Sustainable Development

Kuala Lumpur Structure plan 1981 - 2000

Kuala Lumpur

Major Issues

• Transport & Traffic• Flash Flood• Squatters and housing• Piecemeal Development• Declining Environmental Quality and

Inadequate Facilities for Leisure

Transport & Traffic

• Traffic growth 17% pa

• Accident: Very high pedestrian casualty

• Heavy usage of private car

58%29%

13%

Private car

Bus

M/Cycle

Road Projects

• KL Traffic Dispersal Scheme

• Pedestrian facilities

• Inner Ring Road

• Middle Ring Road I

• Middle Ring Road II

• Radial Urban Highway

KL Traffic Dispersal Scheme

Pedestrian Bridges

MRR 2

MRR 1

IRR

IRR

MRR 1

MRR 2

Radial Urban Highway

KL Rail Transport

Star LRTHeadway = 6 minutes

KTM KomuterHeadway = 6 minutes

KL Monorail

Amalgamation of 13 companies into 2 companiesToday: Only one >>> RapidKL

Flash Flood

• Clogged up rivers

• Inadequate drains

KL Natural Drainage System

Gombak River

Rubbish Trap

Main Drain

Squatters and housing

• Housing for Hardcore Poor

• Low Cost Housing: All housing developers have to allocate 30% low cost houses

• Privatization of government land development projects. In return the developers have to give back 30% of low cost houses free of charges.

Housing for Hardcore Poor

Low cost houses (RM 40,000)(Kg. Kurinchi)

For low income group

Privatisation of government land development Projects: Kg. Abdullah Hukum

Declining Environmental Quality and Inadequate Facilities for Leisure

Piecemeal Development=> good structure plan and

commited implementation

Ampang Jaya

Kajang-Bangi

PutrajayaCyberjaya

Klang

Shah Alam

Petaling Jaya

Selayang

Existing problems and Future Challenges

• Globalisation• Knowledge based economy • Coordination with neighbouring new

municipalities• Transport & Traffic• Flash Flood• Housing