KAJANG LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTPRESENTED TO:PROF IR DR RIZA ATIQ | DR

MUHAMAD NAZRI | PN NORLIZA

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KAJANG AT GLANCE

• District capital of Hulu Langat

• Eastern part of Selangor

• Population around 311 785 in 2010

• 13 miles from Kuala Lumpur

PLAN

Main objective is to develop Kajang into sustainable environment in the future. The plan includes:

I. Maintenance of high and stable level of economic growth and employment

II. Social progress which recognize the needs of everyone

III. Effective protection of the environment

IV. Prudent use of natural resources

QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT• More public service like health,

education, food, security and clean environment shall be provided

• Upgrade existing facilities for people for their economic and social progress

• New construction shall consider saving the trees, not to demolished them

• Provide more opportunities of works by providing more commercial areas

INTEGRATING TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT• Future to be MRT station at Kajang

shall boost the land value around Sg Chua

• Best to develop more commercial and residential area around Sg Chua

• Relocating bus stop location in Kajang – existing bus stop cause traffic jam not just during peak hour

• Limit the number of taxis since less people are using it because of expensive fares

• Provide more comfortable public bus – existing bus no air cond, release black smoke

• Improve road by expanding or making new road to exit the city center

• Proper timing of traffic light according to peak and non peak hour in order to reduce traffic jam

MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT• Relocating place to collect waste –

smelly, reduce air pollution

• Improve sewerage system to solve flash flood in Kajang during heavy rain

• Drainage system upgrades and maintenance – enlarge or add, ensure no clogging

• Replacing old public bus which release black smoke

• Provide alternative road to exit city center – reduce traffic jam and noise

DEVELOPMENT ACCESS• Provide comfortable pedestrians

walkway – with chairs to sit if possible

• Make cycling path along the road to ensure safety – children going to school

• Plant green trees along the way

• Provide effective public transport – once every 15min, and proper bus stop location to avoid traffic jam

• Alternative road to exit city center shall be build since a lot private transport used – avoid jam

PARKING

• Build large parking and upgrade existing parking lot to be bigger

• No parking fees for that parking and increase parking fees for non dedicated places – to encourage people to use parking and to reduce traffic jam

• Multiple entrance to the parking area – easy to enter and exit

URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLE

• Provide more public space for example theme park, and small park for relaxation in working stress purpose

• Make welcome and exit signs before entering Kajang – “WELCOME TO KAJANG”

• Construction of special lighting structures to make the city beautiful at night

• High quality street lighting

• Decrease industrial area in the city

CONTEXT

•The city needs to expand and construct more residential areas as the number of residents is progressively increasing

•As Petaling is a conurbation, Kajang town itself should be combined with Bandar Baru Bangi which is under Kajang Municipal Council

•Some towns such as Bandar Baru Bangi is quietly improved and new Kajang 2 still under construction which contribute on the developmental sustainability

CONTEXT

• Commercial lands use growth more at Kajang. But, there also have some commercial lands use near residential area

•Town center also have to expand and built up commercial zones close to different residential areas

•New commercial districts will be develop up the town, as the town as limited marketing regions , the new commercial districts will grow up the development sustainability

CONTEXT

•To upgrade Kajang as Sustainable Town:•Reduce the working, living and business environment of the town•Ensure complete and integrated town linkages with outside area•Ensure the functional distribution of centers and facilities such as hospital that are in crowded road•Merge the development and enhance the environment of stable areas such as at town centre itself

SAFETY & SECURITY

•As Kajang is one of the town in Klang Valley with large density of population, the safety and security must be in higher level

•Kajang has a big police station, but along with the development of Kajang itself, Kajang need more police posts and police patrols

•Some places in Kajang that have less safety like in Kajang Town

•Kajang itself has many hidden places that may cause of criminality

SAFETY & SECURITY

•To overcome this problem:•Place the closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the hidden place, especially that always happen crime activities•The residents must have civic intention and always help people when they in difficult situation•Kajang Municipal Council and police must do their own job•Put more number of the police posts and police in-duty as much as helping the residents and visitors, especially weekend or public holiday

LANDSCAPE & BIODIVERSITY

•Landscape at Kajang are irregular; some places are more green while others are not

•Too many roads and buildings make Kajang look too not sustainable

LANDSCAPE & BIODIVERSITY

•To overcome this problem:•Do not disturb the reserved forest•Planted forest at undeveloped land areas •Do the landscape at town and home•Build more recreation garden•Build a garden for those have big yard at home•More open spaces and children’s plays area needed for residents

RENEWABLE ENERGY

•In general, energy resources can be divided into: conventional energy resources, nuclear energy resources, and renewable energy resources

•Energy savings or energy conservation is the act of reducing the amount of energy use. Energy savings can lead to reduced costs, increased the value of the environment, state security, personal security, and comfort

•Energy savings and use as it needed is absolutely necessary

RENEWABLE ENERGY

•To maintain the renewable energy:

•Plant the trees•Turn off unused lights•Use the smaller power of electronic goods•Prevent to use the motorcycle or car if the distance travelled is near•Use compact fluorescent light bulbs to replace the lamp.•Buy products that have the Energy Star label on them.•Use solar power to heat water and pools, cook, and light homes and buildings

AIR QUALITY

•The air quality in Kajang centre is quite good.

•The main source of the pollution comes from the traffic congestion

•Kajang needs a recreational park as much as the balance of ecosystem and air quality

•Traffic jam at Jalan Bangi and Jalan Reko every peak hour causes air pollution, especially the blue public buses (the old one)

AIR QUALITY

•To overcome this problem:•Reduce the number of the blue public buses and increase the number of RapidKL•Create a park for every housing areas•Give the awareness among road users to ride the public transportation, especially at peak hours•Continue to maintain a balance saving between development, and ecology

WATER QUALITY & DRAINAGE•Main problem of Kajang is flash flood

•The drainage system is not satisfactory as heavy rain occurs

•The quality of water is influenced greatly by human development

•Construction in Kajang is one of the major problem as affected the quality of water and drainage system

WATER QUALITY & DRAINAGE•To overcome this problem:

•Maintenance to the sewerage system to prevent from flood problem.•Maintaining the flow capacity of the rivers and ensuring there is no clogging.•Constructions to be carried out during appropriate season (practiced before)•Install silt trap during construction like as Bandar Maharani did, or provide treatment system for surface water runoff (Melaka)

CONCLUSION

•Strategy for future growth within mixed use communities of varied intensities as much as supporting ‘completeness’ in planning for and timely ‘completion’ of communities

•The public participation should assist in achieving sustainable development in optimal utilization of available resources

•Community programs will provide opportunities for training for local authorities to develop the skills needed

•The Kajang Municipal Council will require to re-used the lands in the most efficient way

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION

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