Every inch used: Cars are parked on walkways and roadsides due to lack of designated parking spots in Island Glades in Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
WITH interstate travel and celebrations in full swing now, the parking problem in busy George Town, Penang’s capital, has resurfaced with a vengeance.
Adding to the issue are the many shop owners in the city area who ‘’reserve’’ public parking spaces for their customers or personal use by placing chairs, orange cones, carts and even the occasional sofa in the bays.
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Yew advises motorists to inform traffic wardens to remove objects used to reserve parking lots.
Wong says the city council plans to build multi-storey or automated carparks in George Town.
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