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 […]
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Mutiara LRT Line: The Penang light rail transit connecting the island to the mainland
The Mutiara LRT Line is an under-construction light rail transit (LRT) system in Penang. The line will run along the east coast of Penang island from Georgetown to Silicon Island, and from Georgetown to Penang Sentral on the mainland via a bridge across the Penang Strait. The Mutiara Line will be 29.5 km in length […]
Gurney Bay: Penang’s new seafront park
Gurney Bay is a seafront park on reclaimed land in Georgetown, Penang. The reclaimed land is off the seafront promenade of Gurney Drive. This coastal road used to be lined with mansions and low-rise villas, and it was referred to as Millionaire’s Row. There was a beach along this stretch of coast, but coastal erosion […]
George Town–Butterworth LRT
The George Town–Butterworth LRT was a proposed railway connecting George Town on the island of Penang to Butterworth on the mainland side of Penang state. The George Town–Butterworth Line was added to the Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP) in 2022. The original proposal was for an undersea tunnel connecting the Bayan Lepas LRT to the […]
Penang South Islands – Three islands land reclamation project
Penang South Islands (PSI), also known as the three islands project, is a proposed land reclamation project to the south of Penang Island (Pulau Pinang). The three islands will total 1,821ha (4,500 acres), and will be a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial usage. The project will be funded by the sale of land, and […]
Andaman Eastern & Oriental – A new urban island in Penang
Andaman is a new urban development built on an artificial island off the Northeast coast of Penang. The island is being developed by E&O (Eastern & Oriental) and it forms part of the Gurney Wharf development. There are two islands as part of the project, and there will be two bridges connecting them to the […]
Penang construction update – 2022 edition
Penang is a state in Malaysia that is split between the island of Penang and the opposing land on the mainland. There is a new island being reclaimed off the north coast of Penang, and there are contentious plans for three more islands to the south. This article is an overview of what is planned […]
Future Penang – Current and proposed construction projects in Penang
When speaking of Penang it can refer to Georgetown, the island of Penang, or the state of Penang, which includes the island and the strip of land on the peninsula. Most visitors to Penang visit the historic Georgetown on the northeast tip of Pulau Pinang, but there is more to Penang than Georgetown. Apart from […]
