|
| 791. |
To develop the spatial strategies
set out in Chapter 6.0 Land Use and Development Strategy in further
detail as well as to translate the sectoral policies and requirements
into specific areas, the City has been divided into six strategic
zones whose boundaries align with major roads, rails and river corridors.
Specific spatial strategies and major sectoral proposals relating
to each zone are described in the subsequent sections. The zones are
identified below, viz:
• The City Centre (previously the Central Planning Area)
• Wangsa Maju - Maluri
• Sentul - Menjalara
• Damansara - Penchala
• Bukit Jalil - Seputeh
• Bandar Tun Razak - Sungai Besi |
| 17.2.1 |
Definition
and characteristics |
| 792. |
This strategic zone is the city centre
of Kuala Lumpur. The zone which covers 1,813 hectares is bounded by
major highways namely Jalan Tun Razak from the east to the north,
Mahameru Highway to the west and the Middle Ring Road 1 to the south
(refer Figure 17.1). The zone covers the hills of Bukit Nanas, Bukit
Ceylon, Bukit Tunku and the river valleys of Sungai Klang and Sungai
Gombak. |
| 793. |
To create a lively city, both day
and night, it is intended to increase the population of the City Centre
to 245,600 people in 2020 from 128,721 in 2000. The employment of
the City Centre in 2000 was 396,036 and is projected to be about 438,010
by 2020. |
| 794. |
The City Centre comprises a number
of historic and recent major business, tourist and commercial nodes
interspersed with residential, recreation and cemetery areas. The
symbolic centre of the nation, Merdeka Square, is located within the
City Centre as are the City’s most notable landmarks, the Petronas
Twin Towers at the KLCC
and the KL Tower. |
| 795. |
The City Centre’s traditional
role as the major residential and commercial areas of the Kuala Lumpur
and its conurbation (KLC) has been eroded by new development in other
urban and suburban centres in the KLC and the relocation of federal
government offices to Putrajaya. Forward-looking strategies are essential
to bring people back to the City Centre and create a quality working
and living environment that will capitalise upon the recent investment
in modern infrastructure for the City. |
| a) |
Intensification
of residential development |
| 796. |
Intensified residential development
shall be encouraged in order to attract people back to the City Centre.
Emphasis shall be given to the provision of high density, high quality
residential development within 250 metres of rail stations and existing
residential areas shall be upgraded. |
| 797. |
High density and high quality residential
development shall be encouraged in dilapidated housing areas such
as those around Jalan Tiong Nam, Jalan Masjid India and Jalan Alor
/ Berangan. To complement the surrounding areas, medium density high
quality residential development will be designated in the areas around
the KLCC, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Bukit Ceylon, Jalan Inai / Imbi and
Jalan Stonor / Conlay. |
| 798. |
Because of high land costs and in
order to be able to ensure a high quality of built environment befitting
a world-class city, residential areas in the City Centre will be geared
towards providing medium to high cost accommodation. |
| 799. |
The existing low rise residential
character featuring mature trees of Bukit Petaling around the Istana
Negara should be maintained and consolidated. |
| |
 
Figure 17.1 : Development strategy city centre |
| b) |
Moderate
commercial growth |
| 800. |
In order to moderate commercial development
in the City Centre, land use changes to accommodate new commercial
development to the exclusion of other uses shall not be encouraged.
New commercial or mixed-use development shall be considered in areas
where high quality residences are proposed. |
| 801. |
Emphasis shall be placed on upgrading
existing office and commercial areas to include high quality residential
accommodation and the creation of comprehensive mixed development
precincts incorporating commercial, financial, hotel, entertainment
and cultural uses with a high residential component. |
| 802. |
Major commercial activities shall
be regularised and rationalised into special precincts. The area within
KLCC shall be developed as the main commercial hub, and the area around
Jalan Bukit Bintang enhanced as a premier tourist precinct. Part of
the area on the former government quarters, next to the existing temporary
market at Jalan Davis shall be developed into a comprehensive market,
hawkers and food centre which will also be a major tourist attraction.
It shall also include a district park. |
| c) |
Review
and rationalise incompatible land uses |
| 803. |
Incompatible land uses in the City
Centre are primarily the consequence of the historical development
of the City. The changing circumstances of the City Centre and the
City as a whole has meant that the continuing presence of certain
uses can no longer be justified. |
| 804. |
A number of schools have been or are
being relocated as part of the school relocation programme so that
they can better serve the residential population and free up City
Centre land for more appropriate development. The Batu Road School
shall be redeveloped as a landmark, high intensity, commercial development
and integrated with the Sultan Ismail LRT station. A comprehensive
shopping-cum-entertainment development shall be developed at the former
Bukit Bintang Girls School together with the nearby swimming pool
located at the end of the premier shopping street of Jalan Bukit Bintang.
The former St. Mary School of Jalan P. Ramlee / Jalan Tengah shall
be redeveloped as a high density and high quality residential development.
|
| d) |
Diversification
of economic activities |
| 805. |
The City Centre contains the most
significant historic buildings, sites and streets in the City. Besides
improving the general environment of the older areas, urban renewal
initiatives shall be directed towards capitalising upon the existing
assets and comparative advantages of Kuala Lumpur to create new tourist
facilities. Boutique hotels in heritage buildings shall be encouraged
and civic precincts such as those around the KTM Railway Station and
Pasar Seni be enhanced. |
| 806. |
The character of the traditional shopping
precincts of Chow Kit, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Masjid India
and Jalan Pasar will be enhanced and upgraded to be more attractive
and comfortable to shoppers. Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Masjid
India and Jalan Pasar shall be further developed as specialised shopping
precincts. Beautification projects in the traditional shopping precints
such as at Jalan Petaling which is near completion and at Jalan Masjid
India under construction, will become as attraction centres to both
local and foreign tourists. |
| 807. |
Kuala Lumpur will build on its existing
tourism potential and create new avenues for tourism development.
