PEDESTRIAN ZONE:

TOWARDS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY LIVING IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY

SPOT AREA:
BUKIT BINTANG THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF KUALA LUMPUR

PREPARED BY:
MUHAMMAD RUZAINI BIN MOHAMMAD FADZIL
2009837016
MOHD FIRDAUS BIN MD ALIP
2009272236
NURUL ZAHIDA BINTI ZAMRI TAN
2009266114

PREPARED FOR:
ENCIK MOHD KAMAL BIN YAHAYA
 INTRODUCTION
 can you imagine our congested city of Kuala Lumpur being freed of the
daily traffic chaos and the maddening crowds?

 Would you like to have a pleasant stroll on a sheltered pedestrian walkway

to get to work or shop in the city without the irritating hassle of driving
around looking for a parking space with hundreds of other drivers
competing with you in the traffic havoc?

 Imagine just parking your car at the some big ample space area nearby the
Bukit Bintang and being able to walk in the comfort of walkways to various
destinations such as the Sungai Wang Plaza, Lot 10, BB Plaza, KL Plaza,
Star Hill Centre, right up to the Pavilion and checked-in the JW Marriot
hotel.
 INTRODUCTION
What Is Pedestrian Zone?
• According to Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com/pedestrian_zones),
Pedestrian zones (also known as auto-free zones and car-free zones) are
areas of a city or town in which automobile traffic is prohibited.

• They are instituted by communities who feel that it is desirable to have areas not
dominated by the automobile. Converting a street or an area to car-free use is
called pedestrianisation. The term "pedestrianised zone" is used in British
English.

• And there were some examples of cities in all over the world that has
implemented this so-called pedestrian zone or car-free area:

- The largest and oldest examples Central Copenhagen of Denmark

- The archetypal Venice,
- The Argentina's big cities; Córdoba, Mendoza and Rosario
- The Sai Yeung Choi Street in Hong Kong,
- Clis Road, in Sendai, Japan
 INTRODUCTION
The Spot Area: Bukit Bintang
According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Bintang), Bukit Bintang (or Star Hill) is the
name of a shopping and entertainment district in Kuala Lumpur, and the road that runs through it, Jalan
Bukit Bintang. The area is home to many landmark shopping centres, cafés, clubs, shops, malls and
specialty shops. This area is also popular among tourists and locals, especially youths.

Bukit Bintang is located within three main roads;

Jalan Bukit Bintang starts from Jalan Pudu and intersects
with Jalan Sultan Ismail. The district is bordered by
Jalan Raja Chulan at the north and Jalan Imbi at the south.
There are a number of hotels and restaurants located in
the area, as well as hawker styled eateries, the place of
which provide cheap dishes in a laidback usually open
atmosphere.

To get to the Bukit Bintang, when taking a taxi, a good drop

off point would be Star Hill Plaza, and then you could walk
all the way down the street to Low Yatt Plaza. There is also
a Monorail station called Bukit Bintang that is in between
Lot 10 Shopping Centre and Sungei Wang Shopping Centre. The Monorail line is connected to the LRT
line at several stations.
 INTRODUCTION
Objectives
 To improve the quality life in KL city and reduce environmental pollution like
air pollution and smog emitted from vehicle’s exhaust that would literally
bad for health.

 To promote a healthy lifestyle for peoples by walking and

 To avoid traffic congestion that wastes everyone's time and money and
which also a major cause of road rage.

 To encourage the usage of public transport and,

 To turn the pedestrian zone as a tourist attraction to the country and would
lift up the image of Kuala Lumpur to the world.

 To reduce the crime rate using vehicles like snatch theft using motorcycle.

