Plan for 60% public transport use by 2030
KUALA LUMPUR: The diversity of integrated public transportation modes needs to be enhanced to meet the target of 60% ridership in 2030 and 70% by 2040, according to the Kuala Lumpur Structure Plan 2040 (KLSP2040).
It said this would play a significant role in influencing people to shift from private vehicles to public transportation and mobility vehicles.
“This in turn could support urban and socio-economic development while reducing environmental pollution.”
According to the document, the existing and planned public transportation network covers almost the entire concentration of employment areas, especially in the central areas of Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Jalil, Bangsar, Pusat Bandar Damansara and Wangsa Maju. Part of this network also includes residential areas such as Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Cheras and Kepong.
“The coverage of 400m from rail stations is targeted to increase from 18% to 35% of the total area of Kuala Lumpur by 2040. Similarly, the coverage of 400m from public transportation routes is targeted to increase from 32% to 70% of the total Kuala Lumpur area in 2040.”
The plan also identifies the areas of Kepong Lama-Jinjang, Penchala-Menjalara, Setapak, Bangsar, Alam Damai in Cheras and OUG-Puchong as potential areas for future public transportation networks.
“These areas need to be prioritised to enhance public transportation service coverage, including proposals for new routes (spur line), whether rail routes, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes or other transportation modes, to achieve the goal of diversifying public transportation in Kuala Lumpur by 2040.”
Supporting facilities such as public buses, feeder buses, park-and-ride facilities, and comfortable and safe pedestrian pathways to public transportation will also be improved.
KLSP2040 also identifies six main corridors with the potential to serve as BRT corridors in the federal capital, as a transit system between urban and local centres to complement the rail system developed in Kuala Lumpur.
They are Ampang-Kepong, Taman Melawati-Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Ampang-Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Puchong-Kuala Lumpur City Centre; Kerinchi-Alam Damai and Klang-Kuala Lumpur City Centre.
“Therefore, a detailed BRT corridor design plan needs to be prepared to determine the right of way for bus transit lanes, BRT stops as well as the design of road intersections and platforms at each stop.”
Meanwhile, KLSP2040 also aims for an increase of up to 60% of pedestrians and cyclists by 2040 through the Kuala Lumpur Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan 2019-2028 prepared by Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Bernama reported.
“The use of this master plan generally focuses on three areas, namely residential areas, commercial and job centres, and transit stations. This is part of the effort to achieve a 70% diversified public transportation mode in Kuala Lumpur.”
Additionally, the Road User Charging (RUC) scheme will be implemented once a comprehensive and interconnected public transport network is developed.
The scheme aims to reduce traffic congestion by restricting the entry of private vehicles into the city centre through several methods, including RUC on private vehicles and e-hailing that can be integrated with non-traffic information gathering systems such as MySejahtera and other apps.
Gazetted on Oct 19, 2023, KLSP2040 now replaces KLSP2020 as the future planning document for Kuala Lumpur in driving the strategic development of the Malaysian capital indicatively until 2040.