* Ta.is& /itneys Private and co unity bus services
T#e $oint is t#is* 7nless t#e "ull range o" trans$ort odes is not broug#t into t#e center o" t#e $lanning and budgeting $rocess& today@s i balance will continue to t#e detri ent o" all*
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S u s t a i n a b l e Pe n a n g : To w a r d a N e w M o b i l i t y A g e n d a Adelaide& Australia
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S u s t a i n a b l e Pe n a n g : To w a r d a N e w M o b i l i t y A g e n d a autono y and t#e ideas and e.a $les t#at are needed to a%e a'or i $rove ents& any at very low cost and well wit#in t#e 2015 ti e #ori!on o" t#e Trans$ortation Master Plan
?our new Trans$ortation Master Plan sets out a nu ber o" t#e institutional and tec#nical re"or s needed to i $rove t#e $er"or ance o" all as$ects o" trans$ortation in t#e state e""iciency& environ ent& econo y& resources& energy& and Buality o" li"e "or all* Treat t#is is your solid $oint o" de$arture*
?ou #ave in $lace a solid institutional structure& led by t#e State& su$$orted by t#e Penang Trans$ort 3ouncil& and $er#a$s above all to be led by t#e dyna ic Munici$al 3ouncils on t#e island FMPPPG and t#e ainland FMPSPG* All o" w#ic# su$$orted by one o" t#e ost well develo$ed networ% o" civil society and $ublic interest grou$s in all o" Asia* T#ese are #uge assets "or your trans"or ational $rogra *
?ou #ave su""icient oney under your control to a%e a virtually all o" t#e i $rove ents w#ic# are necessary over t#e course o" t#e ne.t two years& i" you concentrate above all on t#e management o" t#e trans$ortation assets you already #ave in $lace& as o$$osed to doing as in t#e $ast& na ely s$ending large su s on new construction $ro'ects to solve your $roble s* T#e $riority at t#is $oint is not to e.$and su$$ly o" unnecessary in"rastructure& but rat#er to anage and use it better* ?our recently co $leted Trans$ortation Master Plan $rovides a nu ber o" use"ul guidelines "or #ow to do t#is*
7$on due consultation wit# a considerable range o" t#e %ey organi!ations and actors in t#e sector& wit# t#e #el$ o" y colleagues at T#in% 3ity and all t#ose w#o #ave so generously given o" t#eir ti e and ideas over t#ese last wee%s& we #ave co e u$ wit# t#e $rovisional s#ort list o" s$eci"ic $ro'ect initiatives w#ic# are set out in t#ese $ages& can be done Buic%ly& and w#ic# are entirely under t#e control o" state and local govern ents*
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-" we t#in% o" t#e world cities today as being roug#ly divided into (leading) and (lagging)& t#e trut# is t#at Penang in 2013 is in t#e latter category* <ut so too not all t#at any years ago were any o" t#e leading cities today are s#owing t#e way& ost o" w#ic# #ad $reviously been t#e victi s o" inconsistent& unt#oug#t-out& uni aginative& and ine""icient trans$ortation $olicies t#e selves* T#e lesson is t#at you do not wa%e u$ in t#e orning and "ind yoursel" suddenly a (leading city (in t#is res$ect* <ut t#at to occur t#ere needed to be a vision& a strategy& $lans and actions o" w#ic# individually and collectively started to c#ange t#e s#a$e o" t#e city and t#e Buality o" everyday li"e "or t#e $eo$le w#o live and wor% t#ere but also "or visitors w#o co e because t#ey are eager to see and be in a situation in w#ic# an agreeable and sustainable city environ ent #as been ac#ieved
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