New tourism products aimed at attracting educational tourism such
as a city university for the Universiti Malaya in the former Public
Service Department (JPA) complex shall be developed. Additional MICE
facilities such as the new convention centre at KLCC and the building
of facilities for health tourism such as specialist hospitals shall
be encouraged. Efforts shall be made to introduce heritage and other
tourist trails in the City Centre and specialised precincts for informal
dining such as that along Jalan Alor shall be developed. |
| e) |
Comprehensive
development area (CDA) |
| 808. |
Kampong Bharu, located in the heart
of the City Centre, will build on its traditional Malay character
to be a centre for the collection, distribution, marketing and exhibition
of Malaysian culture, arts and artefacts. The area will be consolidated
as one of the major residential precincts in the City Centre while
at the same time more modern developments incorporating commercial
facilities will be encouraged so as to bring a measure of prosperity
to the residents. Kampong Bharu will also serve as an important cultural
and commercial bridge linking the northern, western, and eastern parts
of the City Centre. |
| f) |
Development
around transit stations |
| 809. |
To help reduce vehicular traffic within
the City Centre, office and commercial employment clusters at the
outer edges of the City Centre adjacent to rail station transit nodes
at the KLCC, Kampong Bharu, Chow Kit and Titiwangsa shall be created.
Development shall include public transport interchanges and cultural
and community
facilities. |
| 810. |
The Stadium Merdeka represents the
historical proclaimation of Malaysia’s Independence. However
the areas in its vicinity can be developed for residential and commercial
purposes in which its design concept should take sympathetic consideration
of the historical values. |
| 811. |
The site of the former Pudu Jail shall
be developed as a high density and high quality residential development
incorporating service apartments. Part of the site which is closely
linked to the Hang Tuah LRT and the PRT stations shall be developed
as a neighbourhood park. |
| 812. |
Some of the older public housing areas
now occupying valuable inner city land are under pressure for redevelopment.
A comprehensive development plan for San Peng and Loke Yew Flats shall
be implemented to create an integrated high technology mixed development
catering for the needs of the New Economy and incorporating medium
density, high and medium cost housing. The development shall be closely
integrated with the Hang Tuah and Pudu LRT stations and incorporating
open space connections between the cemetery to the south and the new
neighbourhood park at the former Pudu Jail site. The site is on the
prominent axis from the south of the City and the redevelopment shall
be a significant landmark building to complement the Petronas Twin
Towers and KL Tower. |
| 813. |
The Tuanku Abdul Rahman flats at Jalan
Tun Razak, another area of dilapidated public housing which extends
to cover an area to the north of the City Centre, shall be developed
to create a self-contained comprehensive mixed development closely
integrated with the Titiwangsa LRT and PRT stations. |
| g) |
Urban
character of the city centre |
| 814. |
To create a city identity that is
both attractive and unique, the distinctive characteristics of the
City Centre shall be identified and enhanced. The distinctive valley
and hill landform and major landmark buildings of the City Centre
are vital to the creation of its sense of place as well as aiding
orientation. To maintain and accentuate important views, building
height controls shall be adopted that, as a general principle, start
at low rise from the edge of the City Centre and rising towards the
centre. This shall be supported by urban design guidelines defining
visual corridors where building height shall be controlled in order
to maintain citywide views of the principal landmark buildings and
of the major hills both within and beyond the City Centre. |
| 815. |
The character of the older urban areas
in the City Centre such as Chow Kit, Jalan Petaling, Jalan Bukit Bintang,
Bukit Ceylon and Pudu shall be preserved and the infrastructure and
building quality and general living and working environment upgraded.
Conservation and preservation plans for heritage areas will promote
a pedestrian friendly ambience and maintain the rich diversity of
street pattern and building vernacular that these areas display. |
| 816. |
The main commercial district will
showcase Kuala Lumpur as A World Class City and the financial precinct
should contain only the highest quality buildings. However the contrasting
character of the low density area with mature trees at Bukit Tunku
shall be retained and enhanced. |
| 817. |
By promoting the use of public transport
and facilitating pedestrian movement CHKL aims to reduce traffic congestion
and improve the overall environmental quality of the City Centre.
To this end, a safe, continuous, pedestrian-friendly system, accessible
to all including the disabled, and complemented by a bicycle network
will link all major activity centres and be fully integrated with
public transit nodes. The network will combine with an off-street
green network utilising the river corridor linking activity centres
to existing open spaces, parks and nodes distributed throughout the
City Centre. |
| 818. |
Developments adjacent to rivers shall
promote river frontage facilities that are accessible to the public.
