Urban Expert: Why Are There 1.9 Million Unsold Houses in Malaysia?
About this episode
The episode discusses Malaysia's 1.9 million unsold houses crisis and the implications of current urban planning and transport spending.
In this episode, Peter sits down with Cha-ly, an urbanist, data scientist, and the CEO of Urbanometry , along with Sterling, the head of Urbii. Together, they pull back the curtain on Malaysia's massive 1.9 million vacant houses crisis , why our current transport spending is completely backward compared to the rest of the world , and the brutal reality of what happens when emotional biases completely blind us to hard urban and financial data. You've been told your whole life that buying a car is the ultimate milestone of adult success and freedom. But what if that very car and the heavy fuel subsidies keeping it running is actually a psychological trap draining up to 30% of your disposable income , leaving you stuck in a city built entirely for automobiles instead of people? Chapter Markers 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:00:33 - What is an Urbanist? 00:01:31 - Malaysia vs. Singapore: What’s Flawed With Our Urban Planning? 00:05:34 - The Last Mile Paradox: Why the Only Sustainable Transport is Your Legs 00:07:41 - Fuel Subsidies & The Psychological Trap of the Middle Class 00:11:00 - Bribing Employees to Give Up Cars: The True Cost of Car Ownership 00:13:19 - The 20% Public Transport…
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