Urban bike-sharing programmes are coming to our neck of the woods as well as our neighbours’. On 1 August, the Penang government awarded a RM9.2 million contract to Public Bike Share Sdn Bhd after a public tender was carried out for a bike-sharing system in the state’s capital, George Town. Penang, a popular tourist destination, is located in north Malaysia and the introduction of a bike-share system, similar to those implemented in cities like London and New York, will no doubt be appreciated by residents and tourists alike. Penang, which does not have the convenience of a mass rail transit system, has its ample share of daily traffic woes.