New development and urban renewal projects will provide public open
space. These civic spaces will be the key features of the overall
urban design and shall be integrated into a comprehensive landscaped
pedestrian network. |
| 819. |
An integrated landscape network including
major rivers, existing open spaces, pedestrian friendly streets and
new urban parks shall be provided that links residential areas with
employment and commercial centres and community facilities. |
| 820. |
Existing pedestrian routes shall be
enhanced and extended and new routes shall be developed to form the
pedestrian network. Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and other main pedestrian
thoroughfares that are to be developed as specialty shopping spines
shall be linked with each other and to other major mixed development
precincts. |
| 821. |
Kampong Bharu shall be developed as
a catalyst to create a cultural corridor linking the cultural precincts
of Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Conlay with the shopping precincts of
KLCC and Chow Kit. To the west of the City Centre, a pedestrian mall
shall be created linking Bandaraya and Bank Negara station to Taman
Tasik Perdana, thus providing more convenient access to this major
park for City Centre residents. |
| b) |
Green
network and open spaces |
| 822. |
The green network shall connect major
open spaces or heavily treed areas radiating from outside the City
Centre. Existing open spaces, road, river and utility corridors and
mature tree coverage in low density residential areas shall be utilised
to form the green network. In addition future open spaces and landscaped
areas shall be created to enhance the network. |
| 823. |
Taman Tasik Perdana shall be enhanced
as the premier park of the City. The predominantly treed areas around
the Mahameru Highway and the federal government offices nearby shall
be preserved as a western green area for the City Centre. These areas
will have a high proportion of landscaped open space to create a parkland
setting with green pedestrian networks linking to the adjacent low
density residential areas of Bukit Tunku, Taman Duta and Bukit Persekutuan
(Federal Hill). |
| 824. |
The existing mature tree coverage
in Bukit Petaling, Kampong Attap and the Chinese cemetery areas shall
be preserved as a southern green area for the City Centre by means
of long-term conservation and replanting programmes which will aid
the establishment of flora and fauna biodiversity. This green area
shall be further extended into the City Centre via the Stadium Negara
and Stadium Merdeka institutional and sports precinct and the proposed
new neighbourhood park at the former Pudu Jail site. |
| 825. |
The new district park at the former
government quarters at Jalan Davis and the KLCC park, shall be maintained
as extensions of the green character stretching from the golf course
of the Royal Selangor Golf Club (RSGC) and green curtilages of Taman
U-Thant. Future development around Jalan Stonor / Jalan Conlay should
be planned to allow more green area to complement the green character. |
| 826. |
A green corridor linking from the
cultural precinct along Jalan Tun Razak and Taman Tasik Titiwangsa
with Kampong Bharu into the City Centre shall be created by utilising
Sungai Bunus corridor as a linear open space. Building height controls
shall apply to these areas in order to maintain the visual corridor
from the district park of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa towards the Petronas
Twin Towers at KLCC. |
| 827. |
The City Centre is well served with
a comprehensive inter-city rail network where the KTM and LRT rail
systems are integrated with each other to serve the major residential,
commercial and tourist attraction areas. The inter-city rail systems
will be linked with the PRT system which is an intra-city rail network.
|
| 828. |
The Puduraya bus terminus shall be
redeveloped and integrated into the Plaza Rakyat rail station to create
a multi-modal interchange incorporating taxi, rail and intra-regional
bus services. |
| 829. |
A priority programme shall be dedicated
to the improvement of transit interchanges integrating rail, bus and
taxis services to ensure that the public transport system is user
friendly and efficient. These interchanges shall be comprehensively
integrated to pedestrian systems which can safely accommodate and
disperse large volumes of travellers and commuters to residential,
shopping and office destinations. |
| 17.2.4 |
Provision
of community facilities |
|
| 830. |
Existing community facilities in the
City Centre shall be upgraded and additional community facilities
shall be provided in residential and comprehensive mixed-use development. |
| 17.3 |
Wangsa
Maju - Maluri |
|
| 17.3.1 |
Definition
and characteristics |
| 831. |
The Wangsa Maju - Maluri zone is defined
in the north by the boundary of Kuala Lumpur, which separates the
City from Batu Caves, Gombak, Melawati and Ampang areas in Selangor.
The Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway forms the western boundary of the zone,
while Jalan Tun Razak and a part of Sungai Kerayong demarcate the
southern boundary of the zone (refer Figure 17.2). |
| 832. |
The population in 2000 was 347,432
and is projected to be 443,700 people by 2020. The employment in 2000
was 90,125 and is projected to grow to 169,654 over the next 20 years. |
| 833. |
The terrain of the eastern area is
hilly, culminating in Bukit Dinding, at 247 metres above average mean
sea level (AMSL), the second highest hill in the City. To the south
of the hills lie Sungai Klang, the RSGC golf couse and the residential
areas of Titiwangsa, Kampong Datok Keramat and Taman U-Thant. The
zone contains the growth area of Wangsa Maju and is predominantly
residential. Industry is spread across the zone and, to the north,
is contiguous with the industrial estate in Batu Caves. Two institutes
of higher learning are located in the zone namely Universiti Teknologi
Malaysia and Tunku Abdul Rahman College. |
| 834. |
The southern part of the zone contains
the district park of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, the cultural precinct
along Jalan Tun Razak and Malay Reservation Area of Kampong Datok
Keramat. An important feature of the zone is that two major rivers
namely Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang flowing through the zone and
make it prone to flooding. |
| 835. |
The existing international character
of the high quality and low density residential areas around Jalan
Ampang / Jalan U-Thant shall be enhanced. Low density control and
prohibition of high rise development shall be applied to Taman U-Thant,
Jalan Damai, Jalan Semarak and Titiwangsa residential areas. An international
food and cultural
precinct shall also be designated and developed in the area. |
| b) |
Malay
reservation areas and new villages |
| 836. |
The Malay Reservation Areas of Gombak
and Kampong Datok Keramat along with the Air Panas new village require
revitalisation through improvement of infrastructure, provision of
