We just want our transport woes to be fixed, say Penang folk FMTNews FMTEng
A street poll by FMT finds that the issue of traffic congestion still remains at the top of the list of concerns among the people of Penang
Tour operator John Hon, 56, said the state should emulate other islands, such as Singapore and Hong Kong, which impose congestion charges on road users. “We have been hearing about this LRT since 2008. It looks like by the time the LRT comes, we will be dead,” he said. Besides traffic, Beh said she had felt the brunt of rising prices of goods due to the Covid-19 pandemic, adding that RM20 was no longer enough to buy a decent quantity of vegetables.
He agreed that traffic was becoming worse and the state could do with more buses to and from residential areas.Meanwhile, on the state government’s efforts to help alleviate the rise in the cost of living, Ooi Leng Tay, 65, said he would prefer cash aid instead of the vouchers that are handed out now.
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