A review of the pedestrian access and interchange infrastructure of Tan Cang Station on Line 1 of the HCMC Metro, and avoiding the interchange mistakes of the Hanoi Metro. Tan Cang Station is an elevated station on Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro. This review looks at the pedestrian access to Landmark […]
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Da Lat construction and transport report
Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam), featuring a new international hotel, the greenhouse problem, the old Governor’s Palace, build too big and ask for permission later, an old military airport that would make a great park, international flights, and the proposed railway restoration. Da Lat is the capital of Lam Dong Province in the Central […]
Building pocket parks in Southeast Asia
The case for building multiple small parks now, while planning bigger parks in the future. The big cities of Southeast Asia have a woefully inadequate amount of green space. Some big parks exist, but they are either old (such as Lumphini in Bangkok) or built on reclaimed land (such as East Coast Park in Singapore […]
Benjakitti Park: A forest and wetland park in the heart of Bangkok
Benjakitti Park is a public park in Khlong Toei District of Bangkok, Thailand. The park is on former land of the tobacco monopoly (the Tobacco Authority of Thailand). The factory was relocated and the land was converted into a park in 1992. Benjakitti Park was established in honour of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen […]
Makati Intra-city Subway
The Makati Intra-city Subway (MkTr) is a proposed underground rapid transit line in Makati, Metro Manila. It was planned to be built under a public-private partnership program between the Makati City Government and a private consortium, led by Philippine Infradev Holdings. The line will have nine stations and 10 km in length. There will be […]
Vung Tau: The future beach district of Ho Chi Minh City
Penang Turf Club redevelopment: How Penang should look to Singapore for inspiration
The closure of the Penang Turf Club presents a rare opportunity to redevelop a large area of land on the island. Penang should look to Singapore for racecourse redevelopment inspiration before they build another uninspiring car-dependent development. The Penang Turf Club was founded in 1864, making it Malaysia’s oldest remaining horse-racing club. However, there has been […]
Pattaya construction and transport report
Trip report from January 2025: Walkability and bad street layouts, Pattaya construction notes, the ghost tower, future high-speed railway and monorail, Jomtien Beach as a future apartment hotspot, and air quality. Pattaya is on the eastern side of the Bay of Bangkok in Chonburi province. I visited Pattaya in January 2025 after visiting Sri Racha. This […]
How to fix Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville should be a booming beach resort comparable to coastal cities in Vietnam. Instead, it’s better known for its abandoned towers, scam compounds, and shady casinos. Here is how to fix it. Sihanoukville is a coastal city in Cambodia that is home to the largest port in the country. It also has some of the […]
Merging provinces in Southeast Asia
Vietnam is planning to merge 63 provinces and municipalities down to a total of 34. Should other countries in Southeast Asia consider provincial mergers? Vietnam provincial mergers of 2025 Vietnam is divided into 57 provinces and 6 centrally governed cities (municipalities). The government is currently planning to merge provinces, bringing the total number to 34. A […]