community facilities and redevelopment initiatives. |
| c) |
Urban
renewal / redevelopment areas |
| 837. |
The former government quarters at
Jalan Cochrane shall be redeveloped into a medium density residential
neighbourhood focusing on providing medium cost housing. The Tuanku
Abdul Rahman Flats, part of which lies within the City Centre, shall
also be redeveloped as described in 17.2.2(f). Comprehensive development
plans for the upgrading and improvement of the cluster houses at Taman
Setapak Jaya shall be drawn up. |
| |
Figure 17.2 : Development Strategy, Wangsa Maju - Maluri |
| 838. |
Major development in the zone shall
be focused on completion of the development programme for the Wangsa
Maju growth area and intensification of development around transit
nodes. Opportunities for the development of industrial tourism focusing
on the existing Royal Selangor pewter factory at Setapak shall be
promoted. |
| a) |
Green
network and open spaces |
| 839. |
The existing extensive open spaces
of RSGC golf course, district park of Taman Tasik Titiwangsa and Bukit
Dinding shall be preserved. The natural features of Bukit Dinding
shall be protected and parts of the hill preserved as a park. New
neighbourhood parks shall be developed at Ampang Hilir and Taman Melati
and in the vacated squatter area of Jalan Semarak located to the south
of the Air Panas new village. |
| 840. |
The PUTRA LRT serves the eastern area
of this strategic zone connecting the City Centre in the south-west
to Putra Terminal Station at Gombak in the northern boundary, while
the STAR LRT runs along the southernmost boundary of the zone. |
| 841. |
The Gombak bus terminus which is located
next to the Putra Terminal Station is to be designed to integrate
with the latter as a multi-modal interchange incorporating taxi, rail
and inter-regional bus services. |
| 842. |
The major district centre at Wangsa
Maju shall be intensified and connections with the LRT transit node
at Wangsa Maju Station strengthened. A new district centre shall be
developed at Kampong Datok Keramat around the Dato’ Keramat Station. |
| 843. |
Intensified residential and commercial
development shall be encouraged at the existing neighbourhood centre
adjacent to the LRT station at Maluri. The provision of community
facilities shall be improved in the existing neighbourhood centres
of Air Panas, Gombak, Danau Kota, Desa Pandan and Setiawangsa. |
| 17.3.5 |
Provision
of community facilities |
|
| 844. |
Community facilities will be developed
in the district centres of Wangsa Maju and Kampong Datok Keramat and
in the neighbourhood centres of Air Panas, Gombak, Danau Kota, Setiawangsa
and Desa Pandan to meet the needs of the local population (refer Table
6.6). |
| 845. |
Two visual corridors along which building
height control applies, shall be created across the zone towards the
Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower. One axis shall be from Jalan Ampang
in the east and the other from the Karak Highway approaching towards
the City Centre. |
| 17.4.1 |
Definition
and characteristics |
| 846. |
The zone is defined in the north by
the boundary of Kuala Lumpur which separates the City from the town
of Batu Caves, Selangor. The Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway forms the
eastern boundary of the zone while the New Klang Valley Expressway
demarcates the southern boundary (refer Figure 17.3). |
| 847. |
The population in 2000 was 297,595
and is projected to be 445,000 by 2020. The employment in 2000 was
83,829 and is projected to grow to 211,717 over the next 20 years. |
| 848. |
To the north the terrain is generally
level and crossed by Sungai Kemunsing and Sungai Jinjang. This area
comprises established residential areas at Menjalara and Sentul which
are developed around the neighbourhood centres of Kepong, Taman Mastiara
and Segambut and are intermixed with large industrial areas and estates.
The industrial areas are mainly located in the north of the zone at
Kepong, Jinjang and Segambut and are contiguous with the industrial
estates in Batu Caves. |
| |
Figure 17.3 : Development Strategy, Sentul - Menjalara
|
| a) |
Malay
reservation areas, traditional kampungs and new villages |
| 849. |
The Malay Reservation Areas of Selayang
and Gombak and the traditional kampungs of Segambut, Sri Delima, Batu
Muda and Kampong Melayu FRI shall be improved to include the upgrading
of infrastructure, community facilities and utilities. |
| 850. |
The development plans for the new
villages at Jinjang North and Jinjang South shall include measures
to redevelop the dilapidated industrial areas and upgrade the infrastructure,
community facilities and utilities in the residential areas. |
| b) |
Urban
renewal / redevelopment areas |
| 851. |
Comprehensive development plans for
Pekan Kepong and Jinjang South Extension shall be prepared for mixed-use
development incorporating community facilities and utilities. The
dilapidated areas around the Sentul Pasar shall be developed to complement
the nearby Sentul Raya development. Development shall capitalise on
the area’s strategic location close to the City Centre and its
proximity to both the LRT station at Sentul Timur and the KTM station
at Sentul. The plan shall include the redevelopment of Sentul market,
the provision of medium density of medium and high cost housing including
service apartments and commercial components. All squatter areas shall
be redeveloped as mixed-use development of self-contained residential
neighbourhoods. A study on the problems relating to overcrowding and
inadequate infrastructure of the residential area of Taman Datuk Senu
shall be carried out to identify remedial measures for the improvement
of the living environment including the physical and infrastructural
quality. |
| 852. |
Major development in the zone shall
be focused on the completion of the development programme for the
proposed large-scale commercial and residential centre in Sentul Raya. |
| 853. |
Redevelopment of area to the south
of Taman Batu Muda shall complement the adjacent Batu Entrepreneur
Park which provides premises and resources for small and medium sized
industries. |
| 854. |
Batu Cantonment may be retained as
a military logistic and supply centre. However this area has the potential
to be developed as a CDA and development in the future could focus
on industries that complement the nearby Malaysian second car plant
in Serendah and the proposed Proton City in the Bernam Valley. An
automobile business park could also be developed as part of the CDA
that would include industries supplying parts to the automobile industry
as well as service industries associated with the automobile industry
such as accessory dealers, car showrooms and vehicle servicing. The
remainder of the CDA could contain medium density and medium cost
housing and commercial development associated with the new district
centre. |
| 855. |
In many cases industrial areas in
the northern part of the zone are surrounded by residential development.
