Just heard a young designer told a crowd of 500, matter-of-factly, that more car parking worsens congestion and interferes with human usage. Justifying his team's decision to completely remove vehicle parking from their public space design near Wat Phnom.

Look at what is possible when we treat trees as crucial public infrastructure.

A policy to employ an "Active" design approach to streets results in safer streets. Drivers perceived physical obstacles more readily than signs and posted speed limits. They will adjust accordingly. I urge authorities, development agencies, and NGOs to adopt this approach.

No matter how well resourced, developed, and technologically advanced a nation is, enabling car-dependency is an unsustainable approach to urban mobility. This is a lesson Cambodia must learn from its neighbours. They are ahead of us, doesn’t mean they made the right choice.

The gravest threat to Cambodia's peace and internal stability are the criminal gangs, human traffickers, and online-scammers. Their operation in Cambodia is detrimental to our social cohesion, safety, trust, and stability. vodenglish.news/opinion-transn…

This is my latest article published in CamboJA News (ខេមបូចា ព័ត៌មាន). I examine Cambodia's progress on traffic safety and the reasons behind its flagging momentum. In addition to much needed policy recommendations following a systematic approach. cambojanews.com/op-ed-combatin…