Trams for Penang ?

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Bus Rapid Transit Plan
Best for congested places

2010/01/30

THE tram-like Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line could work in Penang -- but with modifications, Bus User Group (BUG) coordinator Ong Boon Keong said. Ong believed modifications were necessary as the state did not have many wide roads with big lanes.

"The salient point is to decongest the roads. My suggestion is to use this system for the most congested stretches in Penang."

Ong proposed that the line runs from Datuk Keramat to Air Itam, Jelutong, and from Greenlane to Tanjung Bungah and Jalan Burmah.

Another modification would be to implement the line in stages, not at one go.

"The relevant authorities can start with the stretch from Komtar to the state mosque. This will lower resistance by road users and at the same time maximise the opportunity to educate them on the system, thus winning their support for it."
Ong said BUG had made a representation on the BRT line to state Local Government and Traffic Management committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow more than a year ago.

"Chow initially agreed to it but was quiet about it later. I hope the state and Federal governments can work together to implement it."