urban renewal
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JABATAN KEJURUTERAAN AWAM DAN STRUKTUR
FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN DAN ALAM BINA
KKKH 4284 PERANCANGAN BANDAR LESTARI
SEMESTER 2 2013/2014
TASK 7: URBAN RENEWAL
NAME : NURUL IMAMAH BINTI TAJRI
NO. MATRIC : A132955
LECTURER : Prof. Ir. Dr. RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT
Dr. MUHAMAD NAZRI BIN BORHAN
Kajang has transformed itself from a small old town to a big modern town by designing and
developing new township such as Bandar Baru Bangi and Bandar Seri Putra as well as
extending its CBD (central business district) such as extension to Sungai Chua. However, its
centre is inadequately transformed and most of its residences are working in Kuala Lumpur and
other external areas. Write your vision and plan for Kajang to transform its town centre and to
be a self reliance town. You may use sketches to enhance your vision and plan.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Kajang is located in the eastern part of Selangor, Malaysia. It is the district capital for Hulu
Langat. In the past few years, the number of population has grown rapidly. Its position is
strategic, in the middle of three major cities (Kuala Lumpur, Seremban and Putrajaya). Sungai
Chua is developed as the location gravity of growth in Kajang. The soon-to be-realised Klang
Valley MRT station in Bandar Kajang will boost the property value in Sungai Chua. Many major
highway and expressway like Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway as a ring road of Kajang,
Cheras-Kajang Expressway were well connected Kajang to other locations. All these factors are
contributing to traffic congestion, ageing population and pollution. These scenarios require the
new sustainable urban design for Kajang.
2.0 VISION AND PLAN
The main vision for this plan is to create Kajang as sustainable city to be a self reliance town.
The objectives are stated as follows:
i. To maintenance of high and stable levels of economic growth and employment
ii. To promoting the long term of health of the citizens, including addressing the relationship
between social and psychological well-being and the possibility of experiencing elements
of nature locally (particularly important for children)
iii. To maintain the protection of the natural environment and conservation of natural
resources at the local and regional scale.
iv. To reduce the impact on the natural environment at the global scale and in the longer
term; reducing ecological footprints and achieving balanced production and consumption
systems.
3.0 URBAN RENEWAL
Kajang have a very high density of population and the capacity was exceeding the limit
of the area that should be occupied by the residential. Kajang city is very crowded with
people and vehicles. Thus, it will cause to environmental and social issues. Some of the
steps can be taken to have a sustainable city.
3.1 Downtown Development and Privatization of Public Spaces
Development will be permitted where all external spaces, including streets, footpaths, civic
spaces, other open spaces have been designed as an integral part of the scheme as a whole, and it
has been demonstrated that:
i. the design and the materials to be used are appropriate for their intended purpose, to
the use and character of the surrounding buildings and the area generally
ii. different elements of paving, landscape and street furniture are coordinated to avoid a
sense of clutter
iii. particular consideration can be given to the planting of trees to provide a setting for
buildings, boundaries and road sides
iv. public open spaces and pedestrian routes are connected with the pedestrian network
where the opportunity exists.
Proposals involving the loss of open space will not be permitted unless it is demonstrated that:
i. there will be no significant impact on the quality or character of the local environment
ii. the open space is a small part of a larger area or of limited amenity or leisure value
and there is a significant overprovision of open space serving the immediate area
iii. there will be a local benefit in allowing the development in terms of either alternative
equivalent provision being made in the area or improvement to an existing
public park or other open space
iv. the development is for a community purpose and the benefits to the local community
outweigh the loss.
3.2 Naked Street and Masjid Centre
The naked streets approach is not a specific set of designs, but an underlying set of principles.
Depending on the context, different responses will be appropriate. However it is essential that
urban planners and transport engineers work together closely, to ensure that traffic management
concerns never overwhelm the need for our streets and public spaces to be primarily places
for people. A useful starting point is to establish where the location lies on a movement/place
matrix.
Concept of naked street is remove all the things that were supposed to make it safe for
the pedestrian for example traffic lights, railing, kurbs and road marking. Its sound impossible to
be done in Malaysia since mentality and attitude some of Malaysian still in third class, but this
can be taken as first step to change our mentality become a world class. What we can do to
is giving drivers and pedestrians equal status. Road humps, chicanes and other physical measures
designed to reduce the speed of vehicles would be removed and the question of who had priority
would be left open deliberately, making drivers more cautious. Traffic lights have been uprooted
and drivers must negotiate their way across junctions, forcing them to slow down and establish
eye contact with pedestrians.
One of Kajang landmark is Kajang mosque. So, masjid centred can be used to transform
Kajang become a friendly livable environment. Kajang mosque already located at the town
centre. What we need to do only emphasize the function and need of Kajang mosque so that it
will become more lively with Islamic activities. Then, we can redesign the location or position of
building for example shop houses and offices around the Kajang mosque. We need to give an
adequate facilities and amenities to generate the development and sustainable economic growth
around the mosque.
