More fresh paint forl aneways

Once dismissed as dingy service corridors, Malaysia’s urban alleyways are quietly being reimagined as lively public spaces. With colourful murals, small independent businesses and small pockets of historical significance tucked into narrow lanes, these spaces show that even the most overlooked parts of a city can take on new meaning.

The question now is not whether laneway revitalisation can work because it clearly can but what it would require for it to truly take off.