What is the criterion of MPPP?

Every Penangite knows clearly well that most of the roads in the island are congested. Those roads are too narrow to allow any vehicle or even motorbike to park by and any minor incident on the roads, be it day or night, standstill traffic flow will create terrible long queue. What surprised to road users especially the motorists is that with the coming Chinese New Year, the MPPP permits setting up of stalls at the road sides. I can understand the purpose of the presence of these stalls along the roads is for the ease and convenience of the shoppers for the festival purchases. However, this act of permitting this temporary stalls at the road sides have contravened sarcastically and contrarily the concerted efforts to alleviate the problems of traffic congestion in the island.

(Photo taken during non-peak hour on Sunday) There are always enforcement officers on duty even in hours of late night in the designated areas to tug away or clamp-locked vehicles parked illegally to avoid any traffic jams but the locations of these so-called festival stalls are not only questionable but also surprising. Some of the stalls are set up near the traffic light junction or bus stand, some are allowed to operate near the schools and some are even permitted to be set up just in front of the shops selling the similar goodies. We, Penangites, just fail to understand the criterion of MPPP (Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang ) Maybe the authority can help to enlighten us?

(photo taken during non-peak hour on Sunday)