top of page
How ordinary people invented their own transit system and housing in Bangkok's underbelly
Canal Subway:
Faster than the Metro Trains with + 60,000 passengers per day
Informal Transit and Housing System in Bangkok
The Canal Subway
Saen Saeb Boat (2016 Model): Number: +70 boats Cost: 10 to 20 baht/person Speed: +30 Km/hr Capacity: +100 people/boat Horsepower: 360 to...
Sep 2, 2023
Motorcycle Taxis
Motorcycle Taxi (Circa 2016): Number: + 200,000 vehicles Cost: 10 baht/person minimum Horsepower: 8 to 9 HP Coverage: 4 million...
Aug 19, 2023
Food Truck and Gossips
These food trucks often started off as street vendors; then they got motorized and got bigger and turned into a truck with many variety...
Aug 11, 2023
Pink Bus: The Zigzagging House
Pink public buses are operated by entrepreneurs. Sometime they are called the "Bus Mafia". The driver’s 6-years-old daughter sleeps on...
Aug 11, 2023
Housing Hacks
When Ghosts Were Landlords
Bangkok is a city of improvisation and impermanence. It’s a city of fast traders, sultry women, godfathers, hackers, heretics,...
Sep 23, 2023
The Monks' Electric Fee
Many people have heard from The Lonely Planet about Bangkok's street food in Buddhist Temples. But not many people know the going rate...
Sep 10, 2023
Community Radio
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GO UP TO HIGH PLACES.” says the radio host. “REPEAT: PLEASE GO UP TO HIGH PLACES.” Shortly after the...
Sep 9, 2023
Planning a Housing Cooperative
The process of Planning a Housing Cooperative (Video) The idea of co-ops is not new in Thailand; it exists for hundreds of years before...
Sep 5, 2023
Living Inside an Opera House
A guerrilla theatrical troupe appeared. Within an hour, the sleeping 18th century fort came alive; instantly resurrecting the forbidden...
Aug 20, 2023
This House Will Make You Rich
“But we don’t want to be poor!” demands a thin old lady; her hand is shaking nervously. “We want houses that will make us rich.” In...
Aug 12, 2023
The Slum Fireman
Klong Toey seaport is surrounded by a large squatter settlement - the Klong Toey Slum. It's the largest informal settlement in Bangkok...
Aug 5, 2023
bottom of page