Penang traffic Needs A Major Overhaul

I'm currently doing my internship on Penang Island, and even though I am a Penangite, I still hate Penang traffic with every fibre of my being. I was born and grew up in Bukit Mertajam, on mainland Penang, which is quite a different world from Penang Island even though both are in Penang - the result of the geographical divide. I understand that Penang is mostly lauded for its effort in history preservation, and old buildings are preserved, well kept, maintained and protected by law. And I'm not complaining that - Penangites ought to be proud of the state's history. The problem here is, most of the roads and buildings in Penang were built a long time ago before cars were expected to be a common household item. Thus, roads are painfully narrow, buildings are close together, densely built, and constructed without parking facilities. Finding a parking is difficult most of the time. These all cause the current traffic woes in Penang because, as mentioned, roads in Penang were not built to cater to today's traffic volume, and Penang's population was never expected to increase to today's digits. Exacerbating the situation is the poor public transport system that prompts people to drive their own car. An alternative has to be proposed, and the Penang government has rightly proposed MRT, but it now has become politicised because the federal government somehow refuses to allow it. Penang's traffic is really bad. Very bad. Something has to be done. And politics should be set aside in solving the woes. Seriously, what Penang needs is a traffic overhaul. BN should stop politicising everything - you won't win back Penang whatever noise you try to make - and start acting.