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How to make Johor Bahru an international metropolis of Southeast Asia

January 16, 2024 By James Clark 5 Comments

How a transit system, walkable cities, and more interesting buildings could make Johor Bahru the Shenzhen of Southeast Asia. Johor Bahru has been described as the next Shenzhen due to its proximity to Singapore. Shenzhen became an economic powerhouse by becoming a special economic zone (SEZ) and building a new city in the slipstream of […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Urban Planning Tagged With: iskandar malaysia, johor bahru, malaysia

Forest City Malaysia: A new city on reclaimed islands near Singapore

August 10, 2023 By James Clark 2 Comments

Forest City is a new urban development in the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone in Johor, Malaysia. The project is made up of four man-made islands covering 30km2, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore. The islands will be a mix of residential, leisure, commercial, and industrial space, and will have an estimated population of […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: forest city, iskandar malaysia, malaysia

Future Johor – Construction projects in Johor Bahru / Iskandar Malaysia

September 23, 2018 By James Clark 2 Comments

The Malaysian state of Johor is at the southernmost end of the Malay Peninsula, where the Straits of Johor form the border between Malaysia and Singapore. Johor Bahru is the capital of the state, and it’s where the first and busiest border crossing to Singapore is. For years JB languished in the shadow of its […]

Filed Under: Future Cities Tagged With: iskandar malaysia, johor bahru, malaysia

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