 To make this place becomes a favorite spot in holding national-level

festivals, celebrations, ceremonies beside of other option like Dataran
Merdeka, KLCC and so on.
 INTRODUCTION
Settlement of Problems
The problems that always occurred in the area are:

 Bad traffic congestion in all day long

 Pollution form smoke emitted by the vehicles
 Endanger the pedestrian as the existing walkways was
to narrow
 Endanger the pedestrian as there were less crosswalks
 Bad driving habit among KL driver
 Crime from snatch theft using motorcycle increased
 Not enough spacious for holding festival and
celebrations
 Less greenery area and public parks in KL
 INTRODUCTION
Method of Investigation
 Observation
 Internet findings
 Newspaper, Journal and reading materials
 FINDINGS
The expanding of the existing
Bintang Walk concept
The first main concern is there was already known pedestrian walkway running
apart of the Jalan Bukit Bintang. And it was named Bintang Walk. It stretches
from Lot 10 Shopping Centre to the JW Marriott Hotel.

This idea is about expanding the existing concept of Bintang Walk into a bigger
area and wider stretch compared to what we have done in Petaling Street and
the sidewalk of Central Market. So this is going to be the largest pedestrian
area in Malaysia after the both.

The replacing of the existing tar road would done with clay brick pavers that is
may be installed in exterior areas or on horizontal surfaces to create a visual
and textual accent where brick-type ruggedness is desired. Brick pavers
provide color, texture, and an accent that heightens the visual significance of
the area.
 FINDINGS
The expanding of the existing
Bintang Walk concept
 FINDINGS
The expanding of the existing
Bintang Walk concept
 FINDINGS
Streetscape
 Streetscape is the visual elements of a street, including the road, adjoining
buildings, street furniture, trees and open spaces, etc, that combine to form
the street's character.

 The second concern is to transform the area into a public park where
people could commute and walk freely besides enjoying the greenery of
park. So the installations of park amenities and street trees plantings have
to put in the area.
 FINDINGS
Streetscape
1. Streetlights
2. Street trees
3. Artwork and arches
4. Water feature
5. Component bench and wall seating
6. Trash unit
7. Way-finding signs – directory/kiosk
8. Embellishments
9. Gateways
10. Bollard
 FINDINGS
Crime and Vandalism Prevention
and Monitoring
 An installment of two new police booths would be set up

 More walking police personnel would be located

along the area.

 Furthermore we have tourist police and horse

unit police in advance to help.

 the city council also should put their enforcement personnel to prevent
vandalism, beggars and illegal hawkers

 In advance, the number of closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras would be

increased so it could be used by the police for criminal cases and traffic
offences beside DBKL could also use it to monitor traffic offences.
 FINDINGS
Encouragement of using the public
transport
 Once the area has been restricted to motorized vehicle, people who want to
come over the place would be reminded to not bring their cars or
motorcycles.

 This would likely encourage them to take a public transport like taxis or
busses beside of monorail.

 As for an improvement in public transport system, taxis and bus stand

would be build at the every end of the stretch of the area, so they can drop
by and drop off the area easily.
 FINDINGS
Annual festival and celebration
 Since there were always annual celebrations being held in Bukit Bintang like
Merdeka Day Countdown Festival, New Year Celebration and the latest and
newest is KL Samrah Festival, then after the project has been materialized,
the area would be more spacious and comfortable to gather more people
with no car hassle.
 FINDINGS
Restriction
 Restriction to access the area is applies to any
motorized vehicle varies from cars, motorcycles,
busses and trucks. However it does not apply to
any bicycles, stand scooters or any pedestrian-
type vehicles

 However for a freight delivery and loading

services and cleaning services operators, they
should operate:
- after midnight till 6 a.m. on the weekdays
- 2 a.m. till 6 a.m. on the weekends or on the
public holidays or special events.
 FINDINGS
Changing the exit of basement
parking of premises
 Premises, hotels and shopping outlets that have directly channeled their
basement parking exit to the area, once after this should change it to the
back of their building or some other ways that not going to the area.
 ANALYSIS
Benefits and Advantages
Health benefits
1. walking is important in the prevention of many big health
problem like heart disease, stroke, and diabetes and so on,

2. Walking improves psychological well-being, metabolism, muscle

strength and flexibility, strength and endurance, respiratory
function, concentration and memory.

