Archive

News ExtraNews Extra
News Extra: October 2024

News Extra: October 2024

Travel plans for Q4 2024, the HCMC Metro, cool neighbourhoods as a measure of urban development, the case of the 90-storey tower proposal in Ho Chi Minh City.

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
The sublime sidewalks of Singapore

The sublime sidewalks of Singapore

News #233: Jakarta LRT Phase 1B test, airport expansions in Malaysian Borneo, artificial islands in the Gulf of Thailand, Chiang Mai subway proposal

James Clark
James Clark
SingaporeSingapore
+1+1
Sidewalks are the secret sauce to simulating Singapore’s success in Southeast Asia cites

Sidewalks are the secret sauce to simulating Singapore’s success in Southeast Asia cites

Cities that want to be "the next Singapore" should start with improving sidewalks first.

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
Building a unified rail line from Singapore to China

Building a unified rail line from Singapore to China

News #232:: Rise and fall of Sihanoukville, glorified buses and flying taxis for Bali, cheaper rail fares = more passengers in Bangkok, Vietnam North-South high-speed railway project highly necessary.

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
Review of Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar

Review of Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar

News #231: Jakarta MRT East-West Line, how Malaysia’s Melaka Gateway fell short, Manila Airport redevelopment, nationalising Bangkok's urban railways.

James Clark
James Clark
MakassarMakassar
+2+2
Bad Urban Design: Center Point of Indonesia, a missed opportunity to put Makassar on the map

Bad Urban Design: Center Point of Indonesia, a missed opportunity to put Makassar on the map

Center Point of Indonesia is a megaproject being built off the coast of Makassar. City planners had an opportunity to make an iconic global city. Instead, they have opted for suburbia in the sea. They are making the same urban planning mistakes that are being made in every other Indonesian city.

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
The Garuda-shaped megaproject off the coast of Makassar

The Garuda-shaped megaproject off the coast of Makassar

News #231: Bali's $20 billion subway project, Changi Airport T5 construction to start in 2025, land reclamation project in the Gulf of Thailand, bridge collapse in northern Vietnam.

James Clark
James Clark
News ExtraNews Extra
News Extra: September 2024
Premium

News Extra: September 2024

Vientiane trip report, watching misinformation propagate over the internet, is the Technopolis the new Cyberjaya? Ugly new urban areas in Vietnam.

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
Planned futuristic cities in Johor Malaysia

Planned futuristic cities in Johor Malaysia

News #230: New Phnom Penh airport update, MRT3 Circle Line, Manila MRT-7 still on track, elevated cycling bridge in Singapore, Koh Chang Bridge, Incheon Airport Group to manage Long Thanh Airport

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
Reviewing Indonesia's railways

Reviewing Indonesia's railways

News #229: Phnom Penh’s vanishing lakes, Nusantara airport at new capital, Bulacan airport delayed, rail systems in 4 Thailand provinces

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
The trackless tram in Indonesia's new capital

The trackless tram in Indonesia's new capital

News #228: The building of Nusantara, Thai-Chinese high-speed railway delayed, Hanoi plans 15 metro lines

James Clark
James Clark
NewsNews
The walkable beach neighbourhood in Da Nang

The walkable beach neighbourhood in Da Nang

News #227: Cambodia canal updates, making Kota Kinabalu a 'mini Dubai' for transit flights, new dual-track railway opens in southern Thailand, Hanoi’s 2nd metro line opens

FirstBack
345678910
Next Last