Like almost everyone else, I like to go to Penang's Batu Ferringhi beach area.
Not to swim or get a sun tan (I am tanned enough), but just to hang around the beach - jalan-jalan makan ice cream while looking at people fly around above the waters using parachutes (para-sailing).
But in the last few years, we have all seen how both sides of the tiny road going into the area have been opened up to build high-rise condos.
Many of these condos, too many of them.
And now, guess what?
The government of Penang, it seems, have now nearly tripled the density requirements for building projects. For the whole state.
So, for the same area of land, you could technically build more units in, and stuff more people. More people mean more cars.
For the jalan Batu Ferringhi, already choked on weekends and peak hours on weekdays, things will get much worse.
A Pakatan government approval, or by the previous government?
And why was this not explained properly to people first.
It came out during a media interview with the boss of Hunza, a property developer.
Penangite Anil Netto has some comments too.
Or maybe this is just for NON-Ferringgi areas?
PICTURE: The four towers of The Cove, beautiful with 6,000 sq ft units.
Not to swim or get a sun tan (I am tanned enough), but just to hang around the beach - jalan-jalan makan ice cream while looking at people fly around above the waters using parachutes (para-sailing).
But in the last few years, we have all seen how both sides of the tiny road going into the area have been opened up to build high-rise condos.
Many of these condos, too many of them.
And now, guess what?
The government of Penang, it seems, have now nearly tripled the density requirements for building projects. For the whole state.
So, for the same area of land, you could technically build more units in, and stuff more people. More people mean more cars.
For the jalan Batu Ferringhi, already choked on weekends and peak hours on weekdays, things will get much worse.
A Pakatan government approval, or by the previous government?
And why was this not explained properly to people first.
It came out during a media interview with the boss of Hunza, a property developer.
Penangite Anil Netto has some comments too.
Or maybe this is just for NON-Ferringgi areas?
PICTURE: The four towers of The Cove, beautiful with 6,000 sq ft units.
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