Urban renewal in these areas should provide landscaped buffers between
incompatible uses. High technology driven and information-based clean
industries shall be introduced together with supportive office and
other commercial uses with open spaces for workers. |
| a) |
Green
network and open spaces |
| 856. |
The extensive open spaces of the Kepong
Metropolitan Park and the Batu Metropolitan Park shall be enhanced. |
| 857. |
The Sentul-Port Klang and Rawang-Seremban
KTM commuter lines pass through the zone affording good overall rail
coverage but there are relatively few stations. The STAR LRT lines
running from the south through the City Centre extend the service
for the southern part of this zone terminating at the Sentul Timur
Terminal. |
| 858. |
The feasibility of extending the LRT
line further northwards from Sentul Timur towards Taman Wahyu and
westward towards Kepong shall be examined. Both northern and western
extensions shall continue beyond the City boundary to serve the residential
areas in the immediate catchment. |
| 859. |
The Jalan Ipoh bus terminus is to
be integrated with the proposed LRT terminus of the extended STAR
LRT line to create a multi modal interchange incorporating taxi, rail
and inter regional bus services. |
| 860. |
New district centres shall be created
in Bandar Menjalara, Sentul Raya and Sri Utara around the new LRT
station on the northern LRT route extension. |
| 861. |
Intensified residential and commercial
development shall be encouraged at the existing neighbourhood centres
at Kepong, Segambut and Taman Mastiara which are close to the existing
or proposed rail stations. |
| 17.4.5 |
Provision
of community facilities |
|
| 862. |
Community facilities will be developed
in the district centre of Bandar Menjalara, Sentul Raya and Sri Utara
and in the neighbourhood centres of Kepong, Segambut and Taman Mastiara
to meet the needs of the local population (refer Table 6.6). |
| 863. |
Other than the New Klang Valley Expressway
visual corridor, another visual corridor along Jalan Ipoh towards
the City Centre shall be established and building height controls
shall be implemented. |
| 17.5 |
Damansara
- Penchala |
|
| 17.5.1 |
Definition
and characteristics |
| 864. |
The zone is defined to the west and
south by the boundary of Kuala Lumpur, Federal Highway and Jalan Syed
Putra. To the east it is bounded by Jalan Kuching and the Mahameru
Highway while to the north it is defined by the New Klang Valley Expressway
(refer Figure 17.4). The population in 2000 was 99,100 and is projected
to grow to 259,100 by 2020. The employment in 2000 was 62,030 and
is projected to grow to 183,011 over the next 20
years. |
| 865. |
The majority of the zone is hilly
terrain with predominantly low to medium density residential development
around the district centre of Damansara and neighbourhood centre of
Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. The zone also includes extensive recreation
areas such as the golf courses of the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country
Club (KLGCC) and Civil Service Golf Club (KGPA), West Valley Park,
Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park and a Botanical Garden, which, together
with the campus of the University of Malaya, create a green crescent
to the south of the zone. |
| 866. |
Significant commercial office areas
have recently become established at Bukit Damansara, Sri Hartamas,
Bangsar and Mid Valley Mega Mall. In recent years a number of high
quality citywide landmark buildings for example Malaysian External
Trade Development Corporation (MALTRADE), Telecom Tower and Pantai
Plaza have been erected. |
| 867. |
Damansara is designated as an International
Zone and a variety of measures shall be introduced in order to maintain
and enhance its existing international character, which offers a high
quality living and working environment comparable to those of other
world-class cities. This area shall be planned as a high end employment
centre to incorporate institutes of higher learning and research centres
to serve the local population as well as international students. Development
shall include low-density high cost housing and student accommodation
so as to preserve the heavily treed and undulating character of the
area. |
| |
Figure 17.4 : Development Strategy, Damansara - Penchala |
| 868. |
Redevelopment of areas along Jalan
Bangsar between KL Sentral and Telecom Tower shall be encouraged to
take the advantage of road and rail infrastructure and large-scale
retail and hotel development in the area. Commercial development such
as high quality office and service apartments shall be encouraged. |
| 869. |
High density and high-rise development
in the Federal Hill, Taman Duta and Bukit Tunku shall not be encouraged
so as to preserve the existing low density and high quality residential
areas. Building heights and residential densities within Bangsar and
Bukit Damansara shall be regulated. Where appropriate, moderate intensification
of low density residential areas shall be permitted, provided that
this does not affect the overall character of the areas in question. |
| 870. |
The international standard of recreational
facilities in Bukit Kiara and other facilities and institutions in
Bukit Damansara shall be enhanced in order to cater for the international
market. |
| b) |
Comprehensive
development areas |
| 871. |
A Comprehensive Development Area shall
be established in the northern part of the zone at the former federal
government offices at Jalan Duta, which shall be developed to be a
centre for the collection, distribution, marketing and exhibition
of manufactured products that have been developed and patented in
Malaysia. |
| 872. |
The Jalan Duta CDA shall primarily
consist of high-end office and other commercial as well as residential
development, hotel and MICE facilities and shall also include a specialist
healthcare precinct to serve the local population of Kuala Lumpur
as well as to promote healthcare tourism. A district park is also
proposed in the CDA. |
| c) |
Malay
reservation areas and traditional kampungs |
| 873. |
Development plans for the Malay Reservation
Areas at Kampong Sungai Penchala and Segambut shall take into consideration
of the predominantly hilly and green forest character. Encouragement
shall be given to the development of eco-tourism and educational facilities
that can capitalise on the special qualities of the areas and the
proximity of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) as well
as the forested area at Bukit Kiara. Such development could include
hobby farms, forest resort hotel and an international botanical research
station associated with the new botanical garden at Bukit Kiara. |
| d) |
Urban
renewal / redevelopment areas |
| 874. |