3. strengthening the immune system, increasing energy levels and

managing weight

4. Walking can increase the levels of physical activity in the community and
reduce health care expenditures.
 ANALYSIS
Economic benefits
1. Catering for pedestrians through pedestrian malls and other pedestrian-friendly facilities
brings businesses

2. Quiet areas away from traffic provide opportunities for people to meet and congregate and
when people spend more time in an area they are more likely to spend money in that area.

3. Businesses can attract more pedestrians by providing:

• a delivery service for bulky items or big orders
• a drinking fountain or other access to cold water
• restroom facilities
• space to meet away from traffic
• Plants, seats and other street furniture.

4. Businesses that encourage staff to walk to work benefit from increased productivity as a
result of improved employee fitness and mental health. Staffs that walk are generally more
punctual and take less sick days due to improved health.

5. More people walking also reduce stress on health services and road maintenance costs.
 ANALYSIS
Transport benefits
1. Walking is a low cost, healthy and sustainable mode of transport

2. It's good for you, the environment and will save you money on car
maintenance, fuel and parking.
 ANALYSIS
Social benefits
Some of the social benefits of walking include:

 encouraging family and community connectedness



 improving social skills and networks

 prolonging independent living for seniors

 reducing isolation and loneliness

 Enhancing self-esteem and confidence

 ANALYSIS
Environmental benefits
 Walking is the most environmentally-friendly mode of transport which
costs nothing and offers a wide range of benefits to the individual as well
as the community.

 When you walk instead of using the car for short distance trips, you
contribute to the creation of a healthy environment by:

 reducing traffic congestion

 reducing air and noise pollution


Creating a safer, more social and liveable community .
 ANALYSIS
Tourism benefits
 Tourism boosts local economies and providing for pedestrians is a great
way to encourage visitors to see your local area. 

 Pedestrian facilities that create safe and attractive environments with a

range of amenities will encourage walking and attract visitors to local areas.
 ANALYSIS
Disadvantages and Limitation
1. Without proper monitoring vandalism act could be happen

2. Without proper monitoring crime act like pick pocket might be happen
when people was so crowded.

3. For handicapped person they should bring along their own equipment
and must have somebody to assist to move around.
 CONCLUSION
 Once this pedestrian zone idea were accepted and implemented, this busiest area of Bukit
Bintang area would be better in order to fertilize a healthy and a balance lifestyle.

 While pedestrian zones in newer US cities, which grew up around the automobile, have been a
mixed success, they have flourished in older European cities.

 The first efforts in Asia’s ancient cities show tremendous promise. The new pedestrian zone on
Nanjing Road in Shanghai (see picture background) has some of the heaviest pedestrian traffic in
the world.

 Walking and transit trips are replacing car trips, and downtown has become less polluted, safer,
and nicer.

 But successful pedestrian zones are not only a matter of shutting the streets to traffic.

 Critical to success is the creation and management of a safe, clean, and attractive shopping
environment.
 So far, the success stories have been in China, where government is powerful and wealthy, crime
is minimal, and street hawking and parking are tightly controlled.

 Achieving success in more chaotic but also more democratic Indian and Indonesian cities is
proving a challenge.

 This is a challenge for us in making the first pedestrian zone in Malaysia comes to reality.
 RECOMMENDATION
From the finding and conclusion we should consider the following
recommendation

 More customer-friendly policies should be introduce

 More transport service beside should be introduced such as bicycle

rent service.

 It is recommended that floor ,walls ,railing ,windows and other

element in public space should be refurbished and replaced with
modern material that are easier to clean

 An authority person must provide more green area to reduce the

heat at bukit bintang so user in pedestrian zone will feel the comfort

 Must provide horse force to ensure the security of that place, at the
same time can reduce the air pollution that cause by motor vehicle.
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