3.3 Development Access: Pedestrians, Disabled People, Cyclists, Public Transport,
Private Transport
In providing a sustainable transport system capable of meeting the needs of the region, it is
essential that an appropriate balance is achieved between the allocation of road space to the
motor car and the prioritization of road space for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport.
Transportation system should be more environmentally friendly. In order to achieve a more
sustainable balance between the use of the private car and other transport modes it will be
necessary to increase the allocation of road space and traffic signal priority in favour of public
transport and walking and cycling modes. Without such a rebalance, non-car modes of transport
will not be able to offer the level of service that is essential to attract motorists out of their cars to
use more sustainable public transport or cycling or walking alternatives. Clear and consistent
information for road users is essential. This includes direction, signage as well as live journey
information, including notification of disruptions. The provision of live travel information can
assist in maintaining the resilience and reliability of the road network, by enabling drivers to plan
alternative routes or means of travel. Information will be displayed at appropriate points on the
strategic road network and should also be provided for dissemination to third party providers of
travel information, such as radio stations and travel information websites. Live travel information
will include:
i. expected journey times to key destinations on the strategic road network, based on
current and historical traffic conditions;
ii. parking availability at appropriate points on the approach to larger town centres
iii. parking availability and public transport journey times on the approach to strategic
park and ride sites.
Strategies for on-street waiting, loading and parking are part of local traffic management
plans and local authorities. They should undertake a comprehensive review of uses of kerbside
space, aimed at maximizing the efficiency of allocations of space and time to different users, in
line with strategy objectives and hierarchy of provision at specific locations. There is also a need
to determine adequate overall kerb-space allocations for special uses in Designated towns and
Designated Districts, addressing additional bus stops and bus lay-over spaces; coach parking and
drop-off/pick up; taxi ranks and feeders; permanent delivery bays; disabled parking; car club
spaces; pay and Display; and other on-street requirements.
Public Transport Facility
Increased enforcement of parking and moving traffic offences is important. To protect the
function of roads and streets, coordinated and expanded enforcement over on -street offences is
required, including illegal kerbside parking and overstaying, waiting and loading offences
(including at bus stops), taxi over-ranking and unauthorised waiting, bus lane and tramway
encroachment, ignoring traffic bans, vehicles failing to stop at traffic lights or pedestrian
crossings and overtaking and speeding on local roads. Furthermore, the streets are designed to
support a variety of activities, for example through the emphasis on the elements of opiate traffic
(traffic calming) and design a way to maximize the volume and speed of vehicles, especially
private vehicles. In order to ensure more effective enforcement on roads and streets in urban
areas, consideration should be given to the introduction of legislation to enable civil enforcement
through local councils.
3.4 River Front
i. Langat River Basin
Project River of Life Part II. We suggest continuing project river of life part II at Langat
River. The objective of this project is to transform the Langat River into a vibrant and liveable
waterfront with high economic value. This transformation is divided into three components that
are river cleaning, beautification and river development.
a. River cleaning.
The objective of the River Cleaning is to clean and improve the water quality from its
current Class III until Class V water quality that not suitable for body contact
transform to Class IIb that suitable for body contact recreational usage.
b. Beautification.
The objective of the River Beautification is to beautify the river to increase the
economic vialibility of the area.
c. River development.
The beautification works will spur economic investments into the areas immediately
surrounding the river corridor. To catalyze development along the corridor, potential
government land will be identified and tendered out to private developers through
competitive bidding.
To make Langat river livable and attracted to the tourism, we can have a new development along
the river. We can proposed to build Kajang business hall fro convention, construct hotels along
the river and develop some commercial area along the river. It can contribute to economical
income for Kajang city.
3.5 Recycling
Public authorities need to learn to switch position to moving from the role of service provider to
that of contractor and regulator. Despite all these challenges, the waste sector can offer genuine
economic opportunities. After all, in an environment where the costs of energy and raw materials
are escalating, waste represents an attractive resource that is processing it can become a
profitable business that leading to the establishment of sustainable management practices within
the sector. Recycling is a good example of a waste element where it is necessary to work on all
aspects if the initiative is to succeed. It has a social aspect, an institutional or organizational
aspect, a political aspect, a technical aspect, though the latter aspect may get ignored and last but
not least an economic aspect.
An environmentally friendly Recycling Center can be done by focusing on reusing
today’s household or domestic waste materials to preserve tomorrow’s resources and to promote
recycle in our city. They are green, reduce energy wastage and the most important thing is they
are fully functional as well as any other building.
The recycling center should hold a commercial area selling recycled product, a place for
monthly junk yard sale for the community to trade or exchange their unwanted useable house
hold or furniture, a gallery and even a café.
Recycling center building
4.0 CONCLUSION
As a conclusion, the public participation should assist in achieving sustainable development in
optimal utilization of available resources. Something that we plan today maybe is crazy for some
people but this is what the future has to be considered to reduce the problem faces today and
protect our environment. The public should also be encouraged to adopt the 3R concept of
‘Reuse, Reduce and Recycle’.