All squatter areas shall be redeveloped
as mixed-use development or self-contained residential neighbourhoods. |
| 875. |
Urban renewal shall be focused in
the south of the zone especially in Brickfields which will include
the upgrading of infrastructure and community facilities and the introduction
of new and innovative redevelopment that complements the impetus provided
by KL Sentral. This shall also include the renovation and conservation
of shop houses, the creation of pedestrian precincts and shopping
streets, as well as the provision of youth hostels and good quality
budget hotels. |
| 17.5.3 |
Linkages
and urban centres |
|
| a) |
Green
network and open spaces |
| 876. |
The existing open spaces of Bukit
Kiara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail and the forested hills of Kampong Sungai
Penchala shall be preserved together with the West Valley Park. A
botanical garden shall be developed to the north of the West Valley
Park thus creating a large contiguous area of open space, which includes
the golf courses to the south, and the equestrian centre and the recreational
facilities to the east. |
| 877. |
The PUTRA LRT and the
KTM serve the south western edge of the zone connecting to the City
Centre and the ERL rail terminus at KL Sentral which shall be developed
as an integrated international rail-based transportation hub. The
Segambut KTM rail station in the northwest corner of the Jalan Duta
CDA shall be upgraded and properly integrated into the development
of the CDA. |
| 878. |
The western spur of the proposed Damansara-Cheras
LRT link shall serve the Damansara district centre and Taman Tun Dr.
Ismail neighbourhood centre. The feasibility of extending this line
to the new neighbourhood centre at Kampong Sungai Penchala and neighbouring
urban centres in Selangor such as Bandar Utama, Sri Damansara and
Sungai Buloh township shall also be investigated. |
| 879. |
The existing district centre at Damansara
shall be intensified. The Bangsar and Sri Hartamas district centres
shall be enhanced and promoted as a tourist attractions and a neighbourhood
centre shall be developed at Kampong Sungai Penchala. Intensified
residential and commercial development shall be encouraged at the
existing neighbourhood centres of Taman Tun Dr. Ismail and Kampong
Sungai Penchala which are close to proposed rail
stations. |
| 17.5.5 |
Provision
of community facilities |
|
| 880. |
Community facilities will be developed
in the district centre of Damansara, Bangsar and Sri Hartamas and
in the neighbourhood centres of Taman Tun Dr. Ismail and Kampong Sungai
Penchala to meet the needs of the local population (refer Table 6.6). |
| 17.5.6 |
Visual
linkages ang gateway |
|
| 881. |
Building heights shall be controlled
to ensure the visual primacy of the Petronas Twin Towers, KL Tower,
the Kuala Lumpur Mosque and the green backdrop of Bukit Kiara, Bukit
Arang and Kampong Sungai Penchala. Building height controlled visual
corridors shall be along the New Klang Valley Expressway and along
the axis of the Federal Highway and Jalan Bangsar. |
| 882. |
A major gateway zone at the entry
point of the New Klang Valley Expressway shall be developed to reflect
the high quality of housing and the living environment of this area.
Another gateway zone shall be developed at the axis of the Federal
Highway and Jalan Bangsar to portray Kuala Lumpur as an international
shopping and business centre. |
| 17.6 |
Bukit
Jalil - Seputeh |
|
| 17.6.1 |
Definition
and characteristics |
| 883. |
The zone is typified by north south
ridges of hills running the length of the zone between which lie the
river valleys of Sungai Kerayong, Sungai Kuyuh and Sungai Klang. |
| 884. |
The Middle Ring Road 1 and the Kuala
Lumpur-Seremban Highway delineate the northeastern boundary of the
zone while the Federal Highway and Jalan Syed Putra form the northwestern
boundary. The western and southern edges of the zone are formed by
the boundary of the City (refer Figure 17.5). |
| 885. |
The population in 2000 was 352,100
and is projected to be 464,300 by 2020. The employment in 2000 was
132,149 and is projected to grow to 273,121 over the next 20 years.
The zone is predominantly residential with the major growth area at
Bukit Jalil. The nature of the residential development ranges from
mature and dense as in Bukit Indah and along Jalan Klang Lama to newly
developed and less dense areas at Bukit Jalil. |
| 886. |
The industrial areas mainly lie in
the western and southern peripheral areas, the latter including the
Technology Park Malaysia (TPM) in Bukit Jalil. Large scale institutional
areas in the zone are Sungai Besi Royal Malaysian Air Force Base in
the north and the National Sports Complex at Bukit Jalil to the south. |
| 887. |
Bukit Jalil is designated as an International
Zone and shall be developed as a high-class residential area. Development
will build on the existing special attributes of the area especially
the presence of major sports facilities and the area’s proximity
to the MSC, the KLIA and the City Centre. |
| |
Figure 17.5 : Development Strategy, Bukit Jalil - Seputeh |
| 888. |
The quality of the sports facilities
and other facilities shall be improved to meet international standards
and the zone shall be developed for commercial and tourist facilities
as well as attractions related to sporting activities. MICE facilities
shall also be developed to complement the existing nearby facilities
at the Mines and Sunway Lagoon. |
| 889. |
Because of its key location in relation
to the MSC and the City Centre, it is anticipated that Bukit Jalil
will attract many expatriates and local people who are involved in
high technology industries. Research and development activities such
as engineering, biotechnology and ICT shall be developed within Technology
Park Malaysia. |
| 890. |
Urban renewal shall be undertaken
through the upgrading of the environment and community facilities
at Kampong Pasir which lies to the west of Sungai Klang. Infrastructural
improvement shall be implemented and measures undertaken to eliminate
the discharge of effluent and waste into Sungai Klang. Additional
open spaces shall be provided and the enhancement of the river corridor
and pedestrian linkages shall be made to connect to the KTM rail station
at Pantai Dalam. |
| c) |
Urban
renewal / redevelopment areas |
| 891. |
The squatter and long house areas
such as those at Kampong Pasir, Kampong Pantai Dalam, Kampong Kerinchi
and Kuchai Lama shall be redeveloped. Similarly the comprehensive
development plan for the dilapidated areas at Jalan Penghulu Mat and
Jalan Klang Lama to the south of Mid Valley Mega Mall will aim to
revitalise this strategically located area by outlining measures for
the redevelopment of dilapidated industrial areas and removal of squatters.
