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’.