CIVIL & STRUCTURE DEPARTMENTFACULTY OF

ENGINEERING & BUILT ENVIRONMENTTHE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

KKKH4284 SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNINGTASK 7: URBAN RENEWAL

Lecturers:PROF. IR. DR. RIZA ARIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K RAHMAT

DR. MUHAMMAD NAZRI BIN BORHANPM. NORLIZA BT MOHD AKHIR

Students’ Name:MUHAMAD RAHMAD BIN MUSTAR A133094

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.

There are some vision and plan for redevelop Kajang towards a town centre and to be self-

reliance town. The vision and plan are as below:

1. Vision and mission

-Sustainable and green city 

A sustainable city and green city is a better vision for Kajang according to the condition of

Kajang which getting worse if no any development being made. Kajang were dense with

population years by years. A sustainable development will solve the problem of any pollution

occur in Kajang city by implementation of more green infrastructures and services.

-Use existing and new facilities efficiently 

By managing the existing facilities efficiently the use of the facilities will be enhanced without

being wasted. The new facilities that want to be implemented need to be a green facilitiy for the

Kajang’s residents.

 -Enabling effective use of transportation

The existing system of transportation in Kajang needs to be enhanced. The public transport

management can be improved by relocate the place for bus stop so that it willnot disturbing

traffic in Kajang.

2. Urban renewal

-Established the new area of commercial or industrial area at undisturbed area

The undisturbed area in Kajang can be used for establishment of new commercial or industrial

area. It needs to be done to divert the congested area and traffic to a new location.

-More plantation along the street or road 

To give a new life for Kajang city, more plantations need to be plant along the road and street.

And laws for every Kajang’s residents need to establish for example every shopkeepers need to

plant some trees in area of their shops

3. Downtown development & privatisation of public space

-Additional of facilities and services

It needs to be done by considering the necessary of every resident in Kajang.

-Privatising parking area

It should be a more comfortable parking area that covered with roof. And complete with a good

plan of accessibility to the main road.

-Privatise stadium to develop the facilities in stadium

To get a better development of stadium completed with various facilities and services.

-Privatise public toilet to develop the facilities in public toilet 

This is done to ensure the service is better and give more comfort to the consumer.

4. Naked Street

-By removing all the things that were supposed to make it safe for the pedestrian–traffic lights,

railings, kerbs and also road markings.

 

-People are free to walk without having any disturbances on their way. It is also a completely

open and even surface on which motorists and pedestrians “negotiated” with each other by eye

contact.

-Established elevated park & ride system due to compact city and encourage people to walk,

cycling or use more public transport

5. Masjid centred

-Develop the surrounding of the existing masjid to improve the development there. And masjid

will be the focal for every resident.

-Established new facilities and services near to masjid area. This is done to facilitate the

residents.

6. Modern public transport facilities

-Established more efficient public transport that capable to load more passengers, more efficient

travel time, punctual.

-Established new public transport that undisturbed the existing roadway.

7. River front

-River beautification

A campaign should be done to enhance the awareness among Kajang’s residents.

 

-House and commercial building facing the river to encourage people concern about the

river 

This need to be done to increase the concern of Kajang’s residents towards the cleanliness of the

river.

-Campaign river of life

A campaign for every month needs to be held to improve the awareness among the people

especially who lived near to the river. This campaign will gather all the Kajang’s residents for

cleaning the river.