All squatter areas shall be redeveloped as mix used development or
selfcontained residential neighbourhoods. |
| 892. |
Being tightly confined on two sides
by major roads and on a third by Sungai Klang, the area will require
a combination of traffic management and river management measures
in addition to infrastructural and environmental improvements. |
| 893. |
The principal aim will be to consolidate
and improve the environment of the substantial number of residential
developments in the zone and to increase residential densities around
rail stations. |
| 894. |
Areas shall be designated for training
facilities in Kuchai Entrepreneur Park for high skills, high technology,
high-end design and information based industries. |
| 895. |
The Sungai Besi Royal Malaysian Air
Force Base shall be retained as the air base. |
| a) |
Green
network and open spaces |
| 896. |
The green network in the zone shall
comprise the green hills of Seputeh, the district park at the former
government quarters at Jalan Davis and Taman Tasik Perdana and will
be linked together by utilising the Chinese cemetery, as well as the
river, rail and electric transmission corridors thereby providing
a continuous green corridor into the City Centre. |
| 897. |
The natural features of parts of Bukit
Gasing shall be protected and developed as parks for recreational
purposes. The Bukit Jalil International Park shall be conserved and
enhanced. |
| 898. |
Rail services are generally available
to the periphery of the zone. The LRT serves the east and Bukit Jalil
in the south whilst the KTM commuter rail serves areas to the west
of Sungai Besi. |
| 899. |
The STAR LRT shall be extended to
serve the district centre at Bukit Jalil and the feasibility of extending
a spur from the PUTRA LRT or the PRT to connect to the new district
centre at Bukit Indah and neighbouring urban centres in Puchong, Selangor
via Jalan Klang Lama shall be examined. Another station along this
spur shall be developed to connect to the new neighbourhood centre
at Taman Desa. |
| 900. |
In order to improve accessibility
to the Mid Valley Mega Mall, a pedestrian connection shall be made
to the LRT station at Abdullah Hukum utilising a pedestrian bridge
over the Sungai Klang. |
| 901. |
Emphasis will be placed on developing
the district centre at Bukit Jalil and a new district centre shall
be developed in Bukit Indah of Jalan Klang Lama. |
| 902. |
Residential and commercial development
at the existing neighbourhood centre at Sri Petaling, close to the
existing rail stations shall be improved in terms of infrastructure,
facilities and beautification. In addition, accessibility linkages
between this centre to the Sri Petaling and Bukit Jalil LRT stations
shall be strengthened. |
| 903. |
Similarly, residential and commercial
development at the existing neighbourhood centre at Taman Desa, which
shall be served by a new rail station shall be improved. The Kuchai
Entrepreneur Park shall be upgraded to become another neighbourhood
centre. |
| 17.6.5 |
Provision
of community facilities |
|
| 904. |
Community facilities will be developed
in the district centre of Bukit Jalil and Bukit Indah and in the neighbourhood
centres of Taman Desa, Kuchai Entrepreneur Park and Sri Petaling to
meet the needs of the local population (refer Table 6.6). |
| 17.6.6 |
Visual
linkages and gateway |
|
| 905. |
Building height-controlled areas shall
be established to ensure the visual primacy of the City Centre and
the growth centre at Bukit Jalil from the Kuala Lumpur - Seremban
Highway. A major gateway zone at the entry point of Kuala Lumpur -
Seremban Highway shall capitalise on the existing sports and MICE
facilities to portray Kuala Lumpur as a centre for sports and MICE. |
| 17.7 |
Bandar
Tun Razak - Sungai Besi |
|
| 17.7.1 |
Definition
and characteristics |
| 906. |
Sungai Kerayong delineates the northern
boundary of the zone while the Kuala Lumpur - Seremban Highway forms
the western boundary. The eastern and southern edges of the zone are
formed by the boundary of the City (refer
Figure 17.6). |
| 907. |
The population in 2000 was 53,996
and is projected to be 340,700 by 2020. The employment in 2000 was
74,231 and is projected to grow to 144,087 over the next 20 years. |
| 908. |
The terrain is generally hilly and
incised by the flood plain of Sungai Kerayong. Bukit Sungai Besi,
the highest hill in Kuala Lumpur, dominates the southern part of the
zone. |
| 909. |
The zone has an established residential
base. Industry is well established throughout the zone and generally
consolidated into eight industrial areas. Two large-scale institutions
within the zone are the training college and school complexes in Bandar
Tun Razak and the Sungai Besi Military Camp in south of the zone. |
| a) |
Traditional
kampung and new villages |
| 910. |
Urban renewal shall be undertaken
through the upgrading of the general environment and community facilities
of the Salak Selatan New Village and the traditional kampungs at Kampong
Malaysia Raya and Kampong Cheras Baru. |
| 911. |
High density residential and mixed-use
development shall be encouraged at Kampong Malaysia Raya around the
major transit node at Bandar Tasik Selatan. Similarly, connections
to the LRT station at Salak Selatan shall be improved and intensification
of residential development encouraged. |
| b) |
Urban
renewal / redevelopment areas |
| 912. |
A comprehensive development plan shall
be drawn up for the dilapidated industrial area at Chan Sow Lin. Revitalisation
of this area shall require a combination of infrastructure and facility
improvement together with comprehensive redevelopment. |
| |
Figure 17.6 : Development Strategy, Bandar Tun Razak - Sungai
Besi |
| 913. |
A major part of the area shall be
designated as an automobile business park which will include industries
supplying parts to the automobile industry as well as service industries
associated with the automobile industry such as accessory dealers,
car showrooms and vehicle servicing. In addition, there shall be provision
of supportive general amenities and office and other commercial development
should be provided around the Chan Sow Lin LRT station. Open space
facilities for workers including riverside walks and pedestrian links
to adjacent residential areas should also be included in the development.
A heavy-goods-vehicle lorry park will also be provided and accessibility
for industrial vehicles shall be improved. Environmental measures
shall include the elimination of effluent and waste discharges into
the adjacent Sungai Kerayong. |
| 914. |
Comprehensive development plans shall
be drawn up for the dilapidated areas north of Salak Selatan New Village
as well as the cluster houses of Jalan Jujur in Bandar Tun Razak and
of Taman Ikan Mas. In addition, the Razak Mansion public housing at
Jalan Sungai Besi shall be upgraded. Environmental and infrastructural
improvement shall be made including the enhancement of the river corridor
and improved connections to the LRT station at Bandar Tun Razak and
the KTM station at Salak Selatan via the low cost housing development
to the south. |
| 915. |
All squatter areas shall be redeveloped
as mix used development or self-contained residential neighbourhoods. |
| 916. |
Major committed development in the
zone is focused on the completion of the development programme for
the Bandar Tun Razak growth area. In other areas intensified residential
development at neighbourhood and district centres especially around
rail stations shall be encouraged. |
| a) |
Green
network and open spaces |
| 917. |
Taman Tasik Permaisuri and Taman Bandar
Pudu Ulu shall be preserved and enhanced in terms of green network
and open spaces. In addition, extensive tree planting shall be carried
out in the older cemetery areas in the vicinity. |
| 918. |
The natural features of Bukit Sungai
Besi, Bukit Sungai Putih, Bukit Pudu and parts of steeper hill slopes
of Alam Damai shall be protected and developed as parks for eco-tourism. |
| 919. |
The northern parts of the zone are
served by a LRT system running towards the City Centre, while the
southern and western parts served by both LRT and KTM systems. The
two systems are connected to the ERL system at Bandar Tasik Selatan
Terminal which runs from KL Sentral to Putrajaya and KLIA to the south.
The Bandar Tasik Selatan Terminal is a major multi-modal integrated
public transportation terminal, where the ERL, KTM and LRT systems
intersect, which will be integrated with the southern inter-regional
bus terminal. |
| 920. |
The eastern spur of the proposed Damansara-Cheras
LRT link extending from Taman Tun Dr. Ismail to Taman Segar in Cheras,
will pass through the eastern part of this zone. The new line shall
start from Maluri Station extending southward along Jalan Cheras to
serve the Taman Midah neighbourhood centre, Taman Segar district centre
and other urban centres up to Kajang. |
| 921. |
The district centre at Bandar Tun
Razak shall be intensified and its connections with the transit node
at Tasik Selatan Station strengthened. The existing neighbourhood
centre at Taman Segar shall be intensified and upgraded to a district
centre around the planned new transit node on the Damansara-Cheras
LRT line. |
| 922. |
Intensified residential and commercial
development shall be encouraged at the existing neighbourhood centres
at Taman Midah and Bandar Tasik Selatan which are close to existing
or proposed rail stations. A new neighbourhood centre shall be created
in Alam Damai. |
| 17.7.5 |
Provision
of community facilities |
|
| 923. |
Community facilities shall be developed
in the district centres of Taman Segar and Bandar Tun Razak and in
the neighbourhood centres of Taman Midah, Taman Bukit Anggerik and
Bandar Tasik Selatan to meet the needs of the local population (refer
Table 6.6). |
| 17.7.6 |
Visual
linkages and gateway |
|
| 924. |
Building height controlled visual
corridors shall be created across the zone to the Petronas Twin Towers
at the KLCC and the KL Tower from the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Highway.
A major gateway zone at the entry point of the Kuala Lumpur-Seremban
Highway shall capitalise on the existing sports and MICE facilities
to portray Kuala Lumpur as a centre for sports and MICE. |
| |
Table 17.1: Additional Land Requirement, 2020 |
| 925. |
Future land requirements are a summation
of the sectoral land requirements as outlined in the preceding chapters
and are based on a population target of 2.2 million and a projected
employment of 1.4 million by the year 2020. |
| 926. |
The future additional land required
for each strategic zone is identified by comparing the land requirement
and potential land available for future development. Table 17.1 shows
additional land requirement for each strategic zone. The City Centre
is expected to face a shortage of land at about 90 hectares to meet
the development requirement up to the year 2020. In order to achieve
the targeted population and employment in the City Centre, one of
the development strategies is to encourage comprehensive development
concept for redevelopment of dilapidated areas with high density and
intensity. |
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